A thermally-insulated Ultra-fast High temperature Sintering (UHS) has been developed to maximize the densification of 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia and improve energy efficiency process. Thermally-Insulated UHS (TI-UHS) employed a fibreboard insulator, which reduced consumption by ?40% compared reference set-up. An ultrafast heating rate, approaching ?2000°C/min, produced dense (99% relativ...

The "EURO" fracture toughness data set is probably the largest comprehensive test for a single material. Previous analysis indicate that the steel in question is very homogeneous. Only one sub-plate appears to have significantly different fracture toughness properties that the others. Until now, no more sophisticated analysis regarding the homogeneity of the material has been performed. Recentl...

С целью оценки прочности корпусов реакторов АЭС проведены натурные стендовые испы­ тания на трещиностойкость образцов с внутренними дефектами. Представленные резуль­ таты свидетельствуют о возможности использования в расчетах полученных стандарт­ ных данных для обнаруженных и предполагаемых дефектов корпусных сталей. Показано, что применение метода "Master Curve” обеспечивает более точное прогн...

The aim of this study was to evaluate sagittal thoracic and lumbar spinal curvatures and pelvic tilt in elite and master cyclists when standing on the floor, and sitting on a bicycle at three different handlebar-hand positions. A total of 60 elite male cyclists (mean age: 22.95 ± 3.38 years) and 60 master male cyclists (mean age: 34.27 ± 3.05 years) were evaluated. The Spinal Mouse system was u...