35 datasets found

High-resolution neutron transmission strain mapping is under development at ISIS to be implemented at IMAT, ENGIN-X and the newly proposed ε-MAP instrument. Transmission...

Recent work on bonded crack retarders for aerospace structures has demonstrated how they offer advantages in improvement in fatigue life. We have previously studied the residual...

It is well known now that the compressive residual stresses produced using surface treatment like Laser Shock Peening (LSP) are beneficial in improvement of the fatigue life of...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) is an innovative manufacturing process which offers near-net shape fabrication of complex components. Among the various ALM processes,...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

Bonded crack retarders are a novel technology for providing improved damage tolerance in aerospace structures. They can be applied either where mechanical fastening is being...

Nuclear power generation plants undergo start-up/shut-down load-temperature cycles during normal service operation. Components operating at temperatures in the creep regime can...

Neutron transmission has been able to produce 2D residual strain maps around cold expanded holes with high resolution, but limited to measurement of the axial strain direction....

Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) process is rapidly moving towards the production and qualification of large structural parts. Parts built by WAAM for structural...

Laser-shock peening (LSP) has emerged as surface treatment process to improve fatigue performance of aerospace structures. We wish to use Bragg edge neutron transmission to...

Oxide-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) materials are under development for use in applications in both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion power generation. The materials offer...

Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) is an innovative manufacturing process which offers near-net shape fabrication of complex components. Among the various ALM processes,...

Bonded crack retarders are a novel technology for providing improved damage tolerance in aerospace structures. They can be applied either in locations where mechanical fastening...

Laser Shock Peening (LSP) improves the fatigue properties of new and damaged metallic components by introducing beneficial compressive stresses. The residual stress field that...

Ultrasonic peening (UP) can improve the fatigue resistance of welded joints by introducing compressive residual stresses at the toe of the welds, and offers significant...

The fact that residual stresses are redistributed or relaxed during operations shows the importance of understanding residual stress after a particular period. Elastic shakedown...

Laser Shock Peening (LSP) improves the fatigue properties of new and damaged metallic components by introducing beneficial compressive stresses. The residual stress field that...

Peening is a surface treatment method to improve the fatigue life of engineering components. Recent development of peening technique such as laser-shock and cavitation shotless...