Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 76 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-75).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xxxi, 307 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Hamish L. Fraser, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering. Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-316).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.

Aluminium alloys are nonlinear metallic materials with continuous stress-strain curves that are not well represented by the simplified elastic, perfectly plastic material model used in most existing design specifications. The aims of this study are to develop a more efficient design method for aluminium alloy structures by rationally exploiting strain hardening. The key components of this study include laboratory testing, numerical modelling and development of design guidance for aluminium alloy structures. As part of the present study, the experimental programme included tests on 11 stub columns, 40 simply supported beams, 46 continuous beams and corresponding tensile coupon tests. Numerical investigations of aluminium alloy simply supported beams and continuous beams were also conducted. The validated finite element models were used for extensive parametric studies, generating 96 results for beams under three-point bending, 96 under four-point bending and 210 for continuous beams. The experiments and numerical simulations have shown the following key features of the inelastic behaviour of aluminium alloy structural elements: (1) the significance of strain hardening, indicated by the ultimate stress over the yield stress, could be up to 50%; (2) non-slender section capacities could be generally up to 40% higher than the yield limits in compression, and 50% greater than the plastic moments in bending; (3) the experimental and numerical ultimate loads of continuous beams on non-slender sections go beyond the calculated loads corresponding to the occurrence of the first hinge by more than 10%. Previous experimental data on aluminium alloy stub columns and simply supported beams were also collected. These collected test data were used together with the newly generated experimental and numerical results obtained from this study, totalling about 900 data, to assess the design predictions of the American, Australian/New Zealand and European specifications. On average, the existing design methods under-estimated the capacity of aluminium alloy stub columns by around 15%~22%, simply supported beams by around 18%~40% and continuous beams by around 27% ~ 50%. Existing section classification limits in Eurocode 9 (2007) were also assessed, and while they were found to be safe, some improved limits were proposed. The combined experimental and numerical results were used to develop and calibrate a new design method, termed the continuous strength method (CSM). Two key components of the CSM – a base curve and a bi-linear material model for aluminium alloys have been proposed in this study. Global plastic analysis allowing for moment redistribution has also been adopted in the CSM. Unlike current practices, the CSM has the merits of adopting the continuous treatment for the cross-section deformation response, rationally exploiting the available capacity beyond the yield limit and reasonably allowing for redistributing the internal forces. The capacity predictions of aluminium alloy structural members have been improved by more than 30% using the CSM. Reliability analyses have also been performed to assess the reliability level of different design methods according to the American Institute of Steel Construction (2010) and European Standard EN1990 (2002) approaches. The CSM has been shown to be safe, efficient and consistent for aluminium alloy structural members. / published_or_final_version / Civil Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

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The present work covers an analysis of the fundamental thermal phenomena which take place when 'buoyant', solid additives are injected into steel or hot metal for deoxidation or desulphurization purposes. For low melting point additives such as aluminum (for steel deoxidation) or magnesium (for hot metal desulphurization), it is found that a solid shell of the melt material will tend to fuse onto the object. Very often, the encasing shell will delay the rapid dispersion of the additive. / Two industrial methods which can be used to improve additive dispersion are the wire feeding and bullet shooting techniques. A thermal analysis of these two processes was carried out in the present study. / Aluminum wires of 6.4 to 15.9 mm in diameter were fed into steel melts while their 'apparent' weights were monitored with a novel piece of equipment. It was determined that the maximum depth of penetration of an aluminum wire fed into molten steel can be expressed as: / (DIAGRAM, TABLE OR GRAPHIC OMITTED...PLEASE SEE DAI) / The thermal aspects of the bullet shooting method were also simulated with the above-mentioned apparatus. It was found that the aluminum was only dispersed when the shell in the vicinity of the ends of a bullet had melted back. Since the time required to melt back the shell is inversely proportional to the superheat of the melt, molten aluminum cores encased in solid shells will resurface if the superheat is too low. It was shown that by selectively applying an appropriate thermal resistance onto the surface of a bullet, this problem can be eliminated.

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