International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements
Volume 6, Issue 2 (2020)
Published
Table of contents
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An Optimized Design of the Standard Manual Wheelchair
Abstract: The manual wheel chair is commonly found in hospitals, rehabilitation centres, senior housing and airports for allowing patients, people with physical disabilities or for elderly people. Transferring mishaps are one of the major causes for injuries. Moreover, all the transferring actions between wheelchair and other surfaces are difficult for wheelchair users. This project is aimed at optimizing the existing design of a standard manual wheelchair by introducing a height adjusting …
Published in International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Consequence of Hall and Ion-slip Currents on Boundary Layer Flow with Power-law Deviation Wall Temperature
Abstract: MHD boundary layer flow in permeable medium along vertical plate with power-law deviation wall temperature in a gyratory system for the effects of Hall and ion-slip currents have investigated numerically. The ordinary differential equations are obtained from considered system of partial differential equations using usual transform. The Nachtsheim- Swigert shooting iteration method along with sixth order Runge-Kutta integration technique has employed to solve the non-dimensional system of ordinary differential equations. …
Published in International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 10–20 Read article
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Mechanical Characterization using Finite Element Analysis of Jute and E-Glass Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composite Materials
Abstract: Recently, there has been a greater inclination towards natural fiber reinforced plastics composites (NFRPC) because these are environmentally friendly and cost-effective to synthetic fiber reinforced composites. The availability of natural fibers and ease of manufacturing have tempted researchers worldwide to try locally available inexpensive fibers and to study their feasibility of reinforcement purposes and to what extent they satisfy the required specifications of good reinforced polymer composite for tribological applications. …
Published in International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 21–39 Read article
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Optimisation of Ratio of Center Distance of Adjacent Hole to Diameter of Pre-stressed Holes by FEA
Abstract: Residual compressive stress zone around a fastener hole is introduced by a process called pre-stressing. This is being done to reduce adverse effect of cyclic tensile stress and to restrict the fatigue crack growth due to material flaws or imperfect surfaces. The objective of this investigation is to optimize the inter-hole distance between adjacent cold expanded holes on a plate restricting the deformation of material between holes to the elastic …
Published in International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 40–48 Read article
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Computerized Fluent Simulation on Earth Tube Heat Exchanger Where Air as a Flow Medium
Abstract: In the present era renewable source of energy is free and abundant in nature and it must be brought into application. Due to excessive use of air conditioning systems, the chemicals cause global warming is a serious issue. The renewable energy is the main aim and objective of an earth tube heat exchanger, which uses the thermal energy of the ground for cooling and heating of the fluent. Here, Air …
Published in International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 49–68 Read article