Publications related to Semi-finished casting products

A new perspective on the punching resistance of edge columns with and without shear reinforcement applying refined measurement techniques

Despite edge columns being instrumental components of flat slabs, most punching research has focused on internal connections. Several particularities of edge columns, such as load eccentricity and moment transfer, require additional experimental investigat ...

Fédération Internationale du Béton (fib)2022

Effect of laser rescanning on the grain microstructure of a selective laser melted Al-Mg-Zr alloy

Christian Leinenbach

The microstructures of alloys created via Additive Manufacturing (AM) can vary substantially from those present in cast or wrought products, due to the very rapid solidification associated with AM. While numerous studies have investigated the process-micro ...

2018

Shell Modelling Strategies for the Assessment of Punching Shear Resistance of Continuous Slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Raffaele Cantone, Beatrice Belletti

The punching shear resistance formulation provided by Model Code 2010 is calibrated on the basis of experimental tests on isolated slabs supported on columns. According to Level of Approximation approach, several quantities are required for the design punc ...

SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG2018

Parametric analysis on punching shear resistance of reinforced concrete continuous slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Beatrice Belletti

Punching shear resistance formulations provided by codes are usually calibrated on test results of isolated specimens that typically simulate the slab zone within the points of contraflexure around the column (hogging area). However, the behaviour of actua ...

2018

Punching strength of continuous flat slabs

Jürgen Einpaul

Reinforced concrete slabs with uniform thickness are common in residential and commercial buildings but can also be found in other types of structures. Such slabs are susceptible to punching shear failures, where a supporting column penetrates through the ...

EPFL2016

Punching shear capacity of continuous slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Jürgen Einpaul

Provisions for punching shear design of reinforced concrete slabs are usually calibrated on the basis of results from tests on isolated specimens that simulate the slab zone within the points of contraflexure around a column. However, the punching behavior ...

ACI Structural Journal2016

Influence of moment redistribution and compressive membrane action on punching strength of flat slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Jürgen Einpaul

The punching shear strength of interior column connections of flat slabs has traditionally been investigated with isolated test specimens subjected exclusively to hogging bending moments. However, the behavior of such specimens is different from that of ac ...

Engineering structures2015

New experimental determination of fatigue strength of tubular truss joints in steel grades up to S690

Alain Nussbaumer, Farshid Zamiri Akhlaghi

In this paper research work on welded butt weld connections between hot-rolled seamless tubes and steel castings are presented. Comparison is made between different weld preparations for the butt welds including different steel grades, repair methods, the ...

CRC press2015

Punching resistance and flexural behaviour of continuous flat slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Jürgen Einpaul

The punching resistance of actual reinforced concrete flat slabs is potentially influenced by the compressive membrane action, which may significantly increase their resistance compared to isolated laboratory specimens. However, design codes have been deve ...

Proc. of the 10th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Quebec2014

Punching strength of actual two-way slabs

Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Jürgen Einpaul

Many building codes rely on empirical formulations with respect to the punching shear design provisions. Such empirical equations are typically calibrated on the basis of laboratory tests performed on simplified geometries (usually isolated specimens) with ...

4th fib Congress, Mumbai2014

Stress-Strain Predictions of Semisolid Al-Mg-Mn Alloys During Direct Chill Casting: Effects of Microstructure and Process Variables

Jean-Marie Drezet, André Phillion

The occurrence of hot tearing during the industrial direct chill (DC) casting process results in significant quality issues and a reduction in productivity. In order to investigate their occurrence, a new semisolid constitutive law (Phillion et al.) for AA ...

Springer Verlag2013

Influence of SiC reinforcement particles on the tribocorrosion behaviour of Al-SiCp FGMs in 0.05M NaCl solution

Stefano Mischler

The main aim of this work was to study and understand the influence of SiC particles on the corrosion and tribocorrosion of Al-matrix composite materials. For that, Al-SiCp functionally graded composites were produced by centrifugal casting and different S ...

2011

Characterization and modeling of twinned dendrite growth

Mario Alberto Salgado Ordorica

The formation of feathery grains during semi-continuous casting of Al-alloys [1, 2] is an interesting problem from both practical and theoretical points of view. These structures are formed by a lamellar sequence of twinned and untwinned regions separated ...

EPFL2009

About Initial Solidification In Continuous Casting Of Steel

Wilfried Kurz

High solidification velocities, high temperature gradients and strong melt flow characterize the first moments of solidification in a continuous caster. The beginning of shell growth in the meniscus area is determined by the local heat flow, the strength o ...

2008

Fracture prediction during sawing of DC cast high strength aluminium alloy rolling slabs

Jean-Marie Drezet

The semicontinuous direct chill (DC) casting of large cross-section rolling sheet ingots of high strength aluminium alloys (2xxx and 7xxx series) gives birth to high residual (internal) stresses generated by a non-uniform cooling. These stresses must be re ...

Maney Publishing2007

Two-phase modelling of hot tearing in aluminium alloys using a semi-coupled method

Vincent Mathier

Hot tearing is one of the most severe defects observed in castings, e.g. in billets or sheet ingots of aluminum alloys produced by DC casting. It is due to both tensile strains and a lack of interdendritic feeding in the mushy zone. In order to predict thi ...

EPFL2007

Poinçonnement symétrique des dalles en béton armé

Stefano Guandalini

Punching of reinforced concrete and prestressed slabs is usually a critical failure mode for the design and verification of structures such as flat slabs or bridge slabs. Although codes of practice propose several rules for common cases (usually with an em ...

EPFL2006

Coalescence and mechanical behaviour of semi-solid aluminium alloys in relation to hot tearing

Piero Daniele Grasso

Semi-continuous direct-chill (DC) casting of aluminium ingots suffers from a very frequent defect which can lead to a strong decrease in productivity: hot tearing. This phenomenon takes place in the mushy state (i.e., at solid fractions, gs, lower than uni ...

EPFL2004