Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing II : Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advanced Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing (A3M’2021), March 25-27, 2021

This book reports on innovative materials research with a special emphasis on methods, modeling, and simulation tools for analyzing material behavior, emerging materials, and composites, and their applications in the field of manufacturing. Chapters are based on contributions to the third International Conference on Advanced Materials Mechanics and Manufacturing, A3M2021, organized by the Laboratory of Mechanics, Modeling, and Manufacturing (LA2MP) of the National School of Engineers of Sfax, Tunisia and held online on March 25-27, 2021. They cover a variety of topics, spanning from experimental analysis of material plasticity and fatigue, numerical simulation of material behavior, and optimization of manufacturing processes, such as cutting and injection, among others. Offering a good balance of fundamental research and industrially relevant findings, they provide researchers and professionals with a timely snapshot of and extensive information on current developments in the field and a source of inspiration for future research and collaboration. Preface About the Conference Contents Prediction Efficiency of the Ultimate Load Capacity of Nut Thread with Insufficient Engagement Length 1 Introduction 2 Material and Techniques 2.1 Material 2.2 Experiments 2.3 Analytical Solutions 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Specimen After the Pull-Out Test 3.2 Load-Displacement Relationship 3.3 Ultimate Load Capacity of Nut Thread 3.4 Tapped Hole Morphology After the Screw Extraction 4 Conclusion References Cement Reduction and Strength Development of Conventional Mortars by Utilization of Dried Waste Marble Slurry 1 Introduction 2 Materials 2.1 Cement 2.2 Marble Powder 2.3 Sand 3 Experimental Methodology 4 Results and Discussions 4.1 Fresh State 4.2 Hardened State 5 Environmental and Economic Aspects 6 Conclusion References Experimental Analysis of the Crushing of Auxetic Structure Under Compression 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 2.1 Materials and Manufacturing 2.2 Experimental Setup 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Mechanical Responses 3.2 Dissipated Energy 3.3 Discussion 4 Conclusion References System Level Specification and Multi-agent Simulation of Manufacturing Systems 1 Introduction 2 Steel Converter Process 2.1 System Requirements 2.2 Behavior Modeling 2.3 Structural Modeling 2.4 Multi-agent Simulation 3 Conclusion References On the Visco-Hyperelasticity Relationship in Modeling Styrene Butadiene Rubber Under Uniaxial Cyclic Loadings: Experiments and Parameter Identification 1 Introduction 2 Exprimental Details 2.1 Material and Method 2.2 Results and Discussion 3 Interaction of the Parameters Combination 4 Conclusion References Analysis of the Wells Turbine Structure of an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy System 1 Introduction 2 Problem Statement and Turbine Model 3 Performance Parameters of the Wells Turbine 4 Turbine Material Selection 5 Numerical Turbine Structure Analysis 6 Conclusion References A Two-Stage Approach to Solve Structural Damage Detection Problem in Plate Structures 1 Introduction 2 Structures Damage Localization 3 Optimization Problem 3.1 Objective Function 3.2 Proposed Optimization Algorithm: EAPSO 3.3 Micro Search Operator (MS) 4 Numerical Simulation 4.1 A Rectangular Isotropic Thick Plate 4.2 Location of Damaged Elements 4.3 Quantification of Damage Extent Using EAPSO 5 Conclusion References Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Behavior of a Sandwich with a Bio-Based Auxetic Core 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Analysis 2.1 Material and Method 2.2 Experimental Approach 3 Discussion 4 Conclusion References Numerical Analysis of Entropy Generation Inside the Diesel Injector 1 Introduction 2 Physical Model 2.1 Mixture Cavitation Model 2.2 Entropy Production 3 Numerical Method and Nozzle Geometry 4 Results and Discussions 5 Conclusion References Assessment of Surface Integrity and Dust While Drilling of GLARE® FMLs 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Setups 3 Obtained Results and Discussion 3.1 Surface Finish in Drilling of GLARE® 3.2 Dust Generation 4 Conclusion References An Adaptative Differential Evolution Algorithm for Vibration Level Reduction in Rotordynamics 1 Introduction 2 Rotor Design Optimization Problem 3 The Proposed Adaptative Differential Evolution (ADE) Algorithm 3.1 Standard DE Algorithm 3.2 The Developed ADE Algorithm 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References Nano-heat Transfer in GAAFET Transistor Using Single-Phase-Lag Model 1 Introduction 2 Physical Model 3 Simulation Result 4 Conclusion References Hydrodynamics Flow in an Exocentric Input Dome T-Mixer (DTM) 1 Introduction 2 Design and Setup 2.1 Geometry 2.2 Meshing 2.3 Theory 3 Simulated Results and Discussions 4 Conclusion References 3D Simulation of Two Stages Solar Tower 1 Introduction 2 Geometries Configurations 3 Numerical Method 4 Results and Discussions 4.1 Velocity Distribution 4.2 Static Pressure Distribution 5 Conclusion References A New Approach to Evaluate and Predict System Obsolescence: Mathematical Formulation 1 Introduction 2 Obsolescence Modeling 2.1 Obsolescence Factors 2.2 Obsolescence Modeling: Component Level 2.3 Obsolescence Modeling: System Level 3 Obsolescence for Rotary Machines 3.1 Generalities on Rotary Machines 3.2 Engine Obsolescence 3.3 Gear-Box Obsolescence 4 Numerical Example and Results 4.1 Simulation Set-Up 4.2 Component Level Results 4.3 System Level Results 5 Conclusion and Future Work References Transient Response of Functionally Graded Porous Plate 1 Introduction 2 Equations of Motion 3 Numerical Analysis 4 Conclusion References Water Aging Effect on the Vibration Behavior of the Bio-Based Flax/PLA Composites 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Aging Effect on the Vibration Behavior 4 Conclusion References An Anisotropic Model with Linear Perturbation Technique to Predict HCP Sheet Metal Ductility Limit 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Framework 2.1 Constitutive Model 2.2 Linear Perturbation Technique 3 Implicit Incremental Algorithm 4 Results and Discussions 5 Conclusions References Effect of Air-Gas Blend and Compression Ratio on Piston Behavior for Hydrogen-Enriched LPG Engine; Numerical Study 1 Introduction 2 Presentation of Problematic 3 Results and Discussions 3.1 Effect of the Compression Ratio on the In-Cylinder Pressure 3.2 Comparison with the Literature Work 3.3 Verification of Piston Resistance Versus In-Cylinder Pressure 4 Conclusion References Dynamic Modeling of Differential Bevel Gear with Uncertain-but-Bounded Parameters 1 Introduction 2 Dynamic Model of the Differential Mechanism 2.1 Dynamic Equations of the System 3 Interval Analysis of the Differential System 4 Numerical Results 5 Conclusion References Analysis of Geometrically Nonlinear Responses of Smart FG Cylindrical Shell 1 Introduction 2 Formulation of a DDST 3 Variational Formulation 4 Functionally Graded Materials 5 Numerical Results 6 Conclusion References Finite Rotation RPIM Formulation for Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of FG-CNTRC Shell Structure 1 Introduction 2 Kinematics of FG-CNTRC Shells Using the DDT 2.1 Displacement and Strain Fields 2.2 The Radial Point Interpolation Method (RPIM) 2.3 The Weak Form 2.4 The Functionally Graded Carbon Nanotubes-Reinforced Composite (FG-CNTRC) 3 Numerical Shell Modeling 4 Results and Discussions 5 Conclusion References Numerical Investigation on Incremental Forming Process of an Elastoplastic Functionally Graded Material 1 Introduction 2 An Elastoplastic FGM 3 FE Modeling 4 Results and Discussions 5 Conclusion References Simulation of the Effects of Heat Introduced During Combustion on SI Engine Performance 1 Introduction 2 Mathematical Model Development 2.1 Cylinder Volume and Surface 2.2 Fuel Burning Rate 2.3 Thermodynamic Model 2.4 Heat Release During Combustion 2.5 Heat Loss 2.6 Heat Transfer Coefficient 2.7 In Cylinder Pressure 2.8 In Cylinder Temperature 2.9 Thermal Efficiency 2.10 Indicated Mean Effective Pressure 3 Modeling Engine on Matlab 4 Simulation Conditions 5 Results and Discussion 6 Conclusions References Fracture Toughness Resistance and Mechanical Tensile Properties of Cold Rolled CuZn30 Brass Alloy 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Tests 3 Resultants and Discussion 3.1 Cold Rolling Effect on Tensile Tests 3.2 Cold Rolling Effect on Hardness 3.3 Cold Rolling Effect on Ductile Tearing 4 Conclusion References Manufacturing of Sandwich Structure with Recycled Flax/Elium Skins 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Recycling Method 2.1 Unrecycled Flax/Elium Composite 2.2 Recycled Flax/Elium composites 3 Experimental Setups 3.1 Tensile Test 3.2 Three-Points Bending Test 4 Results and Discussion 4.1 Tensile Behavior 4.2 Bending Performance of the Manufactured Sandwich with Recycled Skins 5 Conclusions References Thermal Performance Comparison of Various Concentrating Solar Water Heating Systems 1 Introduction 2 Numerical Modeling 2.1 Geometric Description and Meshing 2.2 Numerical Simulations 3 Numerical Results 4 Conclusion References The Pre-strain Impact on Tensile Properties and Fracture Toughness of AA5754-H111 Aluminum Alloy 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Tests 2.1 Material 2.2 Tensile Measurement Tests 2.3 Ductile Tearing Tests 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Impact of Pre-strain on Tensile Properties 3.2 Impact of Pre-strain on Fracture Toughness 4 Conclusion References Disassembly Sequence Optimization for Profit and Energy Consumption Using Petri Nets and Particle Swarm Optimization 1 Introduction 2 Petri Nets Disassembly Process Model 3 Mathematical Modeling of Dual-Objective Disassembly Sequence Optimization Using the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm 3.1 Mathematical Modeling of Dual-Objective Disassembly Sequence Optimization 3.2 The Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm 4 Cases Study 5 Conclusion References Numerical Model for Intake System in SI Engine 1 Introduction 2 Mathematical Model Development 3 Comparison with Reference Results 4 Results and Discussions 4.1 Geometrical Arrangement 4.2 Intake Pipe with Constant Area 4.3 Intake Pipe with Non-constant Area 4.4 Effect of Intake Temperature 5 The Optimal Combination Between Inlet Air Temperature; the Intake Manifold Characteristic and the Engine Speed 6 Conclusion References Optimization of the Electrical Energy Consumed by a Machine Tool for a Coupled and Uncoupled Cutting System 1 Introduction 2 Numerical Machine Tool Consumed Power 2.1 Decoupled Modeling 2.2 Decoupled Modeling 2.3 Experimental Machine Tool Consumed Power 2.4 Results and Discussion 3 Optimization of the Consumed Cutting Energy 4 Conclusion References Quasi-static Study of Gear Mesh Stiffness of a Polymer-Metallic Spur Gear System 1 Introduction 2 Generalized Maxwell Model (GMM) 3 Parameter Identification Method 4 Numerical Results 5 Conclusion References Combined Approach for Modeling Progressive Damage in Unidirectional CFRP Composites 1 Introduction 2 Material Modeling 2.1 Damage Initiation 2.2 Damage Evolution 3 Finite Element Model 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusions References Impact of Venturi Shape on Performance of Solar Chimney Power Plant 1 Introduction 2 Computational Method 2.1 Governing Equations 2.2 Geometrical Arrangement 3 Model Optimization and Validation 3.1 Meshing Effect 4 Computational Results 5 Conclusion References Parametric Analysis of Steel Cutting Using Johnson and Cook Model 1 Introduction 2 Material Properties and Behavior Law of Workpiece 3 Numerical Model of Steel Cutting Process 4 Numerical Results 5 Conclusion References Experimental Study and Measurement of Vehicle Interior Vibration 1 Introduction 2 Description of the Used Procedure to Measure Vehicle Interior Vibration 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Site 1: A Rural Segment 3.2 Site 2: An Urban Segment 4 Conclusion References Design Discussion of a Mobile and Intelligent Infrared Detector for the Measurement of the Air Quality Index 1 Introduction 2 Present Model 2.1 Infrared Spectroscopy 2.2 Principle of the Envisaged IR Spectrometer Solution in the Context of a MEMS 2.3 Application of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for the Detection of Air Quality Based on Cooperative Multi-drone Communication 3 Results 3.1 Risk Analysis 3.2 Drone Conception 3.3 Detection and Analysis of IR Data References Electro-Thermomechanical Modelling of a BGA Assembly Subjected to a Damaging Displacement and to Random Vibrations 1 Introduction 2 State of the Art and Electro-Thermomechanical Modeling 2.1 Software Used: Ansys Workbench 2.2 Mathematical Multiphysics Modeling 2.3 Random Vibrations 3 Preliminary Numerical Results 3.1 Stationary Electrical Conduction Study 3.2 Stationary Thermal Study 3.3 Static Structure Study 4 Numerical Study of Random Vibration 5 Conclusion Appendix: Notations References Predicting of Particle Exhaust-Emissions from Urban Road Traffic Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Protocol 2.1 Study Area and Data 2.2 Methodology 2.3 Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) 2.4 Performance Indicators 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 ANN Architecture 3.2 Efficiency of the Predicted Models 4 Conclusion References Thermo-hydraulic Study of an Air/R22 Tubular Evaporator: Application of the Superposition Model 1 Introduction 2 Algorithm of the Calculation 3 Mathematical Modeling 3.1 Conservation Equations by Phase 3.2 Relations Used for Thermal and Hydraulic Calculation 4 Numerical Results and Discussion 4.1 Studied System 4.2 Internal and External Convective Exchange Coefficients - Global Exchange Coefficients 4.3 Heat Exchanger Effectiveness and Pressure Losses Calculated Based on Superposition Model 4.4 Hot Fluid and Refrigerant Temperature Evolutions in Terms of the Longitudinal Abscissa 5 Conclusion References Aluminum Alloy Chips Regeneration by Sintering 1 Introduction 2 Material Modeling 3 Conclusion References Numerical Study of Elastic Properties of Porosity Controlled Flax/PP Nonwoven Composite 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Tests 2.1 Materials 2.2 Tensile Tests 3 Numerical Model 3.1 Generation of the 2D Reinforcement Fibres Network 3.2 Generation of the 2D Matrix Network 3.3 Boundary Conditions and Mesh Convergence 4 Results and Discussion 4.1 Elastic Properties of Nonwoven Composite at a Fixed Porosity Content 4.2 Young’s Modulus of Nonwoven Flax/PP Composites with Different Porosity Contents 5 Conclusion References Analysis of Geometrically Necessary Dislocations Density in the Vicinity of Grain Boundaries by Atomic Force Microscope Topography for 316L Austenetic Stainless Steel 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Orientation 3 Expression of Plastic Slip and Nye Tensor as a Function of Topography 3.1 Plastic Slip and Nye’s Tensor 3.2 Expression of the Displacement Field and Plastic Slip as a Function of the Topography 3.3 Expression of the Components of the Nye Tensor as a Function of the Topography 4 Modeling of the Slip Band 5 Conclusion References Studies on Elastic Properties of Recycled Concrete by Micromechanical Modeling 1 Introduction 2 Elastic Linear Homogenization 3 Used Analytical Homogenization Methods 3.1 Mori Tanaka's Model (MT) and Its Reformulation 3.2 Self-Consistent Model (SC) 3.3 Voigt (V) and Reuss (R) Bounds 3.4 GEEE Model 3.5 Orientation of Inclusion Base 3.6 Interface Modelling 4 Microstructure of Recycled Aggregate Concrete 5 Homogenization of Recycled Aggregate Concrete 5.1 First Step of Homogenization 5.2 Second Homogenization Step 5.3 Third Homogenization Step 6 Numerical Results and Discussions 6.1 Equivalent Recycled Aggregates (RAeq) 6.2 Homogenization of Recycled Concrete 7 Conclusion References Author Index