Advances in mechanical engineering : selected contributions from the Conference "Modern Engineering: Science and Education", Saint Petersburg, Russia, June, 2014

This book draws together the most interesting recent results to emerge in mechanical engineering in Russia, providing a fascinating overview of the state of the art in the field in that country which will be of interest to a wide readership. A broad range of topics and issues in modern engineering are discussed, including dynamics of machines, materials engineering, structural strength and tribological behavior, transport technologies, machinery quality and innovations. The book comprises selected papers presented at the conference "Modern Engineering: Science and Education", held at the Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University in 2014 with the support of the Russian Engineering Union. The authors are experts in various fields of engineering, and all of the papers have been carefully reviewed. The book will be of interest to mechanical engineers, lecturers in engineering disciplines and engineering graduates. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Frameworks not Restorable from Self Stresses....Pages 1-7 Structural Modifications Synthesis of Bennett Mechanism....Pages 9-16 Kinematic Research of Bricard Linkage Modifications....Pages 17-29 Drive Selection of Multidirectional Mechanism with Excess Inputs....Pages 31-37 Engineering Calculations of Bolt Connections....Pages 39-55 Modern Methods of Contact Forces Between Wheelset and Rails Determining....Pages 57-66 A Novel Design of an Electrical Transmission Line Inspection Machine....Pages 67-73 One Stable Scheme of Centrifugal Forces Dynamic Balance....Pages 75-85 New Effective Data Structure for Multidimensional Optimization Orthogonal Packing Problems....Pages 87-92 One-Dimensional Models in Turbine Blades Dynamics....Pages 93-104 Stationary Oscillation in Two-Mass Machine Aggregate with Universal-Joint Drive....Pages 105-113 The Vibrations of Reservoirs and Cylindrical Supports of Hydro Technical Constructions Partially Submerged into the Liquid....Pages 115-126 Mathematical Modelling of Interaction of the Biped Dinamic Walking Robot with the Ground....Pages 127-133 Programmable Movement Synthesis for the Mobile Robot with the Orthogonal Walking Drivers....Pages 135-147 Processing of Data from the Camera of Structured Light for Algorithms of Image Analysis in Control Systems of Mobile Robots....Pages 149-158 Structural and Phase Transformation in Material of Steam Turbines Blades After High-Speed Mechanical Effect....Pages 159-168 Stress Corrosion Cracking and Electrochemical Potential of Titanium Alloys....Pages 169-174 Metal Flow Control at Processes of Cold Axial Rotary Forging....Pages 175-181 Use of the Capabilities of Acoustic-Emission Technique for Diagnostics of Separate Heat Exchanger Elements....Pages 183-194 Back Matter....Pages 195-195