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Effect of Overload on Low Cycle Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior Considering Accumulative Plastic Damage
The evolution mechanism behind low cycle fatigue crack propagation behavior subject to overload was investigated by experimental and numerical...
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Elastic Shakedown and Roughness Evolution in Repeated Elastic–Plastic Contact
Surface roughness emerges naturally during mechanical removal of material, fracture, chemical deposition, plastic deformation, indentation, and other...
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Plastic Waste Gasification
Thermochemical processes are used to manage non-recyclable plastic waste. Direct combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification are the three major...
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A review of plastic waste nanocomposites: assessment of features and applications
Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic waste are generated globally every year. Processing waste into secondary raw material is preferred...
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LCA and LCC Analysis of the Recovering and Reusing Scenario of Metal-Plastic Process Scraps
The paper investigates the environmental and economic benefits of the possible scenario of recovering and reusing a process scrap in closed loop, by...
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Plastic as Fuel of the Future
A range of technologies have been developed to obtain energy and materials from plastics. This has been focused on nonbiodegradable fossil-derived...
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Collected Plastic Waste Forecasting by 2050
The public's attention has been drawn to the severe increase of plastic waste. Researchers from many sectors are working to develop various solutions...
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Unfolding the science behind policy initiatives targeting plastic pollution
The intensive global plastic production, use and associated plastic pollution have caused concern for the potential risks to human health and the...
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Life–Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Plastic–Wood Composites
Widespread environmental awareness to achieve product sustainability has triggered great efforts to use more environmentally friendly materials in...
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Life Cycle Assessment for Microalgal Biocomposites
Growing population needs several types of materials for their use, one of which is plastics, manufactured more than 400 million tonnes every year...
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Machine intelligence-accelerated discovery of all-natural plastic substitutes
One possible solution against the accumulation of petrochemical plastics in natural environments is to develop biodegradable plastic substitutes...
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Advanced Plastic Materials
From high-end sports cars to everyday minivan, plastics have revolutionized not only the automotive industry but also other industries. This chapter...
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Life Cycle Assessment and Tools
This chapter offers an overview of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a crucial tool for evaluating the environmental impact of products, processes, and...
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Some Non-plastic Materials and Their Environmental Impacts
This chapter provides an overview of alternative materials to plastic and their impact on the environment. Within the scope of this book, this...
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Thermal Ratcheting of Uranium Simulated with a Thermo-Elasto-Visco-Plastic Polycrystal Model
Uranium aggregates accumulate large plastic deformation during thermal cycling (ratcheting). This process is the result of highly anisotropic single...
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Low density polyethylene sachets waste: Fuel conversion, characterization and life cycle analysis
Pyrolysis of plastic waste is a practical solution for plastic waste pollution in our environment here in Ghana. Pyrolysis, which is decomposition at...
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A Methodology Using Cycle Jump Algorithm for Prediction of the Low Cycle Fatigue Life Concerning Mechanical Structures
In this paper, a numerical methodology using cycle jump algorithm is developed to predict the low cycle fatigue residual life of mechanical...
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Microstructure and forming mechanism of metals subjected to ultrasonic vibration plastic forming: A mini review
Compared with traditional plastic forming, ultrasonic vibration plastic forming has the advantages of reducing the forming force and improving the...
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Determination of the Waviness of Cylindrical Pieces during Pendulum Surface Plastic Deformation
Abstract —The effect of the main technological parameters of pendulum surface plastic deformation on the waviness parameters of cylindrical pieces has...
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Utilization of Waste Plastic and Fly Ash/Bottom Ash as an Alternative to Natural Aggregates: Strength Properties
Construction materials are rapidly being used worldwide due to the recent growth in infrastructure and population. Consequently, the natural...
