scholarly journals Determining Crispness Level of Dry Food through Its Compressive Strain Energy

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-118
Author(s):  
Farid Triawan ◽  
Gloria Aprilia ◽  
Kushendarsyah Saptaji ◽  
Ramadhona Saville ◽  
Asep Nandiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Strain Energy ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Strain Increment ◽  
Ambient Condition ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Compressive Behavior ◽  
Air Exposure ◽  
Food Engineering ◽  
Dry Food

Crispness is the most appealing characteristic of dry food products. However, the term crispness has different subjective meaning among consumers. This study aims to quantitatively measure the crispness of potato crisp by performing compression test on a single specimen, and analyzing the compressive behavior, i.e., compressive strain energy. The crispness of the specimens were differentiated by changing the moisture exposure durations, which are 0, 1, 2, 3, 6 hours, in a room and ambient condition. The measured load and displacement data were transformed into stress and strain curves. The strain energy for every 1% strain increment was calculated and investigated to determine the crispness. The crispness difference among specimens of 0, 3, and 6 hours groups was significantly perceived at 8% of strain. It was revealed that the 3 and 6 hours of room air exposure could decrease the crispness by 17% and 45%, respectively. This suggests the compressive strain energy at a certain strain can be an indicator of crispness. This experimental study is expected to evolve food engineering by proposing a simple yet precise crispness measurement method for dry food.

scholarly journals Predicting the behavior of reinforced concrete columns confined by fiber reinforced polymers using data mining techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Y. Ghanem ◽  
Heba Elgazzar
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Concrete Columns ◽  
Steel Reinforcement ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
The Impact

AbstractFiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) usage to wrap reinforced concrete (RC) structures has become a popular technology. Most studies about RC columns wrapped with FRP in literature ignored the internal steel reinforcement. This paper aims to develop a model for the axial compressive strength and axial strain for FRP confined concrete columns with internal steel reinforcement. The impact of FRP, Transverse, and longitudinal reinforcement is studied. Two non-destructive analysis methods are explored: Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Regression Analysis (RA). The database used in the analysis contains the experimental results of sixty-four concrete columns under the compressive concentric load available in the literature. The results show that both models can predict the column's compressive stress and strain reasonably with low error and high accuracy. FRP has the highest effect on the confined compressive stress and strain compared to other materials. While the longitudinal steel actively contributes to the compressive strength, and the transverse steel actively contributes to the compressive strain.

Linear elastic eigenstates of the compliance tensor for trigonal crystals

2000 ◽  
Vol 215 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.S. Theocaris ◽  
D.P. Sokolis
Keyword(s):  
Strain Energy ◽  
Elastic Strain Energy ◽  
Symmetric Tensor ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Trigonal System ◽  
Compliance Tensor ◽  
Characteristic Values ◽  
Strain Tensors ◽  
Elastic Strain Energy Density

The spectral decomposition of the compliance fourth-rank tensor, representative of a trigonal crystalline or other anisotropic medium, is offered in this paper, and its characteristic values and idempotent fourth-rank tensors are established, with respect to the Cartesian tensor components. Consequently, it is proven that the idempotent tensors serve to analyse the second-rank symmetric tensor space into orthogonal subspaces, resolving the stress and strain tensors for the trigonal medium into their eigentensors, and, finally, decomposing the total elastic strain energy density into distinct, autonomous components. Finally, bounds on the values of the compliance tensor components for the trigonal system, dictated by the classical thermodynamical argument for the elastic potential to be positive definite, are estimated by imposing the characteristic values of the compliance tensor to be strictly positive.

Recent Results on the Elasticity Theory of Inclusions

1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (1S) ◽  
pp. S10-S17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin H. Huang ◽  
T. Mura
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Work Hardening ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Exact Formula ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Inclusion Problems ◽  
Elastic Fields ◽  
Work Hardening Rate ◽  
Minimum Strain Energy

A method drawing from variational method is presented for the purpose of investigating the behavior of inclusions and inhomogeneities embedded in composite materials. The extended Hamilton’s principle is applied to solve many problems pertaining to composite materials such as constitutive equations, fracture mechanics, dislocation theory, overall elastic moduli, work hardening and sliding inclusions. Especially, elastic fields of sliding inclusions and workhardening rate of composite materials are presented in closed forms. For sliding inclusion problems, the sliding is modeled by adding the Somigliana dislocations along a matrix-inclusion interface. Exact formula are exploited for both Burgers vector and the disturbances in stress and strain due to sliding. The resulting expressions are obtained by utilizing the principle of minimum strain energy. Finally, explicit expressions are obtained for work-hardening rate of composite materials. It is verified that the work-hardening rate and yielding stress are independent on the size of inclusions but are dependent on the shape and the volume fraction of inclusions.

Mechanical states encoded by stretch-sensitive neurons in feline joint capsule

1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Khalsa ◽  
A. H. Hoffman ◽  
P. Grigg
Keyword(s):  
Energy Density ◽  
Strain Energy Density ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Neuronal Response ◽  
Neural Response ◽  
Joint Capsule ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Mechanical State ◽  
Simple Correlation ◽  
Strain Components

1. The sensitivity of group II joint afferents innervating cat knee joint capsule to in-plane stretch was studied in vitro. Single afferents were recorded from teased filaments of the posterior articular nerve. The capsule was stretched by applying forces through tabs along the edges of the capsule (3 tabs/edge) with the use of an apparatus that allowed for independent control of each load. The relationships between the neural responses of these afferents and the local continuum mechanical state of the joint capsule have been investigated. By appropriately loading the tissue margins, it was possible to establish states of uniaxial and biaxial tension, including shear. 2. Plane stress was calculated from the loads along the tissue margins. Stress at the location of the mechanoreceptor ending was estimated by interpolation. Strain was calculated from deformations of the capsule measured by tracking markers on its surface. Full characterization of tissue stress and strain made it possible to determine strain energy density and the magnitudes of other coordinate invariant mechanical quantities. 3. Individual afferents (n = 15) exhibited pronounced selectivity to the direction of applied stress and strain. There was no overall preferred orientation across neurons, and simple correlation of individual stress or strain components with the neuronal response revealed no consistent relationship between neuronal response and any single tensor component. However, linear multiple regression of the combined stress and strain components with the neuronal response revealed high correlation (mean R = 0.91), indicating that the measured mechanical states strongly determine the neuronal response. There was a much stronger relationship between neuronal response and stress variables than with strain variables. Simple correlation of the first invariant of the stress tensor with neuronal response had the highest mean correlation of the tensor quantities (R = 0.51). On average, strain energy density was only modestly correlated with the neural response (R = 0.28). 4. These findings indicate that capsule mechanoreceptors are encoding the local continuum mechanical state in the joint capsule. The neural response of these mechanoreceptors is more strongly correlated to local stress than to local strain.

scholarly journals An Improved Stress and Strain Increment Approaches for Circular Tunnel in Strain-Softening Surrounding Rock Considering Seepage Force

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Wang ◽  
Jin-feng Zou ◽  
Yu-ming Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Plastic Zone ◽  
Radial Displacement ◽  
Axisymmetric Problem ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Strain Increment ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Seepage Force ◽  
Circular Tunnel

Considering the effect of seepage force, a dimensionless approach was introduced to improve the stress and strain increment approach on the stresses and radial displacement around a circular tunnel excavated in a strain-softening generalized Hoek–Brown or Mohr–Coulomb rock mass. The circular tunnel can be simplified as axisymmetric problem, and the plastic zone was divided into a finite number of concentric rings which satisfy the equilibrium and compatibility equations. Increments of stresses and strains for each ring were obtained by solving the equilibrium and compatibility equations. Then, the stresses and displacements in softening zone can be calculated. The correctness and reliability of the proposed approach were performed by the existing solutions.

High Strain Rate Compressive Behavior of Micro-Fibre Reinforced Fine Grained Cementitious Composite

2018 ◽  
Vol 276 ◽  
pp. 140-147
Author(s):  
Martina Drdlová ◽  
Miloslav Popovič ◽  
René Čechmánek
Keyword(s):  
High Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Fibre Reinforcement ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Cementitious Composite ◽  
Compressive Behavior ◽  
Hopkinson Pressure Bar

This paper presents an experimental study on the high strain rate compressive behavior of micro-fibre reinforced ultrahigh performance cementitious composite, which is intended to be used as a matrix for slurry infiltrated fibre concrete (SIFCON). Cementitious composite specimens with 5 different types of microfibres, namely aramid, carbon, wollastonite, polypropylene and glass in amounts of 1.5-2.0% by volume were prepared and investigated. Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) equipment was used to determine the cementitious composite behavior at strain rates up to 1600 s-1. Quasistatic tests were performed, as well and ratios of these properties at high strain rates to their counterparts at static loading were compared. The dynamic increase factors were calculated. Strain rate sensitivity was observed - compressive strength was found to be increased with strain rate for all tested specimens. Peak stress values, critical compressive strain and post peak behaviour varies for specimens with different micro-fibre reinforcement, which allows to find the optimal reinforcement for high strain rate impacted structures.

An Energy Approach to the Mechanics of Discontinuous Chip Formation

1964 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. K. Luk ◽  
R. C. Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Shear Strain ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Chip Formation ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Energy Condition ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Rupture Plane ◽  
Shear Stress And Strain ◽  
Shear Strain Energy

After briefly reviewing previous work in this field, the authors propose that rupture of the chip work contact (to give a discontinuous chip) is governed by a limiting shear strain energy condition. Assuming that shear stress and strain at rupture are dependent on the compressive normal stress, a criterion for the direction of the rupture plane is deduced. Using some results given by Field and Merchant, the authors then compare their calculated direction of rupture with that experimentally observed. Some indication that the agreement is not entirely fortuitous is afforded by checking the calculated shear strain energy at fracture with that calculated from force and chip measurements.

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