Finite element analysis of loaded structures at very high temperatures

At very high temperatures loaded metallic structures undergo creep deformations. The generated creep strains are connected with stress relaxations, stress redistributions and/or progressive deformations.In mainly load controlled situations the behaviour of the material can be described by a nonlinear viscous flow law (Norton power law).A stress-deformation analysis of complex structures can be carried out by finite element codes in which the mentioned constitutive equation is implemented. The code PERMAS-VISCOUS was used to analyse the stress state of a notched tension bar and the deformation behaviour of a tube under external pressure undergoing a creep collapse. The relation to experimental findings is also given.     

Mechanism of Oxide Nucleation in Lithium Aluminosilicate Glass-Ceramics

A commercial lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic material is investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy after different heat treatments. Evidence is presented that epitaxy of β-quartz crystals on ZrTiO₄-type crystallites is the critical step initiating silicate crystallization.     

Temporal evolution of contacts and communities in networks of face-to-face human interactions

Temporal dynamics of social interaction networks as well as the analysis of communities are key aspects to gain a better understanding of the involved processes, important influence factors, their effects, and their structural implications. In this article, we analyze temporal dynamics of contacts and the evolution of communities in networks of face-to-face proximity. As our application context, we consider four scientific coil- ferences. On a structural level, we focus on static and dynamic properties of the contact graphs. Also, we analyze the resulting community structure using state-of-the-art automatic community detection algorithms. Specifically, we analyze tile evolution of contacts and communities over time to consider the stability of the respective conmmnities. Furthermore, we assess different factors which have an influence on the quality of com- munity prediction. Overall, we provide first important insights into the evolution of contacts and communities in face-to-face contact networks.     

In search of trustworthy information: a qualitative study of the search behavior of people with dyslexia in Norway

Universal Access in the Information Society - Access to trustworthy information is a premise for participation in a democratic society. However, locating useful and valid information may not be a...     

Protecting and preserving clear barrier layers for flexible packaging materials In‐line thermal evaporation of organic topcoat layer

The end market for transparent flexible barrier films is larger than for metallized films. Presently, the market is still dominated by polymeric barrier layers but the used chemicals may be harmful for the environment. An alternative would be transparent thin layers deposited by vacuum deposition techniques using reactive processes. Ceramic materials like silicon oxide or aluminum oxide are used having a film thickness of just ～10 nm, a coating uniformity of +/?5% across and along the film at a barrier performance below 2.0 sccm/m²d for oxygen transmission rate (OTR) and below 1.0 g/m²d for water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) on PET substrates. In this paper, details will be provided about the deposition processes for these barrier layers using thermal evaporation, plasma‐assisted thermal evaporation as well as deposition by electron beam evaporation. An important factor for these high barrier transparent coatings is also to withstand the downstream processes in the whole packaging stream like slitting, lamination, printing etc. One solution is to protect the barrier layers by a Topcoat. For example, off‐line deposition of lacquers is used in field but the market penetration is low due to high process and material costs. An in‐situ Topcoat deposition is a smart solution to overcome this issue saving time and costs. Such an approach will be also described in the presentation and the impact on the performance of the final package will be discussed.