Graphite is used as a structural material, neutron moderator and reflector in some designs of nuclear reactors. The core of a prismatic or pebble bed type High Temperature Reactor (HTR) is made up of graphite components. ...

This Thesis focuses on the influence of bimodularity on the strength and the fracture behaviour of nuclear grade graphite. A new analytical hypothesis includes bimodular effect to characterize the strength and the fracture ...

An increasing demand of new materials for the various fields of engineering applications such as automotive, railways, marine and aerospace industries etc. Due to the wide range of applications, new materials require to ...

Mixed-mode fracture characterization has been carried out considering the influence of bimodulus elasticity and functionally graded material behavior of laminated composites containing interface delamination. The formulation ...

Globally, continuous depletion of the crude oil reserves, their increasing demand, and their hazardous environmental impacts together make the situation too awful for the coming generation. Also, the petroleum based stock ...