MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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The Relationship between Bond Strength and Critical Penetration Depth of Rust in Reinforced Concrete Structures
(Journal of Materials Science Research, 2021)Bond strength and critical penetration depth of rust are major factors that affect the service life of reinforced concrete structures. This research endevoured to establish a relationship between the bond strength and ... -
Correlation of tensile strength and corrosion initiation period of reinforced concrete
(Cogent Engineering, 2021)Service life of reinforced concrete constitutes initiation and propagation period. Tensile strength is among the mechanical hardened properties of concrete that influence the corrosion initiation. This research work ... -
Effect of Selected Commercially Available Corrosion Inhibitors in Kenya on Bond Strength of Reinforced Concrete.
(British Journal of Civil and Architecture Engineering, 2020)Corrosion of reinforced concrete water structures generates tensile stress within the concrete and reinforcement interface influencing the service life of structures. This research investigated the influence of selected ... -
A Corrosion Model for Prediction of the Service Life of Reinforced Concrete Water Conveyancing Structures
(British Journal of Civil and Architecture Engineering, 2020)With increased competing demands of sustainable and green structures to support the United Nations sustainable development goals, new technologies are evolving for efficient design and manufacture and construction of ... -
A Corrosion Model for prediction of Service Life of Reinforced Concrete water structures
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2020)As the world economies endeavor to support the United Nations sustainable development goals, new technologies are evolving for efficient design and manufacture of civil engineering products. Researchers have up scaled ... -
The effect of Selected Cement Brands in Kenya on the Critical Penetration Depth of Rust in Reinforced Concrete Water Conveyancing Structures
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2018)As the world economies shift to support the United Nations sustainable development goals, new cement manufactures have entered into the Kenyan market producing brands of ordinary Portland Cement meeting the minimum ... -
The effect of using Ordinary Cement Brands in Kenya on Corrosion Rate of Reinforced Concrete Water Conveyancing Structures
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications,, 2018)In the past decade Kenya has experienced an increased demand of cement for construction of infrastructure projects including the Mega standard gauge railway and the Lamu Port South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor. The ... -
Analysis of Curved Plate Elements using Open Source Software
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2014)Analysis of curved plate elements requires a high computational effort to obtain a reliable solution for a buckling load for design purposes. Available programs are expensive to acquire and they need thorough knowledge ... -
X-ray diffraction profile analysis of martensitic Ti6Al4V (ELI) parts produced by laser powder bed fusion
(MATEC, 2023)The quantification of the density of defects in materials through non-destructive methods is of great interest to scientists and engineers. Xray diffraction (XRD) peak profile analysis is a valuable method that is ... -
VARIATION OF IMPACT TOUGHNESS OF AS-BUILT DMLS TI6AL4V (ELI) SPECIMENS WITH TEMPERATURE
(South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2018)The response of direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) produced Ti6Al4V (ELI) to impact was investigated using an instrumented Charpy impact test machine and V-notch specimens. Impact toughness testing was conducted over the ... -
Validation of a Microstructure-Based Model for Predicting the High Strain Rate Flow Properties of Various Forms of Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V(ELI) Alloy
(Metals, 2021)To increase the acceptance of directmetal laser sintered Ti6Al4V(Extra Low Interstitial—ELI) in industry, analytical models that can quantitatively describe the interrelationships between the microstructural features, ... -
The Effect of Temperature on the Microstructures of Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V(Eli)
(Iranian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering,, 2024)The stability of microstructure at high temperatures is necessary for many applications. This paper presents investigations on the effect of changes in temperature on the microstructures of additively manufactured Ti6Al4V(ELI) ... -
Statistical Analysis of the Distribution of the Schmid Factor in As-Built and Annealed Parts Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion
(crystals, 2022)This study documents a systematic analysis of the global Schmid factor for different deformation mechanisms in 0/ and -grains in different forms of direct metal laser sintered (DMLS) Ti6Al4V(ELI) based on EBSD data. ... -
Quasi-static crushing of DMLS-produced Ti6Al4V hierarchical honeycombs
(Materials & Design, 2025)Honeycombs excel at absorbing energy during quasi-static crushing events. Adding hierarchical structures to these designs improves their effectiveness. Hierarchical structures are best built using additive manufacturing ... -
Quasi-static tensile properties of DMLS TI6AL4V(ELI) specimens exposed to two different heat treatment processes and tested at different elevated temperatures
(Results in Engineering, 2024)The use of Ti6Al4V components in the aerospace industry has increased in the past years s. Jet engine components made of Ti6Al4V such as compressor blades and exhaust ducts, as well as landing gear, hydraulic systems, and ... -
Quasi-Static Mechanical Properties of Post-Processed Laser Powder Bed Fusion Ti6Al4V(ELI) Parts under Compressive Loading
(Applied sciences, 2022)The Ti6Al4V structures in aircraft and biomedical industries are usually exposed to quasistatic loads. Therefore, understanding the quasi-static behaviour of this alloy manufactured by an additive manufacturing process ... -
Numerical Simulation of the Taylor Impact Test for Laser Powder Bed Fusion Parts Based on Microstructural Internal State Variables
(Applied sciences, 2023)The response of any engineering design components to stresses should be predictable, While the response of a material to complex loading, such as high strain rates experienced during service, is difficult to represent ... -
Numerical modelling of Ti6Al4V(ELI) hierarchical honeycomb structures of order one at the vertices
(Results in Engineering, 2024)Lattice structures are used in engineering industries because of their good mechanical properties, including high stiffness, high strength, as well as specific energy absorption and fracture toughness. They are often built ... -
Numerical modelling of DMLS Ti6Al4V(ELI) polygon structures
(Results in Materials, 2023)Numerical modelling is particularly advantageous for analysing structures with complex behaviour. It is used to predict the mechanical properties of structures. Analytical modelling, on the contrary, has limited capacity ... -
Natural cellular structures in engineering designs built via additive manufacturing
(MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, 2025)Natural cellular structures inspire numerous engineering applications due to their lightweight and good load-bearing capabilities. Variations in their structural configurations result in diverse mechanical properties, ...