FRICTION STIR LAP JOINING TECHNIQUES EFFECTS ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND TENSILE PROPERTIES OF HIGH-STRENGTH AUTOMOTIVE STEEL TOP HAT SECTIONS

Friction stir lap joining techniques effects on microstructure and tensile properties of high-strength automotive steel top hat sections

Dual Phase (DP) steel, a type of Advanced High Strength Steel (AHSS) with a thickness of 1.7 mm, is used to fabricate single-hat components that are then joined to the base plate using two friction stir welding processes: friction stir lap welding (FSLW) and friction stir spot lap welding (FSSLW).It is difficult to join this assembly using fusion w

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Quantitative assessment of forest ecosystem stress caused by cement plant pollution using in situ measurements and Sentinel-2 satellite data in a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Anthropogenic industrial dust decreases productivity and slows down the growth of plants.Quantifying the effects of industrial dust on vegetation and determining the distance over which factories scatter dust are of paramount importance for biodiversity conservation and sustaining ecosystem services.This study aims at quantifying the effect of dust

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City Branding, Sustainable Urban Development and the Rentier State. How Do Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Dubai Present Themselves in the Age of Post Oil and Global Warming?

In the past three decades Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have realised a meteoric economic rise.Whereas the former two can be considered ‘rentier states’ heavily depending on oil (and gas) revenues, the latter only leans on oil for a mere 6% of its gross domestic product (GDP).Although the economic rise has brought considerable welfare, it

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