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High-Cycle Fatigue Performance of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with Inherent Internal Defects: A Critical Literature Review by Li, Zongchen, Affolter, Christian

“…The inadequate fatigue performance of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) Ti-6Al-4V alloy, primarily due to intrinsic defects, poses a significant challenge for…”
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Evaluation of the Ultimate Collapse Load of a High-Voltage Transmission Tower under Excessive Wind Loads by Vettoretto, Giacomo, Li, Zongchen, Affolter, Christian

“…Several high-voltage transmission towers failed under excessive wind loads in a mountainous and exposed area. This study discusses the efficient and reliable…”
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Effect of two types of shoulder prosthesis on the muscle forces using a generic multibody model for different arm motions by Weisse, Bernhard, Lama, Susan, Piskoty, Gabor, Affolter, Christian, Aiyangar, Ameet K

“…This study aims to analyze the effects of a novel dual-bearing shoulder prosthesis and a conventional reverse shoulder prosthesis on the deltoid and rotator…”
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Review on Environmentally Assisted Static and Fatigue Cracking of Al-Mg-Si-(Cu) Alloys by Avramenko, Tetiana, Michel, Silvain, Kollender, Jan, Burda, Iurii, Hans, Ulrik, Affolter, Christian

“…This paper reviews the relevant literature and covers the main aspects of the environmentally assisted cracking of Al-Mg-Si-(Cu) alloys. Apart from a brief…”
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Long-Term Bending Creep Behavior of Thin-Walled CFRP Tendon Pretensioned Spun Concrete Poles by Terrasi, Giovanni P, Meier, Urs, Affolter, Christian

“…This paper discusses the long-term behavior of a series of highly-loaded, spun concrete pole specimens prestressed with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP)…”
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Aquacasting—A new shaping concept for water based reactive tape casting by Durif, Caroline, Frömder, Christina, Affolter, Christian, Lippmann, Wolfgang, Graule, Thomas

“…Aquacasting is a new tape casting process using UV curable latex dispersions as a matrix for the shaping of aqueous based ceramic slurries, applicable for both…”
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Ductile Compressive Behavior of Biomedical Alloys by Affolter, Christian, Thorwarth, Götz, Arabi-Hashemi, Ariyan, Müller, Ulrich, Weisse, Bernhard

“…The mechanical properties of ductile metals are generally assessed by means of tensile testing. Compression testing of metal alloys is usually only applied for…”
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Are asymmetric metal markings on the cone surface of ceramic femoral heads an indication of entrapped debris? by Valet, Sebastian, Weisse, Bernhard, Kuebler, Jakob, Zimmermann, Martin, Affolter, Christian, Terrasi, Giovanni Pietro

“…The probability of in vivo failure of ceramic hip joint implants is very low (0.004-0.05%). In addition to material flaws and overloading, improper handling…”
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Estimating lumbar passive stiffness behaviour from subject-specific finite element models and in vivo 6DOF kinematics by Affolter, Christian, Kedzierska, Joanna, Vielma, Thomas, Weisse, Bernhard, Aiyangar, Ameet

“…Passive rotational stiffness of the osseo-ligamentous spine is an important input parameter for estimating in-vivo spinal loading using musculoskeletal models…”
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Surface crack growth in metallic pipes reinforced with Fibre-Reinforced Polymers subjected to cyclic loads: An analytical approach by Li, Zongchen, Jiang, Xiaoli, Hopman, Hans, Affolter, Christian

“…•A novel analytical approach to predict surface crack growth reinforced with FRP.•Crack-bridging effect is considered through cohesive zone…”
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Prediction model of long-term tensile strength of glass fiber reinforced polymer bars exposed to alkaline solution based on Bayesian optimized artificial neural network by Dong, Shaoce, Wu, Xu, Qi, Xiao, Affolter, Christian, Terrasi, Giovanni P., Xian, Guijun

“…•Preassessment of the durability dataset of thermoset matrix based GFRP bars.•An ANN model assisted by BO search was built with excellent prediction…”
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Tensile Response Characterization and Constitutive Modeling of LPBF Ti6Al4V Thin Struts by Hosseini, Ehsan, Robmann, Serjosha, Lüthi, Thomas, Affolter, Christian, Mazza, Edoardo

“…Additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of orthopedic implants with lattice materials whose topology is tailored to mimic the mechanical response of…”
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Investigation of individual lack-of-fusion defects in the fatigue performance of laser-powder bed fusion Ti6Al4V alloys: A finite element analysis by Li, Zongchen, Gut, Andre, Burda, Iurii, Michel, Silvain, Gwerder, Damian, Schütz, Philipp, Romancuk, Dejan, Affolter, Christian

“…Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) techniques have revolutionized the production of Ti6Al4V alloys across various industries. However, the widespread adoption of…”
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Numerical Optimization of a Compact and Reusable Pretensioning Anchorage System for CFRP Tendons by Terrasi, Giovanni Pietro, Affolter, Christian, Barbezat, Michel

“…Efficient use of pultruded carbon fiber–reinforced plastic profiles (CFRP tendons) to prestress high-performance concrete (HPC) highly depends on the…”
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Design and Characterization of a Bicomponent Melt-Spun Fiber Optimized for Artificial Turf Applications by Hufenus, Rudolf, Affolter, Christian, Camenzind, Martin, Reifler, Felix A.

“…Artificial turf is robust, playable in all weathers and has a long service life. Polyamide (PA) flooring has excellent resilience but provokes abrasion…”
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Fire Behavior of Thin CFRP Pretensioned High-Strength Concrete Slabs by Terrasi, Giovanni Pietro, Bisby, Luke, Barbezat, Michel, Affolter, Christian, Hugi, Erich

“…AbstractMore sustainable precast concrete structural elements are emerging from the research community utilizing high-strength, self-consolidating…”
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Failure of a bus hoisting platform due to unexpected system behaviour by Affolter, Christian, Piskoty, Gabor, Weisse, Bernhard

“…A bus hoisting platform showed an unexpected behaviour under asymmetric loading. In order to assess the internal restraints and joint forces which had not been…”
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A quantitative in vitro method to predict the adhesion lifetime of diamond-like carbon thin films on biomedical implants by Falub, Claudiu Valentin, Thorwarth, Götz, Affolter, Christian, Müller, Ulrich, Voisard, Cyril, Hauert, Roland

“…A quantitative method using Rockwell C indentation was developed to study the adhesion of diamond-like carbon (DLC) protective coatings to the CoCrMo…”
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PROOF TESTING OF CERAMIC FEMORAL HEADS FOR HIP JOINT IMPLANTS by Weisse, Bernhard, Affolter, Christian, Stutz, Alex, Baebler, Jean

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Presentation O-2: PROOF TESTING OF CERAMIC FEMORAL HEADS FOR HIP JOINT IMPLANTS by Weisse, Bernhard, Affolter, Christian, Stutz, Alex, Baebler, Jean

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