Search Results - "Ashrafi, B."

Accelerated design of architectured ceramics with tunable thermal resistance via a hybrid machine learning and finite element approach by Fatehi, E., Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Ashrafi, B., Akbarzadeh, A.H.

“…[Display omitted] •Exploring the effect of angle and number of tiles on the thermomechanical behavior of topologically interlocked ceramics.•Developing a novel…”
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Engineered net shaping of alumina ceramics using picosecond laser by Esmail, I., Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Gholipour, J., Ashrafi, B.

“…•Developing industrially scalable fabrication laser technique.•Developing a model using laser schemes for precise and ablated cut geometries.•The kerf taper is…”
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Interlocking design, programmable laser manufacturing and testing for architectured ceramics by Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Esmail, I., Katz, Z., Jain, S., Sa, J. H., Backman, D., Ashrafi, B.

“…Tough and impact-resistant ceramic systems offer a wide range of remarkable opportunities beyond those offered by the conventional brittle ceramics. However,…”
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Multilayered architectured ceramic panels with weak interfaces: energy absorption and multi-hit capabilities by Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Mirkhalaf, M., Akbarzadeh, A.H., Backman, D., Genest, M., Ashrafi, B.

“…Combining high strength and high toughness still remains a challenge in engineered materials. With the aim of improving the toughness of high-strength…”
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Engineering toughening mechanisms in architectured ceramic-based bioinspired materials by Rahimizadeh, A., Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Li, L., Barroeta Robles, J., Backman, D., Lessard, L., Ashrafi, B.

“…Ceramics offer many attractive properties including low-density, high compressive strength, remarkable thermal stability, and high oxidation/corrosion…”
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From macro to micro: Bioinspired designs for tougher ceramics by Azad, E., Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Ashrafi, B., Shadmehri, F., Hojjati, M.

“…Ceramic materials, while strong, often lack flexibility and energy absorption. Inspired by tough natural structures like nacre, toughening strategies have…”
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Biomimetic bi-material designs for additive manufacturing by Rahimizadeh, A, Yazdani Sarvestani, H, Barroeta Robles, J, Gholipour, J, Ashrafi, B

“…Superior material properties have been recently exhibited under the concept of biomimetic designs, where the material architectures are inspired by nature. In…”
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Spall Characterization of EPON 828 Epoxy with Embedded Carbon Nanotubes by Huneault, J., Pepper, J. E., Rahmat, M., Ashrafi, B., Petel, O. E.

“…The increasing use of polymer nanocomposites in armor applications requires an understanding of how these materials behave at strain-rates relevant to…”
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Measuring the Elastic Properties of Freestanding Thick Films Using a Nanoindenter-Based Bending Test by Ashrafi, B., Das, K., Le Faive, R., Hubert, P., Vengallatore, S.

“…Films with thickness ranging from 10 to 100 μm are increasingly being used as the structural components of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Measuring the…”
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ABS control using optimum search via sliding modes by Drakunov, S., Ozguner, U., Dix, P., Ashrafi, B.

“…The paper presents the control design for antilock braking systems via the sliding mode approach. In this study the authors formulate the problem as that of…”
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Nitrogen-Doped p-Type ZnO Layers Prepared with H2O Vapor-Assisted Metalorganic Molecular-Beam Epitaxy by Ashrafi, A. B. M. Almamun, Suemune, Ikuo, Kumano, Hidekazu, Tanaka, Satoru

“…N doping in ZnO is studied to realize reproducible p-type conductivity. Undoped ZnO layers prepared on a-face of sapphire substrates with H2O vapor-assisted…”
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The development of vehicle stability control at Ford by Tseng, H.E., Ashrafi, B., Madau, D., Allen Brown, T., Recker, D.

“…Addresses realistic subjects encountered in the challenge of achieving technology improvement in a vehicle stability control system. They include driver intent…”
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Deep and high precision cutting of alumina ceramics by picosecond laser by Beausoleil, C., Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Katz, Z., Gholipour, J., Ashrafi, B.

“…Ceramics possess high thermal and chemical resistance, low density, and high compressive strength; however, the machining complications imposed by their…”
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Integration of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes into a Single Component Epoxy Resin and an Industrial Epoxy Resin System by GUAN, J. W, ASHRAFI, B, MARTINEZ-RUBI, Y, ZHANG, Y, KINGSTON, Christopher T, JOHNSTON, A, SIMARD, B

“…Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) exhibit amongst the best mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of any known material. With their very high…”
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Deep precision machining of SiC ceramics by picosecond laser ablation by Amsellem, W., Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Pankov, V., Martinez-Rubi, Y., Gholipour, J., Ashrafi, B.

“…Silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic is becoming widely used in multiple industrial applications, owing to its exceptional high-temperature properties. Yet it is…”
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Digital precision in engineered ceramics: Tailoring toughness and flexibility through interlocking strategies by Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Patel, J., Shashoua, A., Ravanbakhsh, H., Taheri, S., Gholipour, J., Ashrafi, B.

“…Precise material architectures and interfaces can render conventional ceramics tough, deformable and damage-resistant, offering a wide range of possibilities…”
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High-Quality ZnO Layers Grown on 6H-SiC Substrates by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition by Ashrafi, A. B. M. Almamun, Zhang, Bao-ping, Binh, Naguyen Thanh, Wakatsuki, Kazuki, Segawa, Yusaburo

“…In this letter, the 6H-SiC substrate has been studied for the growth of the ZnO layer. The X-ray diffraction measurement clearly showed the c -axis oriented…”
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Processing and properties of graphene-enhanced glass fibre composites using a scalable manufacturing process by Barroeta Robles, J., Hong, L., Hind, S., Palardy-Sim, M., Robertson, T., Moghimian, N., Ashrafi, B.

“…The properties of a two-part epoxy resin and GFRP laminates enhanced with high contents of graphene are evaluated. The effect of graphene on the…”
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Architectured ceramics with tunable toughness and stiffness by Yazdani Sarvestani, H., Beausoleil, C., Genest, M., Ashrafi, B.

“…Architectured materials/structures provide avenues as a robust design strategy to enhance the strength and toughness of brittle materials. Architectured…”
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Applications of information channels to physics-informed neural networks for WiFi signal propagation simulation at the edge of the industrial internet of things by Olivares, E., Ye, H., Herrero, A., Nia, B. Ashrafi, Ren, Y., Donovan, R.P., Flaviis, F.

“…The ubiquitous presence of data driven technologies that move information from the edge of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to the cloud for advanced…”
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