Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Rading, G. O"
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Effect of runner design on mechanical properties of permanent mould aluminium castings
Mbuya, T. O; Oduori, M. F; Rading, G. O; Wekesa, M. S (2006)A comparison of the influence of different runner designs on the mechanical properties of aluminium castings has shown that filtered rectangular runners (FRRs) yield aluminium castings with higher and more reliable mechanical ... -
The effect of welding on the fatigue crack growth rate in a structural steel
Rading, G. O (1993)Fracture mechanics principles have been used to study the effects of welding on the rate of fatigue crack growth (FCG) in a low-carbon structural steel. The steel concerned is used widely in the fabrication of the ... -
An evaluation of residual stress distribution in welded compact tension specimens using neutron diffraction
Rading, G. O (Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2005)The neutron diffraction technique was used to determine the residual stress field in welded compact tension specimens of the aluminium-lithium alloy AA 2095. The deep penetrating characteristic of neutrons was exploited ... -
Geometric constants in plain cross-bored cylinders
Kihiu, J. M; Rading, G. O; Mutuli, S. M (Dept. of Mech. Eng., University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2003)A three-dimensional FEM computer program was developed to establish the stress distributions and SCFs in thick walled cylinders with flush and nonprotruding plain cross bores under internal pressure. The displacement ... -
A Model for HAZ Hardness Profiles in AI-Li-X Alloys: Application to the AI-Li-Cu Alloy 2095
Rading, G. O; Shamsuzzoha, M; Berry, J. T (1998)In a previous paper (Ref. 1), details were presented of a theoretical model describing the evolution of the hardness profiles in the heat-affected zones (HAZ) of AI-Li-X weldments. The intent of the model was to ... -
A model for heat-affected zone hardness profiles in Al-Li-X alloys
Rading, G. O; Berry, J. T (1998)A model based on reaction kinetics and elemental diffusion is proposed to account for the presence of double inflection in the hardness profiles of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in weldments of Al-Li-X alloys tested without ... -
A Model Hardness for Heat-Affected Zone Profiles in AI-Li-X Alloys
Rading, G. O; Berry, J. T (1998)A model based on reaction kinetics and elemental diffusion is proposed to account for the presence of double inflection in the hardness profiles of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in weldments of AI-Li-X alloys tested ... -
Stress characterization of autofrettaged thick-walled cylinders
Kihiu, J. M; Mutuli, S. M; Rading, G. O (Department of Mechanical Engingeering, 2003)The inaccessibility of commercial software has necessitated the development of low-cost, general-purpose finite element method (FEM) computer programs for structural analysis. Using the FEM program, the elastic, elastic-plastic, ...