Mechanical Engineering

Physics-Guided Fatigue Life Prediction of Welds Achieves Sound Accuracy

Significance  Reference Liu, Yu‐Ke & Chen, Yu‐Hao & Lu, Wen-Qing & Zhu, Ming-Liang & Xuan, Fu-Zhen. (2025). Fatigue Life Prediction of GH4169 Alloy with Convolutional Neural Networks Based on Images, Average Strain, and Damage Fraction. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 48. 5064-5078. 10.1111/ffe.70082.

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Shell-Mold Additive Manufacturing with Injection-Filled Cores

Significance    Reference Zexin Wang, Shilin Wang, Jiawei Zhu, Xiang Cheng, Ranran Jian, Injection-based additive manufacturing by shell-mold printing and core filling: A hybrid printing-injection approach, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Volume 165, 2026, Pages 484-500.

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Dynamic Coupling Through the Rolling Deformation Zone in CSP Mills

Significance  Reference Zhang, Yifang & Wan, Yiwei & Yan, Huiwei & He, Cheng & Cui, Li & Ding, Xu & Chen, Tianyi & Wan, Pingye. (2025). Research on Vertical-Torsional Coupling Closed-Loop Dynamics Model of Compact Strip Production Rolling Mills. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing. 26. 10.1007/s12541-025-01269-8.

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Configuration-dependent loading in liquid-filled tensioned membranes

Significance  Fig. 1. Configurations of the membrane–liquid interaction. (a) The classical model. (b) Membrane prevails type: The deformed liquid level is above the bottom. (c) Equipoise type: The deformed liquid level is flush with the bottom. (d) Liquid prevails type: The deformed liquid level is below the bottom.   Fig. 2. Experimental observations and the theoretical predictions of the classical …

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Surface-flow competition in zigzag and spiral bubble ascension

Significance    Reference Liu He, Yang Yajing, Wei Yanju, Mechanism of the zigzag and spiral bubble ascension: The alternating steering and continuous chase effects of the side reflux on the bottom surface, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Volume 116, 2025, 109980,

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