Browsing by Author "Hunter, Andrew"

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    • About the Impact Behaviour of Railway Fastening Systems 

      Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Rosiello, Vincenzo (Newswood Limited, 2015-07)
      On the basis of what established by the Product Technical Specifications - Specifiche Tecniche di Prodotto RFI (STP) - regarding the performance requirements that fastening systems between sleepers and rails should meet ...

    • Composite Material Design for Rail Vehicle Innovative Lightweight Components 

      Grasso, Marzio; Gallone, Antonello; Genovese, Andrea; Macera, Luigi; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Strano, Salvatore (Newswood Limited, 2015)
      This paper describes the redesign activities of lightweight rail vehicle component using advanced composite materials. The activities have been carried out in the framework of the SCILLA-M National Project funded by Ministry ...

    • Design of Composite Sandwich Shock Absorber Mounting for an Innovative Rail Vehicle End 

      Grasso, Marzio; Lenzi, Luca; Genovese, Andrea; Macera, Luigi; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Strano, Salvatore (Newswood Limited, 2015-07)
      This paper describes the design of composite shock absorber mounting for an innovative rail vehicle end in which structural, crash and aerodynamic functionalities are realized in a single integrated element. An experimental ...

    • Low Velocity Impact Response of Composite Panels for Aeronautical Applications 

      Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Ricci, Fabrizio; Rosiello, Vincenzo (Newswood Limited, 2015)
      The present experimental work analyses the impact behaviour of thermosetting composite materials for aeronautic applications. The main goal of the experimental activity was to identify the energy level in correspondence ...

    • Structural Optimization of a Total Replacement Hip Prosthesis 

      Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Rosiello, Vincenzo; Piscopo, Antonio (Newswood Limited, 2015)
      Planted articular joints replace bone articulation allowing the transfer of loads and articular displacements. However, hip prosthesis cannot guarantee the same dynamic friction coefficients of natural joints. The present ...