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Sensitivity Analysis of Brinell Hardness Number to Material Properties of Structural Steel: A Numerical Study
Authors:
S. P. L. Madhumali ,
University of Peradeniya, LK
About S. P. L.
Temporary Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering
BSc Eng. (Hons) (Peradeniya)
J. A. S. C. Jayasinghe,
University of Peradeniya, LK
About J. A. S. C.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering
BSc Eng. (Hons) (Peradeniya), M Eng. (AIT), PhD. (Tokyo)
C. S. Bandara,
University of Peradeniya, LK
About C. S.
Senior Lecturer in Department of Civil Engineering
C Eng., MIE(SL), BSc Eng. (Peradeniya), MSc Eng. (Peradeniya), PhD. (Peradeniya)
A. J. Dammika
University of Peradeniya, LK
About A. J.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering
BSc Eng. (Hons) (Peradeniya), M Eng. (AIT), PhD. (Saitama)
Abstract
Hardness is not a fundamental property of a material but it is related to the elastic and plastic properties of the material. Hardness of a material can be determined from indentation hardness tests. Brinell hardness test is one of the commonly used macro-indentation hardness test types to quantify the hardness of a material. In this study, the sensitivity of Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) to the material properties of structural steels that exhibit a plastic plateau in their true stress-strain curve is analysed. Four basic structural steel material properties, Young’s modulus (
How to Cite:
Madhumali, S.P.L., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C., Bandara, C.S. and Dammika, A.J., 2021. Sensitivity Analysis of Brinell Hardness Number to Material Properties of Structural Steel: A Numerical Study. Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 54(4), pp.75–85. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/engineer.v54i4.7472
Published on
30 Dec 2021.
Peer Reviewed
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