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Mujebur Rehaman, Manjunath Patel Gowdru Chandrashekarappa, Mohan T R, Shashidhar K Kudari, Sharanaprabhu C M
In this work, the prediction of crack initiation angle (θo) under mixed mode (I/II) load is estimated from the generalized minimum plastic zone radius (GMPZR) criterion. The paper presents a detailed study on the crack-tip plastic core for…
This paper presents a novel modification of the multilevel statistical model for describing the subgrain boundary migration that can explicitly account for the topology of subgrain structures in the form of Laguerre polyhedra. The…
Stanislav Seitl, Mohammad Sami Al Khazali, Lucie Malikova, Vít Křivý, Miroslav Vacek
The present study investigates the influence of corrosion exposure on the fatigue behavior of S460NL high-strength structural steel, a material that is frequently utilized in offshore and civil engineering structures. Accelerated corrosion…
Sarthok Chandra Pandit, Nasrul Azuan Alang, Juliawati Binti Alias, Mohd Firdaus Bin Hassan, Asnul Hadi Bin Ahmad, Mohd Shamil Shaari, Zhao Lei
Various failure modes induce localized internal damage and stress concentration sites in power plant components, causing additional plasticity that degrades material strength. Effect on such localized plasticity on components durability…
C N Vikas, N. Nagesha, Manjunath Vatnalmath, Mr SathyaNarayana N
The present study focused on the evaluation of critical influencing parameters of the FSW of AA6061-T6 and AA2024-T351 alloys. The materials properties of AA6061-T6 are heat-treatable alloys possessing properties of good resistance to…
Andrea Trombetta, Cesare Certini, Luca Marco Pasini, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Luca Rosaspina, Edoardo Scabini, Andrea Casaroli
This paper examines the influence of controlled heat treatments on the mechanical behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5 Titanium alloy) to improve its performance in structural and high performance applications. Ti-6Al-4V is widely used in…
Oleg Staroverov, Artur Mugatarov, Anastasia Sivtseva, Valeriy Wildemann
In this work, a review and mathematical analysis of phenomenological models of residual strength and residual stiffness of polymer composite materials under fatigue loading have been carried out. The methodology of the analysis is…
This study investigates the modification of epoxy resins with pyrolysis bio-oils derived from plant waste, aiming to enhance mechanical performance. A method for epoxy resin modification using bio-oil is proposed, including techniques for…
Aya S.S. El-Sayed, Ahmed A. Elakhras, Hossam El-Din M. Sallam, Ashraf H. Elsafoury
This paper studied the effects of specimen size and type on the real-mode-I fracture toughness (KIC )of steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) specimens. Mode I KIC tests were performed using semicircular bend (SCB) and center-cracked…
R. Keshavamurthy, Raghu Yogaraju, G. S. Pradeep Kumar, Mallikarjun Biradar, B. K. Pavan kumar, S. Mohan Kumar, Shijo Thomas
Adding short carbon fiber reinforcement to thermoplastic matrices can improve the mechanical performance of additively manufactured polymer-based composites. This work examines the flexural behavior of Fused Deposition Modeling…
This study develops stress intensity factor (SIF) solutions for cladded WWER reactor pressure vessel nozzles subjected to pressurised thermal shock loading. Although finite element analysis is widely used for fracture assessment…
Andrea Casaroli, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Edoardo Scabini
The widespread use of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in sectors such as aerospace and aviation calls for the adoption of sustainable recycling protocols. This research evaluates the mechanical and tomographic…
Taoufik Hachimi, Najat Zekriti, Fouad Ait Hmazi, Hamza Bagar, Hatim El Assad, Nassima Naboulsi
While Additive Manufacturing (AM) of polymers has matured from rapid prototyping to functional production, the layer-wise fabrication process introduces significant mechanical anisotropy and microstructural heterogeneity, which complicates…
Suresha B, Arun Y C, Ravishankar R, Pradeep Kumar V G, Tejas M R
The focus of this research was to investigate the effects of carbon nanofiber (CNF) reinforcement on the mechanical performance, interfacial characteristics, and abrasive wear behavior of short glass fiber/polyphenylene sulfide (GF/PPS)…
Igor Zorin, Vladimir Pisarev, Svyatoslav Eleonsky, Aleksandr Elkin, Galina Tyurina, Eugene Statnik, Alexey Salimon, Alexander Korsunsky
Residual stress significantly influences the mechanical performance, fatigue resistance, and structural reliability of titanium alloys used in engineering applications. This study investigates the residual stress distribution induced by…
Hybrid continuous fiber–reinforced composites produced by fused deposition modeling (FDM) offer a promising solution for lightweight load-bearing structures. However, their mechanical performance is strongly governed by internal…
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of thickness of energy director (EDs) and ultrasonic welding (USW) process parameters on structure formation and interlaminar shear strength (LSS) values of lap-joints of composite…
The present work investigates the compressive mechanical response of three lattice structures manufactured via VAT photopolymerization. A bio-inspired architecture, derived from the observation of Euplectella aspergillum, was compared with…
The purpose of this work is to validate the N-SIF, SED and ENS approaches for the fatigue design of austenitic stainless steel welded joints. Literature fatigue data for cruciform welded joints, originally expressed in terms of nominal…
Christoph Bleicher, Ahmad Qaralleh, Sascha Fliegener, Silke Sommer, Robert Kleinhans, Manuel Pintore
Automotive industry and mechanical engineering strive to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of their products. This becomes increasingly important as aluminum usage grows for lightweight, efficient components. Nevertheless, cast…
