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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 734 Downloads: 862 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 27, 2024 pp. 142-153

Experimental investigation on the fatigue and fracture properties of a fine pearlitic rail steel

Davide Leonetti, Bart Schotsman

This study reports an experimental investigation of the fatigue and fracture resistance of R350HT, a heat-treated pearlitic rail steel with refined microstructure used in rails. Monotonic tensile, rotating bending, linear elastic plane…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 751 Downloads: 497 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 26, 2019 pp. 125-134

Influence of microstructure on fatigue property of ultra high-strength steels

Kanji OKUDA, Kazuhiro OGAWA, Yuji ICHIKAWA, Tsuyoshi SHIOZAKI, Naoki YAMAGUCHI

Ultra-high-strength steels (with tensile strength higher than 980 MPa) are widely used in automobile manufacturing owing to their lightweight that contributes to fuel efficiency. The fatigue strength of ultra-high-strength steels with a…

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Miscellanea Views: 995 Downloads: 505 Vol. 6, No. 21 (2012) June 29, 2012 pp. 21-29

A three-parameter model for fatigue crack growth data analysis

A. De Iorio, M. Grasso, F. Penta, G.P. Pucillo

A three-parameters model for the interpolation of fatigue crack propagation data is proposed. It has been validated by a Literature data set obtained by testing 180 M(T) specimens under three different loading levels. In details, it is…

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Miscellanea Views: 906 Downloads: 704 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 266-281

Numerical Analysis of the Crack Growth Path in the Cement of Hip Spacers

Sahnoun Zengah, Abdeljelil Mankour, Sahli Abderahmane, Hichem Salah, Abdelhafid Mallek, Mohammed Mokhtar Bouziane

The use of temporary hip prosthesis made of orthopedic cement (spacer) in conjunction with antibiotics became a prevalent method used for prosthetic infections remedy; consequently, this method makes bone cement (PMMA) more fragile. Hence…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 657 Downloads: 520 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 25, 2019 pp. 97-104

Experimental characterization of fiber-reinforced cementitious mortar under tension

Patrizia Bernardi, Roberto Cerioni, Daniele Ferretti, Filippo Leurini, Elena Michelini

This work focuses on the mechanical characterization of the inorganic matrix used for Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) composites, nowadays widely used to retrofit existing reinforced concrete and masonry structures. While…

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 722 Downloads: 604 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) April 10, 2025 pp. 23-40

Size Effect in Concrete Beams: A Numerical Investigation Based on the Size Effect Law

H. S. Vishwanatha, S. Muralidhara, B. K. Raghu Prasad

The size effect significantly influences the structural design of concrete elements, particularly when applying fracture mechanics principles. As structural dimensions increase, a significant outcome of the size effect is the decline in…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 949 Downloads: 766 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 100-111

Fatigue life investigation of notched TC4 specimens subjected to different patterns of laser shock peening

Anastasia Iziumova, Maxim Zhelnin, Anastasia Kostina, Aleksei Vshivkov, Elena Gachegova, Oleg Plekhov, S. Swaroop

The exhaustion of constructive ways for increasing the service life of parts has led to the development of new methods which can improve their material properties during operation under various loading conditions. Laser shock peening (LSP)…

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Miscellanea Views: 549 Downloads: 441 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 74-81

Experimental study on shale fracturing assisted by low-temperature freezing

Zhongying Han, Yuanfang Cheng, Xue-Liang Li, Chuan-liang Yan

Under the cold impact of liquid nitrogen, the shale suffers from the significant freezing damage, which provides the possibility of liquid nitrogen fracturing. Moreover, shale fracturing assisted by liquid nitrogen can effectively reduce…

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Miscellanea Views: 163 Downloads: 138 Vol. 1, No. 1 (2007) pp. 25-28

Numerical modelling in non linear fracture mechanics

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Some numerical studies of crack propagation are based on using constitutive models that account for damage evolution in the material. When a critical damage value has been reached in a material point, it is natural to assume that this…

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Miscellanea Views: 672 Downloads: 411 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 481-490

Durability method on corrosion fatigue performance of AH 32 steel

xiaoguang huang, zhiqiang wang

A durability method in view of cathodic protection is proposed to improve the corrosion fatigue resistance of AH 32 steel in seawater. By aid of corrosion fatigue tests, the effects of thermal spraying Zn (zinc) and Cr (chromium) coating…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 568 Downloads: 391 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 394-400

Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading

Andrea Spagnoli, David Cendon Franco, Antonio D’Angelo

The present paper is devoted to an experimental study on the fracture behaviour of natural stones, commonly used as elements for building cladding, under both monotonic and cyclic loading, with particular emphasis to white Carrara marble.…

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