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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 827 Downloads: 2,152 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 481-496

Damage and failure of Orban’s gun during the bombardment of Constantinople walls in 1453

Aristotle Kakaliagos, Nikolaos Ninis

In this paper the bombardment of the Constantinople Theodosian Walls by the great cannon of Orban is numerically reproduced deploying Structural Mechanics. Overall gun dimensions were assessed based on historical reports, whereby, the…

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Miscellanea Views: 790 Downloads: 719 Vol. 12, No. 45 (2018) June 16, 2018 pp. 1-13

Numerical Simulation Analysis of the Dynamic Mechanical Property of Concrete Based on 3D Meso-mechanical Model

Fengyan Qin, Jingsong Cheng, Heming Wen, Hongbo Liu

The dynamic mechanical property of concrete is very complex and is one of the hot spots in academic research. In this paper, concrete is considered as a three-phase composite composed of cement mortar matrix, coarse aggregate and…

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Miscellanea Views: 718 Downloads: 452 Vol. 5, No. 15 (2011) December 15, 2010 pp. pages 5-13

Experimental and numerical study of cemented bone-implant interface behavior

D. Kytyr, T. Doktor, O. Jirousek, P. Zlamal, D. Pokorny

Although the total hip replacement (THR) is a long-proven method of surgical treatment of diseases and disorders of the human hip, the surgery brings some risk of long-term instability of the joint. The aim of the research was to…

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 640 Downloads: 526 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 321-333

Numerical simulation of the de-bonding phenomenon of FRCM strengthening systems

Ernesto Grande, Maura Imbimbo, Sonia Marfia, Elio Sacco

Aim of the paper is to present a one dimensional simple model for the study of the bond behavior of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) strengthening systems externally applied to structural substrates. The equilibrium of an…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 523 Downloads: 367 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 18, 2025 pp. 129-151

Fatigue behaviour of high-strength low-alloy steel sheets: influence of loading direction and microstructure on microcrack initiation and growth

María Cecilia Marinelli, Felipe Díaz, Raúl Bolmaro

This work presents an in-depth study of the low-cycle fatigue behaviour of ferritic-pearlitic HSLA-420 high-strength steel sheets, with emphasis on the influence of loading direction on fatigue life and damage mechanisms. Plastic…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 857 Downloads: 688 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 1-11

Finite-element simulation of residual stresses induced by laser shock peening in TC4 samples structurally similar to a turbine blade

Anastasiia Kostina, Maxim Zhelnin, Sathya Swaroop, Alena Vedernikova, Mariia Bartolomei

This study is devoted to the investigation of residual stresses distribution (RSD) in a TC4 sample treated with laser shock peening. The study placed special emphasis on analyzing the RSD at the part of the samples structurally similar to…

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Miscellanea Views: 766 Downloads: 515 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 23, 2019 pp. 643-654

Behavior and damage of a pipe in the presence of a corrosion defect depth of 10% of its thickness and highlighting the weaknesses of the ASME / B31G method

Habib Berrekia, D. Benzerga, A. Haddi

The company DRC (pipe repair Department) located within the SONATRACH Company of oil and gas in Algeria, which is responsible for the repair of pipelines for the transport of gas or crude petroleum, will rehabilitate old pipes that have…

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 901 Downloads: 465 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 140-149

Analysis of the crack-crack interaction effect initiated in aeronautical structures and repaired by composite patch

Nour Chafak Ibrahim, Serier Boualem, Mechab Belaïd

In this work, we analyze three - dimensionally, by the finite element method, the performance of the repair of aeronautical structures damaged by cracking and repaired by patch of composite materials. The effect of crack-crack interaction…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 692 Downloads: 354 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 31, 2024 pp. 182-192

Numerical study of delamination process of the CFRP composite

Eva Kormaníková, Kamila Kotrasova

A quasi-static approach for an interface damage model, incorporating Rayleigh damping for viscoelastic carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites, is introduced. The interface traction-relative displacement behavior is modeled using a thin…

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Failure Analysis, Case Studies and Forensic Engineering Views: 849 Downloads: 791 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 194-207

Damage and restoration of historical urban walls: literature review and case of studies

Mauro Sassu, Mario Lucio Puppio, Aida Safabakhsh

Within this work, the causes of collapses and damages occurred in masonry artefacts have been evaluated to properly identify suitable monitoring and restoration methods. In this regard, a comprehensive literature review has been performed.…

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Miscellanea Views: 541 Downloads: 501 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 331-345

Analysis of the adhesive damage for different shapes and types patch’s in Aircraft Structures corroded with an inclined crack

Mohamed Berrahou, Hayet Benzineb, Mohamed Serier

In this study, the finite element method is used to analyze the effect of corrosion and the behavior of inclined cracks of an aluminum plate Al 2024 -T3 under thermomechanical loading. The effects of the inclination of the crack and the…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 532 Downloads: 388 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 26, 2019 pp. 87-96

The crack path in fuselage panel under mixed mode biaxial loading

Alexander Zakharov, Valery Shlyannikov, Andrey Tumanov

This paper provides the background for practical applications of nonlinear fracture resistance parameters for structural integrity assessment of aviation structures with initial cracks. The subject of this numerical study is a fragment of…

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Damage mechanics Views: 778 Downloads: 527 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) April 13, 2025 pp. 41-58

Experimental investigation on mechanical behavior of sandwich structures using Digital Image Correlation (DIC)

Amina Masmoudi, Abdelhak Khechai, Ahmed Bouaziz, Guerira Belhi, Afaf Zeroual, Yassine Adimi

The aim of this work is to investigate the mechanical behavior of sandwich structures when subjected to edgewise and flatwise compression loadings, using 2D Digital Image Correlation (DIC). These structures are made of Glass Fiber…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,121 Downloads: 864 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 9-22

Effect of corrosion and sandblasting on the high cycle fatigue behavior of reinforcing B500C steel bars

Marina C. Vasco, Panagiota Polydoropoulou, Apostolos N. Chamos, Spiros G. Pantelakis

In a series of applications, steel reinforced concrete structures are subjected to fatigue loads during their service life, what in most cases happens in corrosive environments. Surface treatments have been proved to represent proper…

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Miscellanea Views: 955 Downloads: 423 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 1, 2018 pp. 65-73

The thermal damaging process of diorite under microwave irradiation

Xirui Lu, Chen Yuan, Zeng Junsen, Hu Qijun, Shao Dadong, Zhang Haibin, Lu Xirui

Laboratory tests have been conducted to investigate the effects of thermal damage on diorite under microwave irradiation. The sample rocks were heated to high temperature range of 300 to 800 ℃ in a single-mode microwave furnace. The…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,115 Downloads: 833 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 56-87

Towards Long-Term Monitoring of the Structural Health of Deep Rock Tunnels with Remote Sensing Techniques

Wadslin Frenelus, Hui Peng

Due to the substantial need to continuously ensure safe excavations and sustainable operation of deep engineering structures, structural health monitoring based on remote sensing techniques has become a prominent research topic in this…

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SI: Portuguese contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 912 Downloads: 793 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 400-410

A comparison between S-N Logistic and Kohout-Věchet formulations applied to the fatigue data of old metallic bridges materials

Joelton Fonseca Barbosa, José A.F.O. Correia, Pedro Montenegro, Raimundo Carlos Silverio Freire Júnior, Grzegorz Lesiuk, Abílio M.P. De Jesus, Rui A.B. Calçada

A new formulation of a Logistic deterministic S-N curve is applied to fatigue data of metallic materials from ancient Portuguese riveted steel bridges. This formulation is based on a modified logistic relation that uses three parameters to…

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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Views: 431 Downloads: 345 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) June 15, 2025 pp. 256-266

An experimental study into the net cross-sectional failure of damaged plates with holes for different steel grades and temperatures

Davide Leonetti, Bo van Schuppen, Maryam Jahanian, Sumya Mobder, Bert Snijder

This study reports an experimental investigation on the applicability of the net cross-sectional resistance rules of Eurocode 3 for steel plates with different bolt-hole configurations and steel grades, when relatively small fatigue cracks…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 466 Downloads: 378 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 236-251

Monitoring and analysis of reinforced concrete plate-column structure under room temperature and fire based on acoustic emission

Dongye Wang, Yuli Dong, Dashan Zhang, Weihua Wang, Xin Lu

This paper attempts to disclose the damage mechanism of reinforced concrete plate-column structure under room temperature and fire. Several tests were carried out to record the law of crack development on the plate surface under room…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 557 Downloads: 413 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 26, 2019 pp. 212-224

Algorithms for calculation damage processes

Aleksandr Dmitrievich Nikitin, Nikolay G. Burago, Ilia S. Nikitin, Boris A. Stratula

The paper reviews the existing approaches to calculating the destruction of solids. The main attention is paid to algorithms using a unified approach to the calculation of deformation both for nondestructive and for the destroyed states of…

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Environmentally-assisted fracture Views: 340 Downloads: 214 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 5, 2026 pp. 56-77

Effect of Corrosion Damage on the Fatigue Behavior of S460NL High-Strength Steel under Cyclic Loading

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…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 400 Downloads: 310 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 16, 2025 pp. 115-128

An experimental study on the rehabilitation performance of CFRP-strengthened bubble deck slabs: effects of void size and preloading levels

Abdulkhalik Abdulridha, Muntadher Bader

This study examines the rehabilitation performance of reinforced concrete bubble deck slabs (with 50 mm and 60 mm voids) strengthened with externally bonded CFRP sheets. Nine specimens were tested: eight bubble slabs (grouped by void size…

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 545 Downloads: 433 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 3, 2019 pp. 275-287

Local zigzag effects and brittle delamination fracture of n-layered beams using a structural theory with three displacement variables

Roberta Massabò, Ilaria Monetto

Equivalent single layer theories for layered beams effectively and accurately predict global displacements and internal force and moment resultants using a limited number of displacement variables. However, they cannot reproduce local…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,174 Downloads: 574 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 22, 2019 pp. 739-747

Experimental analysis of aluminium/carbon epoxy hybrid laminates under flexural load

Costanzo Bellini, Vittorio Di Cocco, Francesco Iacoviello, Luca Sorrentino

Industry needs new materials that present very high structural characteristic, such as high strength, low weight and high damage tolerance. To obtain these characteristics a new class of materials has been introduced: Fibre Metal Laminate…

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 831 Downloads: 531 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 113-123

Effect of the angles of the cracks of corroded plate in bonded composite repair

Mokadem Salem, Berrahou Mohamed, Mechab Belaïd, Bachir Bouadjra Belabbes

In this study a three-dimensional finite element method analysis of repairing plate with bonded composite patch subjected to tensile load was presented. The effect of the corrosion on the damage of the adhesive (FM73) in the length of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 1,491 Downloads: 695 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 27, 2024 pp. 164-181

Integrating AI and statistical methods for enhancing civil structural practices: current trends, practical issues, and future direction

Asraar Anjum, Meftah Hrairi, Abdul Aabid Shaikh, Noorfazrina Yatim, Maisarah Ali

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and statistical methods has revolutionized civil engineering by enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and reliability in various processes. This review systematically examines how advanced…

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SI: Fracture Mechanics versus Environment Views: 611 Downloads: 349 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 9, 2019 pp. 595-601

Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Resistance of Damaged Composite Materials

Sidi Mohammed Amine Khiat, Ramdane Zenasni, Mawloud Hamdi

The present paper proposes a strength model for unidirectional composites with Lin/Epoxy. The model assumes that, a central core of broken fibers flanked by unbroken fibers which are subject to stress concentrations from the broken fibers.…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 685 Downloads: 659 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 137-152

Optimization of damage repair with piezoelectric actuators using the Taguchi method

Abdul Aabid Shaikh

Over the last two decades, piezoelectric actuators have emerged as a promising solution for structural repair. In this work, initially the stress intensity factor (SIF) estimation using the finite element (FE) approach at crack tips in…

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Miscellanea Views: 861 Downloads: 472 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 30-39

Modeling of the stress-strain relationship for specimens made of S355J0 steel subjected to bending block loading with mean load

R. Pawliczek, C.T Lachowicz

The paper presents results of calculation for modelling of the stressstrain relationship in the case of block loads with mean load value. A model, based on the stable hysteresis loops, was assumed and modified to use for block loading…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,000 Downloads: 585 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 24, 2019 pp. 698-713

Finite Element Analysis of the thermo-Mechanical Behavior of composite Pipe Elbows under Bending and Pressure loading

Elamine Abdelouahed, M. Mokhtari, H. Benzaama

Elbows under load experience more stress and strain than straight tubes. The strength of the composite tubes plays an important role in their use, the damage under a thermomechanical behavior of a composite tubular structure bent between…

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Miscellanea Views: 876 Downloads: 544 Vol. 7, No. 24 (2013) March 20, 2013 pp. Pages 81-88

A study of the stored energy in titanium under deformation and failure using infrared data

A.Yu. Fedorova, M.V. Bannikov, O.A. Plekhov

The work is devoted to the experimental study of heat dissipation caused by plastic deformation and failure processes taking place in a titanium alloy Ti-4.2Al-1.6Mn. To investigate the spatial and time evolution of temperature, a set of…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 635 Downloads: 443 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 348-356

Numerical model of cracking pattern in laminated bamboo specimens under tensile and shear loads

Martín Estrada, Dorian L Linero, Caori P Takeuchi

This work describes a two-dimensional numerical model that allows detecting the appearance of cracks and calculating their propagation in elements made of laminated bamboo, under tension and shear. This composite material has long parallel…

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SI: IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 755 Downloads: 661 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 359-373

A probabilistic fatigue crack growth life approach to the definition of inspection intervals for railway axles

C. Mallor, S. Calvo, J.L. Nuñez, R. Rodriguez-Barrachina, A. Landaberea

Different options that rely on fracture mechanics are currently used in engineering during the design and assessment of components. One of the most important aspects is the time taken for a crack to extend to its critical size. If this…

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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 629 Downloads: 466 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 106-123

Effect of different parameters controlling the flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened with NSM using nonlinear finite element analysis

Ramy Mostafa Reda, Zeinab Omar, Hossam Sallam, Seleem S. E. Ahmad

Near surface mounted technique become the most attractive technique for strengthening RC structures. Several researches had been conducted to study experimentally the flexural behavior of RC members strengthened with NSM technique unlike…

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Miscellanea Views: 504 Downloads: 455 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 26, 2019 pp. 831-839

Analysis of mechanical properties of transition segment of road and bridge based on high-strength foam concrete

Hongmei Cao

The settlement difference in the transition section of road and bridge may lead to traffic accidents, which has many negative effects. Back filling of foam concrete behind abutment is a good method of treatment. In this study, a kind of…

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 947 Downloads: 505 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 3, 2018 pp. 277-293

A numerical model based on ALE formulation to predict crack propagation in sandwich structures

Marco Francesco Funari, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Saverio Spadea

A numerical model to predict crack propagation phenomena in sandwich structures is proposed. The model incorporates shear deformable beams to simulate high performance external skins and a 2D elastic domain to model the internal core.…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 203 Downloads: 145 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 3, 2026 pp. 13-26

Effect of continuous carbon fiber layup architecture on tensile performance of hybrid FDM composites

Evgeniy Lobov, Mikhail Tashkinov

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…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 895 Downloads: 692 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 112-126

Analysis of damage control of thin plate with piezoelectric actuators using finite element and machine learning approach

Asraar Anjum, Abdul Aabid Shaikh, Meftah Hriari

In recent studies, piezoelectric actuators have been recognized as a practical and effective material for repairing cracks in thin-walled structures, such as plates that are adhesively bonded with piezoelectric patches due to their…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 631 Downloads: 381 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 18, 2024 pp. 151-163

Numerical analysis of 3D printed joint of wooden structures regarding mechanical and fatigue behaviour

Petr Lehner, Přemysl Pařenica, David Juračka, Martin Krejsa

This paper presents numerical models of a 3D printed plastic joint applicable to the connection of wooden structures. The research presented provides a comparison of two alternative solutions for the geometry of the joint and results from…

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Fracture Views: 1,073 Downloads: 813 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 208-223

Investigation into effective mechanical properties of porous material produced by the additive manufacturing method

Mahdi Fakoor, Seyed Mohammad Javad Tabatabaee

Porous materials are defined as materials that contain holes, voids, or spaces in their structures, which can be interconnected or isolated. In the most complex forms of these materials, the holes can have irregular shapes with a random…

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Fatigue Views: 620 Downloads: 410 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 275-281

Numerical analysis of the influence of maximum residual thermal stresses on the intensity factor between the matrix and particle interfaces in metal matrix composite

Taieb Nehari, Kaddour Bahram, Driss Nehari, Abdelfatah Marni Sandid

A critical problem in the application of metal matrix composites is the presence of high residual thermal stresses induced during the development process. These thermally induced stresses are generally detrimental to the service life of…

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SI: Fracture Mechanics versus Environment Views: 573 Downloads: 491 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) July 17, 2019 pp. 98-111

Environmental effects on the reliability of an AISI 304 structure

Racim Boutelidja, Abdelmoumene Guedri, Mohammed Amine Belyamna, Bachir Merzoug

This work is based on the application of probabilistic fracture mechanics (MRP) models to predict the reliability of pressure pipelines in nuclear power reactors. The simulation of cracking of stainless steel piping under the conditions of…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,186 Downloads: 591 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 14, 2018 pp. 437-450

A quick-assessment procedure to evaluate the degree of conservation of rockfall drapery meshes

Maddalena Marchelli, Valerio De Biagi, Daniele Peila

Drapery meshes are protection devices installed on a cliff for mitigating rockfall hazard. They can prevent the detachment of rock fragments and control the dynamics of the falling blocks. During their design working life, drapery meshes…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 444 Downloads: 487 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 11, 2025 pp. 358-372

A novel approach to estimation of residual strength of laminated polymer composites under compression after impact

Oleg Staroverov, Anastasia Sivtseva, Artur Mugatarov, Sevastyan Koksharov

This work is dedicated to the experimental study of the influence of preliminary dynamic loading on the residual strength of the laminated polymer composite under compression. A series of low-velocity transverse drop-weight impact tests in…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,076 Downloads: 490 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 136-146

Statistical analysis of fatigue crack propagation data of materials from ancient portuguese metallic bridges

J.A.F.O. Correia, A.M.P. De Jesus, R. Calcada, B. Pedrosa, C. Rebelo, Luis Simoes da Silva, G. ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering,

In Portugal there is a number of old metallic riveted railway and highway bridges that were erected by the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, and are still in operation, requiring inspections and remediation…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 549 Downloads: 128 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 1, 2025 pp. 250-264

Consecutive shock waves and fatigue loads: action invariants as optimization parameters under Laser Shock Pinning

Mikhail Bannikov, Oleg Naimark, Aleksandr Balakhnin, Vladimir Oborin, Sergey Uvarov, Aleksandra Yurina

The criteria for optimizing shock-wave modes to increase the fatigue life of aircraft engine alloys are discussed with reference to laser shock peening (LSP). They are based on the self-similarity of plastic wave fronts and the kinetics of…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 756 Downloads: 598 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 311-321

Nonlinearity of mechanical behavior of 3D-reinforced composites under compression

Stanislav Slovikov, Andrey Babushkin, Maria Gusina

Modern technological capabilities make it possible to produce 3D spatially-reinforced for polymer composite materials. The tasks of experimental research and analysis of the deformation process of new composite materials for aviation…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.66.19

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 675 Downloads: 423 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 1, 2019 pp. 342-353

Simulation of the corrosion-induced damage on aluminum alloy 2024 specimens with equivalent surface notches

Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Nikoleta Siskou, Christina-Margarita Charalampidou, Stavros Kourkoulis

The effect of corrosion environment aggressiveness on the tensile mechanical properties degradation of AA2024-T3 was investigated. Tensile specimens were pre-corroded for various exposure times to different corrosive solutions, i.e.…

10.3221/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.29

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Miscellanea Views: 787 Downloads: 488 Vol. 3, No. 10 (2009) pp. pages 3-11

Complexity: a new paradigm for fracture mechanics

A. Carpinteri, S. Puzzi

The so-called Complexity Sciences are a topic of fast growing interest inside the scientific community. Actually, researchers did not come to a definition of complexity, since it manifests itself in so many different ways [1]. This field…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.10.01

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SI: Damage Mechanics of materials and structures Views: 542 Downloads: 380 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 24, 2025 pp. 166-180

Phase-field modeling for investigating the effect of rebar positioning and uniform versus non-uniform corrosion on concrete fracture

Ba-Thanh Vu, Dac-Duc Nguyen, The-Truyen Tran, Duc-Nhiem Tran, Ngoc-Long Nguyen, Tien-Thanh Bui, Xuan-Lam Nguyen

Rebar corrosion significantly affects the overall performance and the service life of reinforced concrete (RC) structures due to the reduction in the bond strength between concrete and rebar, leading to the delamination of the concrete…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.12

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