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SI: From Microcracks to Structural Failure: Emerging Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 55 Downloads: 32 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 23, 2026 pp. 298-315

Validation of Notch-Stress Intensity Factor, Strain Energy Density and Effective Notch Stress approaches in fatigue life assessment of austenitic steel welded joints

Santi Marchetta, Pasqualino Corigliano, Giulia Palomba, Giacomo Risitano, Dario Santonocito

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…

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Fracture Views: 1,543 Downloads: 626 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 346-362

Investigation fatigue crack initiation and propagation cruciform welded joints by extended finite element method (XFEM) and implementation SED approach

Hamza Djeloud, Mustafa Moussaoui, Ahmed Kellai, Dahmane Hachi, Filippo Berto, Benattou Bouchouicha, Brahim Elkhalil Hachi

This study has used the strain energy density (SED) approach to evaluate the stress intensity factor (SIF) of cracked cruciform welded joints in Hardox 450 steel. A microstructural analysis was made of Hardox 450 steel which is composed of…

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Miscellanea Views: 833 Downloads: 577 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 495-501

Degradation assessment of waterlogged wood at Haimenkou site

Gao Jingran, Li Jian, Qiu Jian, Guo Menglin

Haimenkou site is the largest railing-enclosed wooden architecture settlement site on the waterfront in current China. This research conducts degradation assessment of waterlogged wood at Haimenkou site with various methods, including…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 915 Downloads: 1,130 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 385-407

Synthesis, Microstructural Characterization, Mechanical, Fractographic and Wear Behavior of Micro B4C Particles Reinforced Al2618 Alloy Aerospace Composites

Veeresha G, Manjunatha B, V. Bharath, M Nagaral, VAuradi

In the current studies an investigations were made to know the effect of 63 micron sized B₄C particles addition on the mechanical and wear behavior of aerospace alloy Al2618 metal composites. Al2618 alloy with different weight percentages…

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 798 Downloads: 516 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 94-101

High cycle fatigue assessment of steel load-carrying cruciform welded joints: an overview of recent results

song wei, Xuesong Liu

In this paper, high cycle fatigue failure behavior of Load-carrying Cruciform Welded Joints (LCWJ) is assessed using Strain Energy Density (SED) approach. Different analytical solutions are proposed and applied to illustrate the effects of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 409 Downloads: 262 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 6, 2025 pp. 281-296

Effect of pearlite nanoclay reinforcements on the mechanical and tribological behaviour of AA7076 metal nanocomposites

G. U. Raju, Vinod Kumar V. Meti, Amitkumar R. Nadugeri, I.G. Siddhalingeshwar, M. A. Umarfarooq, N.R. Banapurmath, Ashok M. Sajjan, B. H. Maruthi Prashanth

Aluminium alloy composites are extensively utilised in the aerospace, automobile, and marine industries due to their lightweight structure and high strength-to-density ratio. However, there remains significant potential to further improve…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 661 Downloads: 478 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 8, 2019 pp. 639-647

Multi-axial fatigue numerical crack propagation in cruciform specimens

Venanzio Giannella, Michele Perrella

Two cracks, initiated from the opposite tips of a central notch inclined by 45°, were considered in cruciform specimens made of Ti6246. A static load was applied to a cruciform arm while a cyclic load was applied along the other arm.…

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Miscellanea Views: 831 Downloads: 595 Vol. 6, No. 19 (2012) December 20, 2011

Damage localization and rupture with gradient damage models

K. Pham, J.-J. Marigo

We propose a method of construction of non homogeneous solutions to the problem of traction ofa bar made of an elastic-damaging material whose softening behavior is regularized by a gradient damage model.We show that, for sufficiently long…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 628 Downloads: 508 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) January 7, 2025 pp. 26-33

Numerical study of residual stress fields after double-sided symmetric laser shock peening of blade edge

Mariia L. Bartolomei, Igor S. Kudryashev, Rustam R. Sabirov, Alexander M. Korsunsky

This paper deals with numerical modelling of the residual stress field formed after laser shock peening of a thin blade edge from TC4. It is shown that the application of double-sided symmetric laser shock peening is an effective way of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 633 Downloads: 365 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) May 25, 2024 pp. 192-209

Residual stress determination by blind hole drilling and local displacement mapping in aluminium alloy aerospace components

Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Vladimir Pisarev, Eugene Statnik, Alexey Salimon, Alexander Korsunsky

The determination of residual stresses by combining blind hole drilling and optical interferometric measurement of relief deformation is re-visited to evaluate its applicability to aerospace structures. The experimental methodology…

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 1,448 Downloads: 748 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) November 29, 2019 pp. 189-198

Influence of biochar additions on the fracture behavior of foamed concrete

Devid Falliano, Dario De Domenico, Antonino Sciarrone, Giuseppe Ricciardi, Luciana Restuccia, Giuseppe Ferro, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Ernesto Gugliandolo

The present study concerns the experimental investigation of foamed concretes with 1600 kg/m³ density that incorporate biochar additions in the mix. A series of small notched beams are prepared to determine the fracture energy in CMOD…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,808 Downloads: 987 Vol. 12, No. 44 (2018) March 18, 2018 pp. 16-24

Experimental study of the effect of water-cement ratio on compressive strength, abrasion resistance, porosity and permeability of Nano silica concrete

Kamal Rahmani, Belal Rahmanzadeh, Saber Piroti

The effect of water-cement ratio on abrasion resistance, porosity and hydraulic conductivity coefficient of Nano silica concrete have been studied in this research (paper). The compressive strength of concrete in a particular temperature…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,016 Downloads: 641 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 17, 2018 pp. 459-467

Mechanical Behavior Analysis of a Friction Stir Welding (FSW) for Welded Joint Applied to Polymer Materials

Hachellaf kaddour, Meddah Hadj Miloud, Ould Chikh El Bahri, Lounis Abdallah

Welding is a technique of fusion joining the material involving a process of inter-molecular diffusion adhesion. Polymer welding is an assembly method among several known assembly techniques such as gluing. This welding process applies to…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 470 Downloads: 340 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) April 5, 2025 pp. 1-11

The assessment of the severity of local impact on a pro-bionic composite lattice shell by the use of fiber-optic sensors

Sergei Sapozhnikov, Evgeny Dubovikov

The paper considers a pro-bionic lattice shell (PBLS) for civil aviation structures and the problem of getting the parameters of a local low-velocity impact taking the value of residual strain by fiber optic sensors (FOS) installed in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.01

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Miscellanea Views: 1,887 Downloads: 574 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

High temperature fatigue tests and crack growth in 40CrMoV13.9 notched components

P. Gallo, F. Berto

The present paper addresses experimentally the high temperature fatigue of 40CrMoV13.9 steel and the effect of surface roughness on fatigue strength and crack initiation. The 40CrMoV13.9 steel is widely used in different engineering high…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 1,501 Downloads: 808 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 526-536

Use of by-products for partial replacement of 3D printed concrete constituents; rheology, strength and shrinkage performance

Michail Papachristoforou, Vasilios Mitsopoulos, Maria Stefanidou

In this paper, fly ash, ladle furnace slag and limestone filler were utilized in concrete used as material for additive manufacturing (3D printing). Fly ash and ladle furnace slag were used as a replacement of cement (30% wt.) and…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,067 Downloads: 621 Vol. 12, No. 43 (2018) December 28, 2017 pp. Pages 79-89

Continuum damage modeling through theoretical and experimental pressure limit formulas

Fatima Majid, Mohamed Elghorba

In this paper, we developed a mathematical modeling to represent the damage of thermoplastic pipes. On the one hand, we adapted the theories of the rupture pressure to fit the High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) case. Indeed, the theories for…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.43.05

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 392 Downloads: 257 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 22, 2025 pp. 155-166

A Three points bending ultrasonic fatigue resistance and vickers hardness of Tlalpujahua clay thermally treated

Hipólito Magdiel Venegas Montaño, Pablo Genaro Martínez Torres, Victor López Garza, Luis Miguel Torres Duarte, Gonzalo Mariano Domínguez Almaraz

Ultrasonic fatigue at an operating frequency of 20 kHz was conducted on thermally treated clay bricks at 500, 750, and 1000 °C with a holding time of 5 h, using a three-point bending setup to assess their fatigue endurance. A Vickers…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.11

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 624 Downloads: 631 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 36-49

On the effect of stiffness/softness and morphology of interphase phase on the effective elastic properties of three-phase composite material

Fedaoui Kamel, Lazhar Baroura, Karim Arar, Hichem Amrani, Mohamed said Boutaani

In the present study, Composite material consisting of an elastic homogeneous isotropic matrix in which are embedded coated elastic isotropic inclusions, widely used in many applications is investigate by homogenization approach coupled to…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.55.03

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 1,716 Downloads: 2,531 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 246-256

High carbon steel/Inconel 718 bimetallic parts produced via Fused Filament Fabrication and Sintering

Paolo Ferro, Alberto Fabrizi, Franco Bonollo, H.S.A. Elsayed, Filippo Berto, Gianpaolo Savio

The possibility of producing high carbon steel/Inconel 718 bimetallic parts via Fused Filament Fabrication and Sintering is explored. Compatibility of the two alloys with particular attention to elements interdiffusion through the…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 430 Downloads: 245 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 15, 2025 pp. 339-350

Diagnostics and experimental analysis of 3D printed concrete structural elements

Kristyna Hrabova, Matěj Velát, Pavel Schmid, Petr Daněk, Richard Dvořák

This study investigates the structural behaviour of elements produced by extrusion-based 3D concrete printing (3DCP). Six full-scale columns with intentional imperfections were tested in three-point bending and subsequently analysed…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,051 Downloads: 792 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 166-178

Study on Micro - Nano Sized Al2O3 Particles on Mechanical, Wear and Fracture Behavior of Al7075 Metal Matrix Composites

M. Ravikumar, H. N. Reddappa, R. Suresh, E. R. Babu, C. R. Nagaraja

Having Low density and being Light weight with better mechanical properties, aluminum is the most significant material and is universally used in highly critical applications like navy, aerospace and particularly automotive activities.…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,429 Downloads: 452 Vol. 9, No. 33 (2015) June 19, 2015 pp. pages 17-24

Three-dimensional effects on cracked components under anti-plane loading

F. Berto, A. Campagnolo

The existence of three-dimensional effects at cracks has been known for many years, but understanding has been limited, and for some situations still is. Understanding improved when the existence of corner point singularities and their…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 708 Downloads: 723 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 497-504

Metal foaming by powder metallurgy process: investigation of different parameters on the foaming efficiency

Ioannis Papantoniou, Helena Kyriakopoulou, Dimitrios Pantelis, Dimitrios Manolakos

Aluminium foams, produced by powder metallurgy process, have significant potential applications for uses in weight-sensitive structural parts. Problems in the production of metal foams arise from the lack of knowledge in the control of…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,030 Downloads: 651 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 59-68

Al2O3 and TiO2 flux enabling activated tungsten inert gas welding of 304 austenitic stainless steel plates

Hiralal S. Patil, D. C. Patel

Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) is important in those manufacturing where it is significant to control the mechanical and metallurgical characteristics and its weld bead geometry. This work has been committed to study the influence of…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,203 Downloads: 668 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 439-447

Impact of nano sized SiC and Gr on mechanical properties of aerospace grade Al7075 composites

M. Ravikumar, Rudra Nail

Aluminum composites exhibit high resistance to wear and corrosion, possess high strength, offer durability and more such properties. In this study, Al7075, reinforced with nano size SiC - Gr was produced by a stir casting technique and its…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 1,154 Downloads: 1,016 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 5, 2018 pp. 425-436

Assessment of tensile and fatigue behavior of PEEK in a physiologically relevant environment

Mirco Peron, Jan Torgersen, Filippo Berto

In the last decades the necessity of implant devices is continuously increasing. The researchers have thus focused their attentions on the development of new biocompatible materials, in particular polymers. Among them, polyetheretherketone…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 745 Downloads: 517 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 186-196

In-Plane Mixed-Mode Brittle Fracture Assessment of Harsin Marble Using HCSP Specimen

Hadi Salavati, Zuhair Moqadaszadeh, Morteza Rashidi Mogaddam

The primary objective of this manuscript is studying the effect of T-stress term (T) on the crack propagation angle (CPA) and fracture toughness of in-plane mixed mode loading by utilizing a generalized form of minimum strain energy…

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 1,353 Downloads: 592 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 20, 2019 pp. 251-263

A metallurgical and thermal analysis of Inconel 625 electron-beam welded joints

Luca Romanin, Paolo Ferro, Alberto Fabrizi, Filippo Berto

Inconel 625 is a nickel-based superalloy that finds application in many industrial sectors thanks to its high strength, excellent fabricability, and outstanding corrosion resistance. It is characterized by a good weldability and often used…

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Fracture Views: 955 Downloads: 0 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 244-253

A Study on microstructure, mechanical and fracture behavior of Al2O3 - MoS2 reinforced Al6061 hybrid composite

K. R. Suchendra, Reddy M Sreenivasa, M. Ravikumar

Al composites usage is growing and is gaining importance in aerospace, automotive and marine industries due to their excellent characteristics. Aluminum composites exhibit high resistance to wear and corrosion, possess high strength, offer…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.16

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Miscellanea Views: 1,167 Downloads: 772 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 225-239

Valorization and recycling of packaging belts and post-consumer PET bottles in the manufacture of sand concrete

Yasmina Biskri, Mohammed Benzerara, Laidi Babouri, Ouided Dehas, Redjem Belouettar

The valorization of local by-products in the manufacture of a new range of sand concrete and the improvement of their properties, will lead to seek an arrangement between performance and cost in order to achieve a resistant material. Waste…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.16

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 963 Downloads: 337 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 8, 2025 pp. 310-320

Correlation Between Process Parameters and Mechanical Properties of Ti6Al4V Alloys Processed by Electron Beam Melting

Carolina Schillaci, Daniela Pilone, Filippo Berto, Costanzo Bellini, Vittorio Di Cocco, Paolo Di Giamberardino, Daniela Iacoviello

The present study of Ti6Al4V alloy production via Electron Beam Melting (EBM) represents a cutting-edge research topic impacting different strategic engineering applications. This can be attributed to the widespread use of this alloy and…

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SI: New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Views: 784 Downloads: 440 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 21, 2019 pp. 478-486

Investigating the contribution of geometry on the failure of cellular core structures obtained by additive manufacturing

Hugo Araújo, Marco Leite, AMR Ribeiro, Augusto M Deus, Luis Reis, M Fatima Vaz

The aim of this work is to evaluate the mechanical properties and failure analysis of cellular core structures with different geometries that were obtained by additive manufacturing. Sandwich panels are widely used in the aerospace and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.45

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 66 Downloads: 25 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 25, 2026 pp. 316-339

Parametric analysis of carbon nanofiber effects on mechanical properties and abrasion resistance of GF/PPS hybrid composites

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)…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.19

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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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Damage mechanics Views: 618 Downloads: 568 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 4, 2025 pp. 227-261

Multidisciplinary characterisation, weathering patterns, and durability assessment of stone blocks for the conservation of Tamentfoust fort (ex. Rusguniae) in Algiers.

Nesrine MEDDOUR, Boualem Djebri, Luisa Rovero

This study investigates the physico-mechanical properties, mineralogical composition, deterioration processes, weathering patterns, and durability of building materials in the Ottoman Fort of Tamentfoust, Algiers, to inform heritage…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.16

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Fatigue Views: 959 Downloads: 584 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 373-397

Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment on tensile and stress-controlled low-cycle fatigue behaviors of aluminum-silicon alloy: Effect of nano-clay addition and heat-treatment

Mohammad Azadi, Adel Basiri, Ali Dadashi, G. Winter, B. Seisenbacher, F. Grün

The objective of the present paper is to investigate the stress-controlled low-cycle fatigue behavior of piston aluminum-silicon (AlSi) alloy reinforced with nano-clay particles and T6 heat-treatment. The piston aluminum-silicon alloy…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.27

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 968 Downloads: 363 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 24, 2019 pp. 53-64

Averaged strain energy density estimated rapidly from the nodal stresses by FEM for cracks under mixed mode loadings including the T-stress contribution

Giovanni Meneghetti, Alberto Campagnolo, Filippo Berto

The present contribution reviews a recently proposed method to rapidly estimate the averaged SED at the tip of short as well as long cracks under in-plane I+II and long cracks under out-of-plane I+III mixed mode loadings. Short cracks are…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.06

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SI: New Trends in Structural Health Monitoring Views: 445 Downloads: 387 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) August 19, 2024 pp. 177-191

Enhancing Generalizability of a Machine Learning Model for Infrared Thermographic Defect Detection by Using 3D Numerical Modeling

Vladimir Vavilov, Arsenii Chulkov, Alexey Moskovchenko

The paper describes the implementation of 3D numerical simulation in machine learning models used in infrared thermographic nondestructive testing. The enhancement of generalizability of such models emerges as a decisive factor for…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.10

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 584 Downloads: 760 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 417-425

Modeling of mechanical behavior of cork in compression

Younès Saadallah

The present work consists of a contribution in modeling the mechanical behavior of cork in compression. For this purpose, compression tests are performed in the non-radial direction on high density reproduction cork samples. Cork shows…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.32

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