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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 906 Downloads: 512 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 25, 2019 pp. 97-106

Approximation of the crack-tip field in fatigue cracks in bridge steel specimens: DIC analysis of different constraint levels

Stanislav Seitl, Petr Miarka, Vladimir Ruzicka, Lucie Malikova, Alejandro Cruces, Pablo Lopez Crespo

A study on the accuracy of the approximation of the displacement field around of crack tip in a sample made from bridge steel (S355) is main objective of contribution. Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) theory in framework of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.10

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 908 Downloads: 588 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 516-526

Heat dissipation and fatigue crack kinetic features of titanium alloy Grade 2 after laser shock peening

Anastasia Iziumova, Aleksei Vshivkov, Aleksandr Prokhorov, Elena Gachegova, Denis Davydov

The work is devoted to experimental investigation of the laser shock peening (LSP) effect on fatigue crack propagation rate and heat dissipation at the crack tip in specimens made of titanium alloy Grade 2 with a stress concentrator. It is…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.35

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 1,004 Downloads: 648 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 192-204

Study of defects influence on chlorinated polyvinyl chloride pipes damage and analysis of their fracture

Fatima Gugouch, M. Meknassi, M. Elghorba, A. Wahid, H. Mouradi, H. Bouhssis, A. Maziri

In several industrial applications, plastic, composites and ceramics replace a number of metallic structures such as copper, aluminum and steel. Most recently installed piping water and gas systems in the world are made of thermoplastic…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.14

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 237 Downloads: 137 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 25, 2026 pp. 173-206

Mechanical characterization and crack propagation in Additively Manufactured Polymers using Digital Image Correlation: a review

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…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 230 Downloads: 98 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) March 13, 2026 pp. 238-264

Numerical and experimental study of the behavior of a polyamide during the ECAE process using a 105° die

Habib Houari, Benaoumeur Aour, Salah Ramtani, Fayçal Benalia, Salma Barboura

Among the various severe plastic deformation techniques, Equal Channel Angular Extrusion (ECAE) is a widely used method that introduces significant plastic deformation into a sample by forcing it through two intersecting channels, without…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,105 Downloads: 624 Vol. 6, No. 21 (2012) June 29, 2012 pp. 46-53

Infrared thermography study of the fatigue crack propagation

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

The work is devoted to the experimental study of heat dissipation process caused by fatigue crack propagation. To investigate a spatial and time temperature evolution at the crack tip set of experiments was carried out using specimens with…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,026 Downloads: 410 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 315-327

Strain capacity assessment of API X65 steel using damage mechanics

Gabriel Testa, Nicola Bonora, Domenico Gentile, Andrew Ruggiero, Gianluca Iannitti, Antonio Carlucci, Yazid Madi

Strain-based design for offshore pipeline requires a considerable experimental work aimed to determine the material fracture toughness and the effective strain capacity of pipe and welds. Continuum damage mechanics can be used to limit the…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,015 Downloads: 706 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 437-460

Experimental and numerical assessment of the location-based impact of grouting defects on the tensile performance of the fully grouted sleeve connection

Espoir Kahama, Xie Fuzhe, Chunhua Lu, Isaac Offei

The presence of grouting defects emanating from construction operations constitutes a major threat to the structural integrity of the grouted sleeve connection of precast concrete members. This work presents a location-based assessment of…

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Miscellanea Views: 580 Downloads: 480 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 24, 2019 pp. 748-762

Prediction of thermomechanical behavior of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene using a newly developed nonlinear damage-reliability model

Abderrazak En-naji, N. Mouhib, H. Farid, M. El Ghorba

The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of temperature on the mechanical behavior of an amorphous polymer, namely acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), based on a series of uniaxial tensile tests on smooth specimens at…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.67

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Miscellanea Views: 545 Downloads: 794 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 265-310

Cracking Patterns of Brittle Hemispherical Domes: an Experimental Study

Siwen Cao, Andras A. Sipos

Crack formation in hemispherical domes is a distinguished problem in structural mechanics. The safety of cracked domes has a long track record; the evolution of the cracking pattern received less attention. Here, we report…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,087 Downloads: 435 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 303-314

Influence the loading conditions and the stress concentrators on the spatial-time inhomogeneity due to the yield delay and the jerky flow: study by using the digital image correlation and the infrared analysis

Tatyana V. Tretyakova, Valery E. Wildemann

The paper deals with the investigation of the temporal instabilities and spatial localization due to the Lüders behavior and the Portevin–Le Chatelier effect in the carbon steel C1010 and the aluminummagnesium alloy AA5052, which manifest…

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 437 Downloads: 256 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 16, 2025 pp. 46-54

Experimental investigation of the influence of internal defects (voids, wrinkles) on the shear properties of CFRP

Stanislav Slovikov, Dmitriy Lobanov

The study focuses on examining the impact of internal manufacturing defects (voids and wrinkles) on the mechanical behavior of structural carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) under shear loading. Specimens of VKU/VSE1212 material with a…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 777 Downloads: 556 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 24-42

The effect of beam width and crack-depth ratio on mode I fracture toughness of RCB: an experimental and numerical study

Seleem Ahmad, Ghada Gamiaa, Abd El-Monem El-Kholy

In the present work, the fracture performance of pre-cracked reinforced concrete beams was investigated numerically and experimentally. Experimental and numerical programs were designed to examine the effect of beam width, b, (120 and 250…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.03

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Miscellanea Views: 1,211 Downloads: 502 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 119-127

Evaluation of mixed mode I/II fracture toughness of C 50/60 from Brazilian disc test

Stanislav Seitl, Petr Miarka

Durability and sustainability of structures made from concrete like materials is getting more into an interest of civil engineers. Structures are subjected not only to uniaxial load, this means if there is a crack inside the load could be…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,377 Downloads: 456 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 147-160

Generalised fracture mechanics approach to the interfacial failure analysis of a bonded steel-concrete joint

Wouter De Corte, Peter Helincks, Veerle Boel, Jan Klusak, Stanislav Seitl, Geert De Schutter

Steel-concrete joints are often made by welded shear studs. However, this connection reduces the fatigue strength, especially in situations where locally concentrated loads occur with a large number of load cycles e.g. in bridge decks. In…

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SI: Structural Integrity and fatigue mechanisms: applications and recent trends Views: 1,331 Downloads: 962 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 246-256

Analysis of the resistance to crack propagation in SENT test specimens printed in ABS using parallel or crossed filaments between layers

Oumaima Aourik, Abdelkerim Chouaf, Mourad Othmani

Additive manufacturing techniques continue to develop and cover all industrial fields. However, the performances of aspect and mechanical behavior of the parts obtained by this process remain to be mastered and are still the subject of…

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.02

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Miscellanea Views: 1,005 Downloads: 482 Vol. 12, No. 43 (2018) December 29, 2017 pp. Pages 106-112

The effect of porosity on fragmentation statistics of dynamically loaded ZrO2 ceramics

Marina Davydova, Sergei Uvarov, Oleg Naimark

The effect of load intensity and porous material structure on the fragmentation statistics of ZrO2(MgO)-based ceramics is studied. Cylindrical samples were fragmented under dynamic compression. Experimental data processing showed that the…

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Miscellanea Views: 674 Downloads: 494 Vol. 1, No. 2 (2007) pp. pages 17-24

Applicazione della meccanica della frattura viscoelastica alla previsione della vita di tubi in polibutene

Luca Andena, Marta Rink, Roberto Frassine

Isotactic polybutene-1 (i-PB1) is a polymer used for the manufacturing of pressurized pipes. In this work two grades of i-PB1 with a different degree of isotacticity have been investigated; they have been supplied by Basell Polyolefins.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.02.03

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Miscellanea Views: 931 Downloads: 433 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 9, 2014 pp. pages 438-445

Integrated assessment procedure for determining the fracture strength of glass components in CSP systems

L. Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes, B. Li

The structural integrity and reliability of glass components are key issues for concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. For example, the glass windows in a solar furnace may suffer catastrophic fracture due to thermal and structural…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 1,103 Downloads: 620 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Estimation of stepwise crack propagation in ceramic laminates with strong interfaces

L. Náhlík, K. Štegnerová, P. Hutar

During the last years many researchers put so much effort to design layered structures combining different materials in order to improve low fracture toughness and mechanical reliability of the ceramics. It has been proven, that an…

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Miscellanea Views: 978 Downloads: 978 Vol. 10, No. 37 (2016) June 13, 2016 pp. 87-93

An all-in-one numerical methodology for fretting wear and fatigue life assessment

I. Llavori, M.A. Urchegui, W. Tato, X. Gomez

Many mechanical components such as, bearing housings, flexible couplings and spines or orthopedic devices are simultaneously subjected to a fretting wear and fatigue damage. For this reason, the combined study on a single model of wear…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,201 Downloads: 859 Vol. 7, No. 25 (2013) April 11, 2013 pp. Pages 7-14

Crack propagation mechanism and life prediction for very-highcycle fatigue of a structural steel in different environmental medias

Guian Qian, Chengen Zhou, Youshi Hong

The influence of environmental medias on crack propagation of a structural steel at high and very high-cycle fatigue (VHCF) regimes is investigated based on the fatigue tests performed in air, water and 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution. Crack…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.25.02

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Fracture Views: 746 Downloads: 589 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 207-219

Crack identification in plates-type structures using natural frequencies coupled with successful history-based adaptive differential evolution algorithm

Brihmat Chahira, Nasreddine Amoura, Samir Lecheb, Hocine Kebir, Mohamed Abdessamed Ait Chikh, Bassima Tablit

In this study, a new approach, for identification and characterization of straight cracks in plates-like structures, is presented. The finite element method using a commercial software (Abaqus)is coupled with successful history-based…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.66.13

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 1,132 Downloads: 470 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 14-24

Investigating the contribution of geometrical parameters and immersion time on fracture toughness of jute fabric composites using statistical techniques

Dr. Bharath K N, G. B. Manjunatha

The aim of this work is to evaluate the failure analysis of jute fabric reinforced composite using statistical technique for marine applications. A fracture mechanics approach is proposed to determine the failure load and fracture…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.02

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SI: New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Views: 1,423 Downloads: 416 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) July 9, 2019 pp. 1-9

The effect of fatigue crack rate on the heat dissipation in metals under mixed-mode loading

Aleksei Vshivkov, Oleg Plekhov

The monitoring of a heat dissipation process can give an important information about kinetics of deformation process and current crack propagation rate. The work is devoted to the theoretical and experimental study of the problem. The…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.01

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Miscellanea Views: 928 Downloads: 616 Vol. 7, No. 25 (2013) April 11, 2013 pp. Pages 87-93

Gradient enriched linear-elastic crack tip stresses to estimate the static strength of cracked engineering ceramics

Harm Askes, Luca Susmel

According to Gradient Mechanics (GM), stress fields have to be determined by directly incorporating into the stress analysis a length scale which that takes into account the material microstructural features. This peculiar modus operandi…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.25.13

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Fracture Views: 568 Downloads: 826 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 77-85

Load bearing capacity of thin-walled rectangular and I-shaped steel sections of short both empty and concrete-filled columns

Amor Bouaricha, Naoual Handel, Aziza Boutouta, Sarah Djouimaa

In this experimental work, strength results obtained on short columns subjected to concentric loads are presented. The specimens used in the tests have made of cold-rolled, thin-walled steel. Twenty short columns of the same cross-section…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.58.06

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SI: From Microcracks to Structural Failure: Emerging Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 216 Downloads: 151 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 17, 2026 pp. 107-119

Experimental and numerical investigations of lattice structures

Liviu Marsavina, Mihai Marghitas, Cosmin Marsavina, Davide D’Andrea, Dario Santonocito, Giacomo Risitano

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…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,307 Downloads: 927 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 66-80

Experimental Analysis of the Physical Degradation of Polymers – The Case of Polymethyl Methacrylate

Afaf Kaddouri, Boualem Serier, Khacem Kaddouri, Mohamed Belhouari

Polymers are known to be sensitive to aging; their lifetime can be predicted through experimental tests. The present paper presents an experimental study on the long-term performance of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) exposed to solar and…

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 769 Downloads: 459 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 5, 2018 pp. 303-320

The effect of low-cycle fatigue on evolution of fracture mechanics parameters in residual stress field caused by cold hole expansion

Yury Matvienko, Vladimir Pisarev, Svyatoslav Eleonsky

Localized displacement measurements based on electronic speckle-pattern interferometry are used to obtain crack mouth opening displacement (CMOD), stress intensity factor (SIF) and T-stress values during crack growth around cold-expanded…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 453 Downloads: 609 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) July 16, 2024 pp. 55-70

Correlation coefficients of vibration signals and machine learning algorithm for structural damage assessment in beams under moving load

Toan Pham Bao, Vien Le-Ngoc

This paper presents a novel method of assessing structural damage in beams exposed to moving loads via acceleration signals through experimental studies. In this study, beams are supported on both ends, and their dynamic response to moving…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.03

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 1,361 Downloads: 1,275 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 14, 2019 pp. 541-551

Analysis of Printed Circuit Boards strains using finite element analysis and digital image correlation

Liviu Marsavina, Alexandru Falk, Octavian Pop

This paper investigates the use of digital image correlation (DIC) and finite element analysis for strain measurement on Printed Board Circuits (PCBs). Circuit boards (PCBs) are designed to mechanically support and electrically connect an…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 488 Downloads: 370 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) February 6, 2025 pp. 80-101

Investigation on the characterization and modelling of Fracture Process Zone behavior in Concrete Beams subjected to Three-Point Loading Tests

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

The fracture behavior of quasi-brittle materials such as concrete is characterized by the presence of a fracture process zone (FPZ) that precedes the main crack. Within this zone, various mechanisms, including the formation of microcracks…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 579 Downloads: 440 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 451-470

Double initial and caustic curves in diametrically compressed transparent discs - Application to the contact length

Christos Markides

General formulae for double initial and caustic curves (reflected and transmitted) are obtained in the case of smooth contact of two cylindrical elastic bodies of arbitrary radii. Namely, based on the method of reflected and transmitted…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 638 Downloads: 502 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 1-15

Evaluation of the survivability of CFRP honeycomb-cored panels in compression after impact tests

Oleg Staroverov, Elena Strungar, Valery Wildemann

This paper is oriented to the experimental research of the mechanics of the CFRP sandwich plates, glass and carbon fiber sample panels with a large-cell honeycomb core. The method for testing polymer composite sample plates in compression…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.56.01

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 501 Downloads: 282 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 28, 2025 pp. 193-205

Studying the strength and damageability of composite element in looped metal-composite joint under tensile loading

Irakly Kacharava, Tatiana Ryzhova, Vladimir Vermel, Alexander Shanygin, Danil Fomin, Yury Mirgorodsky, Nikolay Kovalyov, Yulia Petronyuk, Vadim Levin, Sergey Lekomtsev

The article presents the results of computational and experimental studies of the strength and damageability of a connecting composite part in a metal-composite joint of isogrid and anisogrid structures made of polymer composite material…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 890 Downloads: 339 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) January 9, 2025 pp. 34-45

Improved flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beam strengthened using stainless steel wire mesh

Shail Shah, Parth Raithatha, Sunil Raiyani

The paper presents an experimental investigation of the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beam elements strengthened externally with stainless steel wire mesh (SSWM). SSWM has the potential to be an alternative composite…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.04

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Miscellanea Views: 1,272 Downloads: 810 Vol. 12, No. 45 (2018) June 16, 2018 pp. 67-85

Analysis of crack growth problems using the object-oriented program bemcracker2D

Gilberto Gomes, Antonio C O Miranda

This paper presents an application of the boundary element method to the analysis of crack growth problems in linear elastic fracture mechanics and the correlation of results with experimental data. The methodology consists of computing…

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Damage mechanics Views: 511 Downloads: 352 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 21, 2025 pp. 139-152

Damage mechanisms in hybrid composites: experimental characterisation and energy-based numerical analysis

João M. Parente, L.M. Ferreira, P.N.B. Reis

This study analyses the failure mechanisms of bilayer hybrid composites, consisting of carbon and glass fibres embedded in an epoxy matrix, under bending loads. The objective is to evaluate how different hybrid configurations influence…

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Miscellanea Views: 549 Downloads: 502 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 193-207

Prediction and optimizing residual stress profile induced by cold expansion in aluminum alloys using experimental design

Abdelkader Miloudi, M. Laredj, A. Lousdad, B. Benguediab

Cold expansion by hardening is a common process used in the aerospace industry to extend the fatigue lifetime of assembly holes, through a field of high compressive tangential residual stresses. The understanding and the control of the…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 907 Downloads: 384 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 434-445

Experimental and analytical investigation on the coupled elastoplastic damage model of coal-rock: The investigation on damage model of coal-rock

Yundong Shou, Jianwei Zhang, Filippo Berto

In this paper, a novel coupled elastoplastic damage model for coal-rock is proposed to predict the deformation and potential disaster in coal mining. The conditions of small deformation and thermodynamic potential are considered, as well…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.34

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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 581 Downloads: 469 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) October 25, 2019 pp. 45-51

Experimental investigation of fatigue crack initiation from notch for 2024 T351 Al-alloy

Mustapha Benachour, Nadjia Benachour, Mohamed Benguediab

In this investigation, fatigue criterion was established to predict crack-initiation at the tip of a notch in aged hardening aluminum alloy. This criterion was used to predict the residual lifetime in aeronautical structures using concept…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.51.04

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SI: IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 2,016 Downloads: 366 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 272-281

Bending cyclic behavior and scatter-band analysis of aluminum alloys under beneficial and detrimental conditions through high-cycle fatigue regime

Mohammad Azadi, Hanieh Aroo

This article presents the bending fatigue behavior and the scatter-band analysis of aluminum alloys under beneficial conditions of nano-clay-particles and heat-treating, compared to detrimental conditions of the mechanical stress and the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.58.20

Details: Bending cyclic behavior and scatter-band analysis of aluminum alloys under beneficial and detrimental conditions through high-cycle fatigue regime PDF Visual Abstract

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Fracture Views: 1,300 Downloads: 592 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 326-335

The Mechanical properties and statistical analysis of the Charpy impact test using the Weibull distribution in jute-polyester and glass-polyester composites

Tahar Tioua, Djamel Djeghader, Bachir Redjel

In recent years, the use of natural fiber composites to provide a possible replacement for synthetic fiber composites for practical applications has been the subject of several studies. This study deals with the fabrication and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS62.23

Details: The Mechanical properties and statistical analysis of the Charpy impact test using the Weibull distribution in jute-polyester and glass-polyester composites PDF Visual Abstract

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 1,353 Downloads: 368 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) September 1, 2024 pp. 210-226

An interface-based microscopic model for the failure analysis of masonry structures reinforced with timber retrofit solutions

Fabrizio Greco, Lorenzo Leonetti, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, Arturo Pascuzzo, Giacinto Porco

This paper presents a refined Finite Element (FE) modeling strategy for analyzing the failure behavior of regular masonry structures reinforced with timber-based retrofit solutions. The proposed model schematizes the masonry as brick…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.12

Details: An interface-based microscopic model for the failure analysis of masonry structures reinforced with timber retrofit solutions PDF Visual Abstract

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 516 Downloads: 338 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 7, 2019 pp. 267-271

Predicting the crack path in a wedge under a concentrated tensile force by means of variational principle

Yury Matvienko, Nataliya Popova, Evgeny Morozov

Variational principle of brittle fracture mechanics is employed to predict the crack path in an infinite wedge under a concentrated tensile force. The weight function in basic equation of variational problem is assumed to be proportional…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.26

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Miscellanea Views: 1,070 Downloads: 814 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 27, 2018 pp. 306-318

Fatigue crack propagation in welded joints X70

Adel Deliou, Benattou Bouchouicha

Structural failure assessment approaches take into account local parameters, specimen geometry, loading and material. In the case of welded joints, in addition to these parameters, consideration must be given to the effect of the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.28

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