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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: 829 Downloads: 448 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 139-142

Crack tip field in circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) in tension affected by loss of axial symmetry

J. Toribio, B. González, J.C. Matos

In this paper, the stress intensity factor (SIF) is computed in a circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) subjected to tensile loading, considering that the resistant ligament is circular and exhibits certain eccentricity in relation to…

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Miscellanea Views: 861 Downloads: 896 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 456-471

Crack simulation models in variable amplitude loading - a review

Luiz Carlos H. Ricardo, Carlos Alexandre J. Miranda

This work presents a review of crack propagation simulation models considering plane stress and plane strain conditions. It is presented also a chronological different methodologies used to perform the crack advance by finite element…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 1,116 Downloads: 519 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 585-601

Justification of fracture criteria for salt rocks

Alexander Baryakh, Andrey Tsayukov

The study of salt rocks deformation and fracture processes is an essential part of mining parameters justification for mineral salt deposits. The results of uniaxial compression tests on large salt rock specimens are presented as a loading…

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Miscellanea Views: 850 Downloads: 492 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 108-113

Prediction of three-dimensional crack propagation paths taking high cycle fatigue into account

Guido Dhondt

Engine components are usually subject to complex loading patterns such as mixed-mode Low Cycle Fatigue Loading due to maneuvering. In practice, this LCF Loading has to be superimposed by High Cyclic Fatigue Loading caused by vibrations.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.13

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 819 Downloads: 621 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) March 5, 2024 pp. 425-439

Fracture processes numerical modeling of elastic-brittle bodies with statistically distributed subregions strength values

Eugeniia Feklistova, Artur Mugatarov, Valeriy Wildemann, Anton Agishev

This work is devoted to the fracture processes numerical modeling of elastic-brittle bodies taking into account the statistical distribution of subregions strength values and stress concentration. The novel formulation of the boundary…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,600 Downloads: 1,016 Vol. 2, No. 6 (2008) pp. pages 3-10

On the relationship between J-integral and CTOD for CT and SENB specimens

S. K. Kudari, K.G. Kodancha

In this investigation the relationship between J-integral and CTOD is studied considering a Compact Tensile (CT) and Single edge notched bend (SENB) specimens using finite element analysis. The magnitude of CTOD is estimated by…

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 727 Downloads: 450 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 3, 2019 pp. 410-422

Numerical modeling based on moving mesh method to simulate fast crack propagation

Francesco Fabbrocino, Marco Francesco Funari, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Raimondo Luciano

An analysis to show the capability of moving mesh strategy to predict dynamic crack growth phenomena in 2D continuum media is proposed. The numerical method is implemented in the framework of the finite element method, which is coupled…

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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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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,836 Downloads: 722 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 112-134

Crack simulation for the cover of the landfill – A seismic design

Abdoullah Namdar, Mehran Karimpour-Fard, Omer Mughieda, Filippo Berto, Nurmunira Muhammad

The stability of the landfill is an environmental issue. The collapse of the landfill causes environmental pollution and influences human life. In the present study, the crack on the cover of the landfill was simulated. Rankine’s theory…

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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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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 541 Downloads: 415 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 137-150

Influence of the applied layer on the state of stress in a bimetallic perforated plate under two load variants

Mateusz Konieczny, Grzegorz Gasiak, Henryk Achtelik

The paper presents the results of the analysis of the influence of the applied plate layer on the state of stress in the bimetallic perforated plate. The finite element method ANSYS program was used for numerical calculations. The paper…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 751 Downloads: 616 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 153-162

Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method

Andrea Chiocca, Michele Sgamma, Francesco Frendo, Francesco Bucchi, Giuseppe Marulo

Material fatigue is extensively discussed and researched within scientific and industrial communities. Fatigue damage poses a significant challenge for both metallic and non-metallic components, often resulting in unexpected failures of…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 880 Downloads: 453 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 136-144

Assessment of the strength reliability of high-temperature heat exchangers with long service life at the design stage

Vyacheslav Popov, V.V. Kashelkin, A.S. Demidov

The article describes a method for assessing the strength reliability of high-temperature heat exchangers with service life of several tens of thousands of hours at the design stage, when there is not enough statistical data on the…

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Miscellanea Views: 584 Downloads: 433 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 26, 2019 pp. 152-160

Effect of crack position and loading conditions on SIF in SiC particles reinforced Al composite

Aicha Metehri, Madani Kouider, Abdelkader Lousdad

In this paper the effect of reinforcement crack position and loading conditions (in mode I) on the stress intensity factors of the Al/SiC_p metal matrix composite was examined using a finite element method. A simple cubic cell model with…

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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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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 899 Downloads: 562 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 212-231

Numerical analysis of the elastic-plastic behavior of a tubular structure in FGM under pressure and defect presence

Kouider Madani, A. Houari, A.S. Bouchikhi, M. Mokhtari

Given the field of application and the many advantages, the use of FGM (Functionally Graded Materials) materials has recently been extended in several components and more particularly in cylindrical structures, which have been the subject…

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Fatigue Views: 1,029 Downloads: 876 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 7, 2019 pp. 164-173

The FEA and experimental stress analysis in circular perforated plates loaded with concentrated force

Mateusz Konieczny, Grzegorz Gasiak, Henryk Achtelik

ABSTRACT. The paper presents an analysis of an isotropic circular axisymmetric perforated plate loaded with concentrated force Pi applied in the geometric center of the plate using finite element software ANSYS. The test plate with…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 772 Downloads: 513 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 25, 2019 pp. 209-230

Finite Element Analysis and ANFIS investigation of seismic behavior of sandwich panels with different concrete material in two story steel building

Faezeh Jafari, Baitollah Badarloo

This study aimed to apply sandwich panel in a two-story steel building to improve its behavior. Sandwich concrete panels consist of three basic components including wires, insulating layer and concrete cover. This research studied the…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,087 Downloads: 792 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 69-88

Flexural behavior of delta and bi-delta cold-formed steel beams: experimental investigation and numerical analysis

Yazid Hadidane, Nadia Kouider, Mohammed Benzerara

Cold-formed steel (CFS) structural members retain their positions in the lightweight construction industry. This is due to the significant advantages of CFS. The optimization of these CFS elements will allow the construction of economical…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 416 Downloads: 294 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 114-127

Structural model updating based on metamodel using modal frequencies

Jutao Wang, Zhenzhong Liu, Liju Xue

Modal frequencies are often used in structural model updating based on the finite element model, and metamodel technique is often applied to the corresponding optimization process. In this work, the Kriging model is used as the metamodel.…

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Fatigue Views: 829 Downloads: 782 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 316-326

Numerical analysis and thermal fatigue life prediction of solder layer in a SiC-IGBT power module

Dianhao Zhang, Xiao-guang Huang, Bin-liang Cheng, Neng Zhang

Limited by the mechanical properties of materials, silicon (Si) carbide insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) can no longer meet the requirements of high power and high frequency electronic devices. Silicon carbide (SiC) IGBT…

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 565 Downloads: 859 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 310-330

Experimental and numerical evaluation of compression confinement techniques for HSC beams reinforced with different ratios of high strength steel reinforcement

Seleem Ahmad, Abdo-Alfatah Graf, Abd El-Monem El-Kholy, Mohamed Bneni, Ahmed Elkilani

This work presents experimental and numerical research to evaluate the compression confinement techniques of HSC beams reinforced with different ratios of high-strength steel reinforcement. Twelve specimens of high-strength reinforced…

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Fracture Views: 1,074 Downloads: 592 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 128-138

Finite element analysis of the behavior of bonded composite patches repair in aircraft structures

Islam El-Sagheer, Mai Taimour, Mariam Mobtasem, Amr Abd-Elhady, Hossam El-Din M. Sallam

This paper aims to analyze the multi-effects of the glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite patch to repair the inclined cracked 2420-T3 aluminum plate. Three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) was used to study the effect of…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 727 Downloads: 477 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) January 3, 2020 pp. 174-188

Finite element analysis of the thermomechanical behavior of metal matrix composites (MMC)

Zaoui Bouchra, Baghdadi Mohammed, Boualem Serier, Mohammed Belhouari

In this work the finite element method (FEM) was used to analyze the mechanical behavior of the composite materials subjected to the mechanical loading. This behavior is studied in terms of stress intensity factor variation as a function…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 705 Downloads: 513 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 306-324

Code development for the computational analysis of crack propagation in structures

Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Efstathios Theotokoglou, George I. Tsamasphyros

In this study, the main objective was the creation of a code, which gives the capability to a Finite Element Analysis Program with no built-in crack study tools, to study the propagation of a crack, in a cracked surface. For this purpose…

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 606 Downloads: 451 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) July 29, 2025 pp. 55-72

Numerical modeling of fracture processes of bodies with stress concentrators under conditions of proportional loading, taking into consideration the statistical distribution of ultimate strength and partial loss of load bearing capacity

Eugeniia Feklistova, Artur Mugatarov, Valeriy Wildemann

This work is dedicated to the development of a fracture model for an elastic-brittle solid with statistically distributed strength characteristics of subregions and the application of this model to describe fracture processes of bodies…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.05

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 514 Downloads: 278 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 21, 2025 pp. 124-156

Elasto-plastic truss optimization under geometric nonlinearity using a genetic algorithm

Péter Grubits, Pálma Porrogi, Majid Movahedi Rad

This paper presents an advanced optimization methodology for truss structures, addressing both elasto-plastic design cases—where plastic deformations are controlled within predefined limits—and purely elastic scenarios, in which inelastic…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 559 Downloads: 897 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 464-487

Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms

Fabrizio Greco, Daniele Gaetano, Lorenzo Leonetti, Paolo Lonetti, Arturo Pascuzzo, Aurora Skrame

The evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of existing buildings is becoming very significant nowadays, especially for ancient masonry structures, that represent the cultural and historical heritage of our countries. In this research, the…

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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Views: 598 Downloads: 790 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) March 23, 2025 pp. 236-246

Effect of fracture energy estimation on the predictions of mode II behavior of bonded joints using cohesive zone models

Michele Perrella, Enrico Armentani, Giuseppe Lamanna, Valentino Paolo Berardi

Fracture behavior of adhesive joints is an important topic in structural design of new structural elements or in retrofitting of existing ones. The mechanical models available in literature capable of predicting the failure mode of these…

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Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering Views: 406 Downloads: 424 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 11, 2025 pp. 342-357

Strengthening of steel I-Section girder web with depth discontinuity against localized buckling

Amin Almasri, Mohammad Nadeem Akhtar

Stepped steel girders and beams with a jump in section depth are highly susceptible to local web buckling at the step location. Although tapered steel girders have been studied extensively by researchers, abruptly stepped steel girders…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 620 Downloads: 513 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 359-372

Mixed Finite Element Computation of Energy Release Rate in Anisotropic Materials Based on Virtual Crack Closure-Integral Method

Sami Derouiche, Salah Bouziane, Hamoudi Bouzerd

The material with anisotropic properties are becoming widely essential due to the ease to manipulate their mechanical properties in order to obtain a particular quality, insure safety or a specific behavior. Those kind of materials are…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,457 Downloads: 1,261 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 1-17

Ductile fracture modeling of metallic materials: a short review

Riccardo Fincato

Since the end of the last century a lot of research on ductile damaging and fracture process has been carried out. The interest and the attention on the topic are due to several aspects. The margin to reduce the costs of production or…

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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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Fracture Views: 923 Downloads: 486 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 202-210

Probabilistic Elastic-plastic Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Propagation of Cracks in Pipes under Internal Pressure

Belaïd Mechab, Mokadem Salem, Medjahdi Malika, Serier Boualem

This study presents a three dimensional finite element method analysis of semi-elliptical surface cracks in pipes under internal pressure load. In the elastic–plastic case, estimates of the J-integral are presented for various ratios…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 1,467 Downloads: 910 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 271-288

Numerical analysis of isolated end-flattened steel bars under compression in space trusses

Henrique de Araujo Rosa Cruz, Luciano Mendes Bezerra, Welington Vital da Silva, Ramon Silva

This research aims to characterize the behavior of isolated end-flattened steel bars under compressive loading, in which global instabilities or excessive local deformations represent a significant part of the causes of structural…

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Fracture Views: 570 Downloads: 470 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 451-463

Fatigue growth rate of inclined surface cracks in aluminum and titanium alloys

Rustam Yarullin, Mikhail Yakovlev

In this paper the fatigue crack growth tests were carried out on surface-crack tension (SCT) specimens, made of 7050 and Ti6Al4V alloys, with initial semi-elliptical surface cracks. Pure Mode I conditions were realized on SCT specimens…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 677 Downloads: 586 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 27, 2024 pp. 296-309

Modelling of crack propagation in miniaturized and normal SENB specimens based on local failure criterion

Bernadett Spisak, Zoltán Bézi, Réka Erdei, Szabolcs Szávai

The use of miniaturized specimen testing methods is a promising way to solve the problem of limited materials in RPV monitoring programs. The use of miniature specimens allows the evaluation of fracture toughness from other specimen…

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Fatigue Views: 558 Downloads: 409 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 202-210

Asymptotic response of friction stir welded joint under cyclic loading

Imane Elmeguenni

Fatigue takes a place more and more important in the design of structures, it remains a key point in the mechanical dimensioning of structures. The Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process is regarded today as the most promising alternative to…

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Miscellanea Views: 772 Downloads: 460 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 1, 2018 pp. 54-64

Numerical Investigation on Stress Intensity Factor and J Integral in Friction Stir Welded Joint through XFEM method

Imane imane_elmeguenni Elmeguenni, Mohamed Mazari

In fracture mechanics (domain of cracked environments), it is concerned to forecast the behavior of the structures until their ruin. Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a new process for solid-state joining, it can weld high strength aluminum…

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Fatigue Views: 619 Downloads: 441 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 228-240

Influence of contact parameters in fretting-fatigue contact 3D problems

Fella Hamadouche, Habib Benzaama, Mohamed Mokhtari, Miloud Abbes Tahar

A numerical study on the influence of contact parameters on fretting fatigue behavior is carried out by using a new method SFEM (Stretching Finite Element Method) is presented in this article. Several parameters are made to vary: geometric…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 2,462 Downloads: 563 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 5, 2020 pp. 256-268

Elastoplastic analysis of cracked Aluminum plates with a hybrid repair technique using the bonded composite patch and drilling hole in opening mode I

Wahiba Nessrine Bouzitouna, Wahid Oudad, Mohamed Belhamiani, Djamel Eddine Belhadri, Leila Zouambi

The objective of this study is to analyze the performance of composite bonding repair, hole drilling and the combination of the two techniques (hybrid repairs) by tensile tests and to show the interest of a hybrid repair versus to other…

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Details: Elastoplastic analysis of cracked Aluminum plates with a hybrid repair technique using the bonded composite patch and drilling hole in opening mode I PDF Visual Abstract

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 791 Downloads: 541 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 102-112

Optimization of the geometrical parameters of bonded composite wrap for repairing cracked pipelines

sidi Mohamed Medjdoub Nesreddine, Belabbes Bachir Bouadjra, Miloudi Abdelkader

In this study the finite element method is used to analyze the performances of bonded composite wrap repair of cracked steel pipelines. Parametric analysis was performed in order to highlight the effects of the geometrical properties on…

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 582 Downloads: 400 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) August 12, 2024 pp. 105-120

Numerical study of the influence of the parameters of statistical distribution of the structural elements’ ultimate strength on deformable bodies’ fracture processes

Eugeniia Feklistova, Artur Mugatarov, Valeriy Wildemann

This work is dedicated to the numerical study of the influence of the parameters of statistical distribution of the structural elements’ ultimate strength on fracture processes of deformable bodies with stress concentrators. The loading…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.06

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 595 Downloads: 491 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 104-115

Effect of Stiffener Characteristics on the Seismic Behavior and Fracture Tendency of Steel Shear Walls

Osman Shallan, Hassan Maaly, Mohammed Elgiar, Alaaeldin Elsisi

The steel plate shear walls (SPSW) are currently being considered as a lateral load resisting system. A numerical method was proposed to have a comprehensive comparison of seismic behaviors of the plane wall (PW) and stiffened plane wall…

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Details: Effect of Stiffener Characteristics on the Seismic Behavior and Fracture Tendency of Steel Shear Walls PDF Visual Abstract

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 641 Downloads: 716 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 166-176

Uniformity of thickness of metal sheets by patchwork blanks: potential of adhesive bonding

Gianluca Parodo, Gillo Giuliano, Luca Sorrentino

The sheet metal forming operations generally involve the production of parts characterized by a non-uniform thickness distribution. However, in some cases, a product characterized by a distribution of thicknesses that is as uniform as…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 647 Downloads: 509 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) July 10, 2019 pp. 29-37

Numerical simulation of crack propagation behavior of a semi-cylindrical specimen under dynamic loading

Ghorban Khandouzi, Mohsen Mollashahi, Mojtaba Moosakhani

To design and evaluate the analytical crack propagation of a specimen under dynamic load, measurement of dynamic fracture parameters is necessary. However, analytical methods have significant complexity, and experimental methods are also…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.04

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Miscellanea Views: 1,181 Downloads: 754 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 1, 2018 pp. 30-38

Prediction of Cycle Life of Expansion Bellows for Fixed Tube sheet Heat Exchanger

CHouiter adel, D. D. Benzerga, A. Haddi, T. Tamine

Research on determining the lifetime of an expansion bellows designed to compensate the difference in expansion between the shell and the tubes in a fixed tube sheet heat exchanger has never ceased because of its Importance in a heat…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.03

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,191 Downloads: 3,308 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 19, 2019 pp. 112-125

Using a cohesive zone modeling to predict the compressive and tensile behavior on the failure load of single lap bonded joint

Badr Benamar, Mokhtari Mohamed, Madani Kouider, Benzaama Habib

The detachment plates 2024T3 by an Araldite adhesive is studied in this work by using the finite element method to predict the damage in traction and compression behavior under the effect of geometrical parameters such as the lap length…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.11

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Fatigue Views: 1,116 Downloads: 654 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) January 28, 2020 pp. 67-81

A comparative study on the fatigue life of the vehicle body spot welds using different numerical techniques: Inertia relief and Modal dynamic analyses

G.H. Farrahi, Alireza Ahmadi, Kazem Reza Kashyzadeh, Shahram Azadi, Kambiz Jahani

Among different parts of a vehicle, the body is the main load-bearing component and as a result, its durability is critical. Fatigue analyses are typically divided into different categories, the quasi-static methods and the dynamic…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.06

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