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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 1,035 Downloads: 607 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) August 15, 2024 pp. 157-176

Effect of printing process parameters on tensile strength and wear rate of 17-4PH stainless steel deposited using SLM process

Priya Sahadevan, Pon Selvan Chithirai, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, Amiya Bhaumik, Agustin Flores Cuautle

In the current work 17-4PH Stainless Steel is deposited using SLM process. It is widely used to build structural parts appropriate for automotive, medical, and aerospace applications. The 17-4 PH SS samples were deposited using technical…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 562 Downloads: 379 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) June 6, 2025 pp. 219-235

Investigation on the tensile strength, hardness and wear properties in n-B4C reinforced Al7075 composites

Ravikumar

The impact of n-B₄C on the mechanical and tribological behavior of Al7075 particle reinforced composites were assessed by analyzing samples of the resultant nano-composites for micro-structure, hardness, tensile strength, and wear behavior…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.15

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Fracture Views: 1,523 Downloads: 1,015 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 234-245

Computer Vision Algorithm for the detection of fracture cracks in Oil Hardening Non-Shrinking (OHNS) die steel after machining process

Akshansh Mishra, Vijaykumar S Jatti, Nitin K Khedkar, Rahul B. Dhabale, Ashwini V Jatti

A variant of neural network for processing with images is a convolutional neural network (CNN). This type of neural network receives input from an image and extracts features from the image while also providing learnable parameters to…

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Details: Computer Vision Algorithm for the detection of fracture cracks in Oil Hardening Non-Shrinking (OHNS) die steel after machining process PDF Visual Abstract

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 704 Downloads: 568 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) May 29, 2024 pp. 210-226

The Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites

T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

This study explores how ageing temperature and the volume percentage of Al₂O₃+B₄C nanoparticles influence the machinability and hardness of stir-cast Al-7075 Metal Matrix Composite (MMC). Using liquid metallurgy techniques, hybrid…

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Details: The Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites PDF Visual Abstract

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Fracture Views: 679 Downloads: 457 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 242-253

Supervised Machine Learning Classification Algorithms for Detection of Fracture Location in Dissimilar Friction Stir Welded Joints

Akshansh Mishra, Apoorv Vats

Machine Learning focuses on the study of algorithms that are mathematical or statistical in nature in order to extract the required information pattern from the available data. Supervised Machine Learning algorithms are further sub-divided…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 1,108 Downloads: 649 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 217-230

Damage-failure transition in titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V under dwell fatigue loads

Vladimir Oborin, Aleksandr Balakhnin, Oleg Naimark, Yuri Gornostyrev, Vladimir Pushin, Nataliya Kuranova, Dimitrii Rasposienko, Aleksey Svirid, Aleksey Uksusnikov

The role of structural mechanisms responsible for the consequent staging of damage-failure transition as the combination and continuity of ductile and creep kinetics of the structure evolution and the modeling in dwell fatigue regime.…

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SI: IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 536 Downloads: 367 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 115-128

Damage accumulation near the cold-expanded hole due to high-cycle fatigue by crack compliance method

Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Yuri Matvienko, Vladimir Pisarev, Michael Zajtsev

The novel destructive method is implemented for quantitative assessment of fatigue damage accumulation in the stress concentration zone accompanied by residual stress due to cold expansion of the through-thickness hole. Damage accumulation…

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SI: Structural Integrity and fatigue mechanisms: applications and recent trends Views: 920 Downloads: 758 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 218-228

Fracture analysis of defect Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride pipes based on burst pressure and prediction their fraction of life

Fatima Gugouch

Most Chlorinated Poly Vinyl Chloride (CPVC) resins contain 63-69 % chlorine, in particular those used for the extrusion of plumbing tubes, due to this chlorination of basic PVC, CPVC offers a mixture of corrosion resistance and low…

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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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Fracture Views: 720 Downloads: 606 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 322-338

Fracture Load Estimations for U-Notched and V-Notched 3D Printed PLA and Graphene-Reinforced PLA plates using the ASED Criterion

Marcos Sánchez, Sergio Arrieta, Sergio Cicero

This paper addresses the estimation of critical loads in FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) printed polymers and composites containing notches. Particularly, the analysis is focused on the fracture load estimations of 39 PLA (polylactic…

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Fracture Views: 732 Downloads: 680 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 32-46

Investigation on Microstructure, Hardness, Wear behavior and Fracture Surface Analysis of Strontium (Sr) and Calcium (Ca) Content A357 Modified Alloy by Statistical Technique

K. Ganesh, K. Hemachandra Reddy, S. Sudhakar Babu, R Suresh

The aluminum alloy are extensively used in several industrial applications. Stir casting is one of the most frequently accepted methods. In the present investigation, how the microstructure, mechanical and wear mechanics of A357 alloy were…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.65.03

Details: Investigation on Microstructure, Hardness, Wear behavior and Fracture Surface Analysis of Strontium (Sr) and Calcium (Ca) Content A357 Modified Alloy by Statistical Technique PDF Visual Abstract

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 794 Downloads: 586 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 505-516

The use of acoustic emissions technique in the monitoring of fracturing in concrete using soundless chemical demolition agent

Vassilios Saltas, Despoina Peraki, Filippos Vallianatos

Soundless chemical demolition agents (SCDAs) have been used during the last decades in the demolition of boulders and concrete structures as well as in open-surface and sub-surface rock excavation, as an alternative to the use of…

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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…

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Miscellanea Views: 697 Downloads: 381 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 27, 2019 pp. 725-738

Estimation of tensile mechanical parameters of existing masonry through the analysis of the collapse of Volterra’s urban walls

Mario Lucio Puppio, Linda Giresini

In this work, numerical analyses on the Volterra’s ancient walls are performed to understand the causes of a collapse occurred after an extreme rainfall (2014) and to identify the mechanical parameters that most influenced it. The stretch…

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Miscellanea Views: 700 Downloads: 576 Vol. 3, No. 10 (2009) pp. pages 21-28

Failure prediction of T-peel adhesive joints by different cohesive laws and modelling approaches

Alessandro Pirondi

In this work, Cohesive Zone Modelling (CZM) was used to simulate failure of T-peel bonded joints with 1.5mm thick adherends, respectively, bonded toghether with Loctite Multibond 330 adhesive. The fracture toughness and load-opening…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,280 Downloads: 490 Vol. 9, No. 33 (2015) June 19, 2015 pp. pages 120-133

Multi-parameter approximation of stress field in a cracked specimen using purpose-built Java applications

V. Veselý, J. Sobek, D. Tesa?, P. Frantík, T. Pail, S. Seitl

A quality of multi-parameter approximation of the stress and displacement fields around a crack tip in a non-brittle material test specimen is studied in the paper. The stress field approximation using Williams power series is intended to…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,308 Downloads: 492 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Fatigue crack propagation in short-fiber reinforced plastics

K. Tanaka, K. Oharada, D. Yamada, K. Shimizu

The influence of fiber orientation on the crack propagation behavior was studied with single edgenotched specimens which were cut from an injection-molded plate of short-fiber reinforced plastics of polyphenylenesulphide (PPS) reinforced…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,111 Downloads: 527 Vol. 7, No. 26 (2013) September 25, 2013 pp. Pages 57-68

About the certification of railway rails

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

When the compliance with the European Code of some rail steel has to be verified, the need of carrying out the experimental activities in accordance with several testing Standards forces the operator both to solve the problems related to…

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Miscellanea Views: 823 Downloads: 445 Vol. 11, No. 40 (2017) April 3, 2017 pp. Pages 85-94

Exercise as a mean to reverse the detrimental effect of high-fat diet on bone’s fracture characteristics

Ilias Doulamis, Despina N. Perrea, Panagiotis E. Chatzistergos, Athanasios S. Mitousoudis, Stavros K. Kourkoulis

The aim of this study is to investigate whether exercise can reverse some of the adverse effects of high-fat-diet-induced obesity on lipid metabolism and bone biomechanical properties. A total of 26 adult male C57bl/6J mice were randomly…

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Miscellanea Views: 722 Downloads: 437 Vol. 4, No. 14 (2010) pp. pages 64-74

Microstructural characterisation related to hot tearing of Al-Cu sand mould castings

M. Merlin

In this paper, the hot tearing behaviour in Al-(4.8?6)%Cu sand mould castings was preliminary investigated by means of microstructural examination and image analysis. A dog-bone pattern was employed for the realisation of the castings and…

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Failure Analysis, Case Studies and Forensic Engineering Views: 803 Downloads: 607 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) July 12, 2019 pp. 54-67

Characterization of stress-strain state in gas turbine engine compressor disc taking into account damage accumulation

Natalia V Boychenko, Ivan Ishtyryakov

The stress-strain state analysis of the gas turbine engine compressor disk was carried out taking into account damage accumulation under various loading conditions in the temperature range. Characterization of the constraint effects was…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 1,231 Downloads: 858 Vol. 7, No. 24 (2013) March 20, 2013 pp. Pages 161-174

A consistent use of the Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman damage model for the R-curve calculation

Gabriele Cricrì

The scope of the present work is to point out a consistent simulation procedure for the quasi-static fracture processes, starting from the micro-structural characteristics of the material. To this aim, a local nineparameters…

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Miscellanea Views: 772 Downloads: 521 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 64-73

Numerical study of crack path by MMCG specimen using M integral

S. El Kabir, R. Moutou Pitti, N. Recho, Y. Lapusta, F. Dubois

The mixed mode loading configuration occurs in many civil engineering and mechanical applications. In wood material, the study of this problem is very important due to the orthotropic character and the heterogeneity of the material. In…

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Fracture Views: 882 Downloads: 439 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 1-13

Elastic and nonlinear crack tip solutions comparison with respect to failure probability

Valery Shlyannikov, Andrey Tumanov, Nataliya Boychenko

This study represents a methodology to assess the probability of failure based on three the driving force formulations defined by the corresponding brittle and ductile fracture criteria for compact and bending specimens made of 34XH3MA and…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,320 Downloads: 587 Vol. 7, No. 24 (2013) March 20, 2013 pp. Pages 75-80

Multiscale approach to description of deformation and fracture of brittle media with hierarchical porous structure on the basis of movable cellular automaton method

Ig. S. Konovalenko, A. Yu. Smolin,, S. G. Psakhie

An approach to multiscale description of deformation and fracture of brittle porous materials on the basis of movable cellular automaton method was proposed. The material characterized by pore size distribution function having two maxima…

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Environmentally Assisted Fracture Views: 1,641 Downloads: 1,442 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 20-45

Review of Current Developments on High Strength Pipeline Steels for HIC Inducing Service

Ehsan Entezari, Jorge Luis González-Velázquez, Diego Rivas López, Manuel Alejandro Beltrán Zúñiga, Jerzy A. Szpunar

Nowadays, an increasing number of oil and gas transmission pipes are constructed with high-strength low alloy steels (HSLA); however, many of these pipelines suffer from different types of hydrogen damages, such as hydrogen-induced…

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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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SI: New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Views: 637 Downloads: 550 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 25, 2019 pp. 487-506

Analysis of the Fatigue Damage Behavior of AW2099-T83 Al-Li Alloy under Strain-Controlled Fatigue

Muhammed Jamiu Adinoyi, Nesar Merah, Prof., Jafar Albinmousa, Associate Prof

Microstructural characteristics, monotonic and strain-controlled cyclic axial behaviors of AW2099-T83 Aluminum-Lithium alloy were investigated. Grain sizes and structures are not uniform in the different orientations studied. High strength…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 598 Downloads: 459 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) September 17, 2024 pp. 272-285

Self-similarity of damage-failure transition and the power laws of fatigue crack advance

Mikhail Bannikov, Vladimir Oborin, Oleg Naimark

We propose the interpretation of the Finite Fracture Mechanics based on the criticality of damage-failure transition due to specific metastability of free energy release. Multiscale mechanisms of fatigue damage-failure transitions in…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 883 Downloads: 577 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 4, 2019 pp. 174-192

Finite Element Analysis of Interactions of between two cracks in FGM notched Plate under Mechanical Loading

Aboubakar Seddik Bouchikhi, Abdelkader Lousdad, Khalfi Yassine, Nasser Eddine Bouida, Sadek Gouasmi, Abdelkader Megueni

The investigation of multiple crack interactions in fracture mechanics is important to predict the safety and reliability of structures. This paper introduces a numerical investigation used to calculate the J-integral of the main crack…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 690 Downloads: 387 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 19, 2025 pp. 152-164

Parameters Optimization for Manufacturing Advanced Self-Reinforced Composites based on Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

Eugene Statnik, Dmitry D. Zherebtsov, Dilus I. Chukov, Ilya I. Larin, Alnis A. Veveris, Valerii G. Torokhov, Alexander S. Kechekyan, Kristina Z. Myagkova, Iuliia A. Sadykova, Alexey I. Salimon, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Semen D. Ignatyev, Kamal M. Hammad, Sergey D. Kaloshkin

In this study, the relationships between processing, structure and properties of self-reinforced ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composites fabricated via thermal pressing are investigated. By systematically varying…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 918 Downloads: 677 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 74-87

Influence of Internal Technological Defects on the Mechanical Properties of Structural CFRP

Dmitriy Lobanov, Stanislav Slovikov, Ekaterina Lunegova

The use of carbon-fiber composite materials (CFRP) in critical cases implies an increase in the resistance to the stability of their mechanical properties. For the purpose of in-depth analysis of defects in the experiments, an integrated…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 759 Downloads: 483 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 24, 2019 pp. 58-69

Numerical crack growth study on porosity afflicted cast steel specimens

Manuel Schuscha, Martin Leitner, Michael Stoschka, Stefan Pusterhofer, Giovanni Meneghetti

This paper deals with the fatigue assessment of cast steel defects in terms of macroscopic shrinkage porosity. Within preliminary studies, a generalized Kitagawa diagram GKD was established by numerical analyses of V-notched specimens with…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 801 Downloads: 753 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. PAges 313-321

Fatigue failure analysis of pin-loaded lugs

Slobodanka Boljanovic, Stevan Maksimovic

In the present paper, mathematical models are proposed in order to analyze the strength of pinloaded lugs with semi-elliptical crack and through-the-thickness crack. The crack growth investigation of considered crack configurations tackles…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 761 Downloads: 329 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 337-351

Investigation of mechanical properties of AlSi3Cr alloy

Marialaura Tocci, Annalisa Pola, Lorenzo Montesano, G. Marina La Vecchia, Mattia Merlin, Gian Luca Garagnani

In the present paper, microstructural and mechanical properties of an innovative AlSi3Mg alloy were studied. Particularly, the effect of the addition of Cr and Mn on tensile strength and impact toughness was evaluated. In fact, the…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 758 Downloads: 779 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 176-191

Investigations on tool wear behavior in turning AISI 304 stainless steel: An empirical and neural network modeling approach

Satish Chinchanikar, Mahendra Gadge

Machining with a cutting edge with extensive damage or a fractured cutting edge significantly influences the machining performance. Therefore, investigations on tool wear behavior, their forms, and wear mechanisms will be very helpful in…

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Damage mechanics Views: 571 Downloads: 376 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 16, 2025 pp. 55-75

Prediction of crack length in thin-walled plates under different mode conditions using machine learning algorithms

Abdul Aabid Shaikh

This study uses theoretical stress intensity factor data to assess how well machine learning models predict crack length. Thin-walled damage plate under various modes was evaluated based on the theoretical relation. Using theoretical data…

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Miscellanea Views: 707 Downloads: 469 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 357-369

Numerical Comparison of Cruciform weld and Butt weld simulation and a Study of Fracture Mechanics on Two Types of Welds

Benattou Bouchouicha, Malika Tirenifi, El Bahri Ould Chikh, Ahmed Bensari

The modeling of the welding is desirable to guess the deformation of the components during manufacture, the position and the magnitude of maximum residual stresses and to envisage metallurgical effects in specific zones. The welding are…

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Fracture Views: 1,326 Downloads: 3,438 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 249-274

Mechanical properties of the most common European woods: a literature review

Beatrice Bartolucci, Andrea De Rosa, Chiara Bertolin, Filippo Berto, Francesco Penta, Anna Maria Siani

Wood is an orthotropic material used since ancient time. A literature research about the mechanical properties of density, fracture toughness, modulus of elasticity, and Poisson’s ratio has been done to have a broader view on the subject.…

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Fracture Views: 617 Downloads: 427 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 321-330

Analysis of fracture processes in reinforced concrete beams without stirrups

Marta Słowik

The analysis of fracture processes which led to shear failure in reinforced concrete beams without transverse reinforcement was performed on the basis of test results from the author’s own experimental investigation and numerical…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 1,193 Downloads: 766 Vol. 12, No. 44 (2018) March 25, 2018 pp. 161-172

Numerical simulation of self-piercing riveting process (SRP) using continuum damage mechanics modelling

Nicola Bonora, Gabriel Testa, Gianluca Iannitti, Andrew Ruggiero, Domenico Gentile

The extended Bonora damage model was used to investigate joinability of materials in self-piercing riveting process. This updated model formulation accounts for void nucleation and growth process and shear-controlled damage which is…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.44.13

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 343 Downloads: 191 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) March 1, 2026 pp. 212-222

Effect of external operational damage on the mechanical behavior of GFRP under quasi-static and fatigue loading

Anastasia Lykova, D.S. Lobanov, A.M. Pankov

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the influence of operational defects, such as surface scratches and dents, on the residual mechanical properties of glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) during quasi-static tensile and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.13

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 834 Downloads: 677 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 178-190

Analyzing Microstructural Features, Surface Topography, and Scratch Resistance of Innovative Nano-Composites Coated with High Velocity Air-Fuel Technology

G. J. Naveen, P. Sampathkumaran, A. Sathyanarayanaswamy, Avinash Lakshmikanthan

New developments in thermal spraying processes may offer higher-quality alternatives to hard chrome plating and possibilities for hard chrome plating in a range of coating applications. These include spraying with high-velocity air fuel…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.66.11

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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.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.21

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 489 Downloads: 307 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 10, 2025 pp. 73-88

Study on B4C Particulates Size on Mechanical Behavior, Fractured Surface and Optimization of the Wear Parameters of the Al7075 Composites by Statistical Approach

M. Ravikumar

Aluminum composites with varied weight percentages of 0-2.5 B₄C particles and micro- and nanoparticle sizes were fabricated by stir-casting. The material's mechanical and wear characteristics were evaluated. We used dry pin-on-disc wear…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.06

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