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SI: Showcasing Structural Integrity Research in India Views: 618 Downloads: 637 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 24, 2019 pp. 507-514

Optimization of Vanadium Content for Achieving Higher Wear Resistance and Hardness in High Cr-V White Cast Irons for Ball Tube Mill Liner Application

Dhirendra Kumar, G. Jayaraman, M. Swamy, Pavan A. H. V., Antony Harison M. C., A. N. Sudhakar

The liner materials, being used, at present from high Cr cast iron grades in coal fired tube mills are less promising due to lower combination of abrasion wear resistance, hardness and impact toughness properties, thus giving life of only…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Surface Treatment Views: 820 Downloads: 619 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 261-272

Investigation of Impact Energy Absorption of AA6061 and Composites: Role of Post-Aging Cooling Methods

G.V. Krishna Reddy, B. K. Naveen Kumar, G. Hareesha, A. M. Rajesh, Saleemsab Doddamani

Al6061 and its composites are widely employed in applications requiring high strength and impact resistance. Heat treatment, particularly ageing, is a well-established method for enhancing the mechanical properties of these composites.…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,489 Downloads: 719 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel

B. Žužek, M. Sedlacek, B. Podgornik

Considerable efforts have been made over the last decades to improve performance of spring steels, which would increase the service time of springs and also allow vehicles weight reduction. There are different possibilities of improving…

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Miscellanea Views: 835 Downloads: 588 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 135-159

Crashworthiness performance of the designed concave hexagonal structures as filler element in cylindrical shell in multiple load cases

Andre Hartawan Mettanadi, Aditya Rio Prabowo, Bambang Kusharjanta, Teguh Muttaqie, Fajar Budi Laksono, Haris Nubli

Safety Impact resistance is defined as the ability of a material to absorb impact energy through controlled failure mechanism. The greater the energy absorption by the crash safety structure, the greater the safety in preventing…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,098 Downloads: 774 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 240-249

An assessment of HDPE fillers and Fiber Wrapping on the strength of Reinforced Concrete

Shivakumar Gouda

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) is the most promising technique in the present era to bring sustainability, reliability, and pseudo ductility to concrete structures due to its superior properties. Thermoplastic and thermoset polymers are…

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Miscellanea Views: 818 Downloads: 693 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 27, 2019 pp. 230-241

Low velocity failure and integrity assessment of foam core sandwich panels

Oana Alexandra Mocian, Dan Mihai Constantinescu, Stefan Sorohan, Marin Sandu

Impact resistance and energy absorbing capability are of great interest in the design of composite sandwich structures. This paper experimentally studies damage, failure and energy absorption properties of foam core sandwich panels with…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 374 Downloads: 229 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 13, 2025 pp. 326-338

Study on mechanical, wear, corrosion and fracture characteristics of Al7075 by modifying nano sized Magnesium (n-Mg) element

M. Ravikumar, Hanumanthe Gowda, G. L. Umesh, N. K. Manjunath

Aluminum alloys are widely used in the automobile industry because of their excellent mechanical strength, low weight, and remarkable resistance to corrosion and wear. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the microstructure…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,281 Downloads: 857 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 304-325

Use of combined CZM and XFEM techniques for the patch shape performance analysis on the behavior of a 2024-T3 aluminum structure reinforced with a composite patch

Kouider Madani, Safaa Chahrazed Djebbar, Nadia Kaddouri, Mohamed El Ajrami, Mohamed Belhouari

The presence of a geometric discontinuity such as a crack or a notch can cause the failure of a structure during its use. Under various mechanical or thermal stresses, a high concentration of stresses can take place at the level of these…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 474 Downloads: 300 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 17, 2026 pp. 82-98

Experimental study on the mechanical and tribological characteristics of pineapple leaf fiber reinforced polymer composites for biomedical applications

B. A. Praveen

New biomedical supportive and lightweight structures require the creation of sustainable polymer composites of high strength and wear resistance. This research explores the use of alkali-treated pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced epoxy…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,024 Downloads: 774 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 211-219

Modelling of interfacial transition zone effect on resistance to crack propagation in fine-grained cement-based composites

H. Simonova, M. Vyhlidal, B. Kucharczykova, P. Bayer, Z. Kersner, L. Malikova, J. Klusak

In this paper, the attention is paid to investigation of the importance of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) in selected fine-grained cement-based composites for the global fracture behaviour. This is a region of cement paste around…

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Miscellanea Views: 925 Downloads: 348 Vol. 10, No. 37 (2016) June 13, 2016 pp. 272-279

Novel magnetic composites based on water soluble unsaturated polyester resin and iron oxide nanoparticles

Petar Velev, Rayna Bryaskova

Magnetic nanocomposites on the basis of water soluble unsaturated polyester resin filled with different amount of iron oxide nanoparticles have been successfully prepared. The mechanical properties of thus prepared composites as tensile…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 547 Downloads: 316 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 2, 2026 pp. 1-16

Mechanical and morphological evaluation of jute fiber reinforced epoxy composites for sustainable structural and automotive applications

B. A. Praveen

This study investigates jute fibre reinforced epoxy composites fabricated using a controlled vacuum bag moulding process, with emphasis on establishing reliable structure property relationships relevant to sustainable engineering…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,186 Downloads: 1,874 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 74-83

Study of the Influence of Alloying Elements on the Mechanical Characteristics and Wear Behavior of a Ductile Cast Iron

Iliasse Boulifa, Ali Hadji

In the present work, the influence of alloying elements, on the mechanical characteristics and wear behavior by modification of the chemical composition of the ductile iron was studied, in order to improve these characteristics for the…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 740 Downloads: 425 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 416-424

Brittle crack propagation acceleration in a single crystal of a 3% silicon-Fe alloy

Tomoya Kawbata, Noritaka Nakamura, Shuji Aihara

Brittle fracture in carbon steel has a serious impact on the safety of steel structures. Thus, technology that arrests crack propagation is the final line of protection for such structures. It is such an important issue that conditions…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 272 Downloads: 187 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 14, 2026 pp. 71-88

Application-driven optimization of Ti-6Al-4V alloy via customized heat treatments

Andrea Trombetta, Cesare Certini, Luca Marco Pasini, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Luca Rosaspina, Edoardo Scabini, Andrea Casaroli

This paper examines the influence of controlled heat treatments on the mechanical behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5 Titanium alloy) to improve its performance in structural and high performance applications. Ti-6Al-4V is widely used in…

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SI: Structural Integrity and fatigue mechanisms: applications and recent trends Views: 1,853 Downloads: 1,140 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 26-36

Delamination effect on the mechanical behavior of 3D printed polymers

Fatima Majid, T. Hachimi, H. Rhanim, R. Rhanim

This study aims to assess the delamination effect and predict the evolution of damage in 3D printed specimens to investigate the mechanical behavior occurring due to the delamination of the layers of 3D printed thermoplastic polymers.…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 829 Downloads: 806 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 129-140

Tribological performance and corrosion behavior of CoCrMo alloy

Hadda Rezzag, Latifa Kahloul, Hacène Chadli, Alima Mebrek, Adel Saoudi

The present work focuses on the Tribological properties and corrosion behavior evaluation of sintered CoCrMo alloy. The CoCrMo alloy was elaborated by Powder metallurgy process at various sintering temperatures (1200°C, 1250°C and 1300°C).…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 870 Downloads: 850 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023

Microstructure Characterization, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Silicon Carbide and Neem Leaf Powder Reinforced AL7075 Alloy hybrid MMC’s.

Gururaj Hatti, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, G. J. Naveen

The demanding material quality criteria in the automotive and aerospace industries have recently had an impact on the development of lightweight aluminium alloys. The choice and application of metal-matrix composites as structural…

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 531 Downloads: 453 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 21, 2025 pp. 421-437

Assessment of mechanical, fracture and thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced with low-concentration nano Boron Carbide (B4C)

Akshata Ganji, Mantesh Choukimath, N.R. Banapurmath, M.A. Umarfarooq, Adavayya Chikkamath, Ashok M. Sajjan, K. Rajesh, Ramesh M. Kenchappanavar, Kartheek Ravulapati

This study investigates the effects of low concentration (0.1-0.4 wt.%) nano-boron carbide (B4C) reinforcement on the mechanical, thermal and fracture properties of epoxy nanocomposites. The nanocomposites were prepared via solution…

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Miscellanea Views: 731 Downloads: 910 Vol. 1, No. 2 (2007) pp. pages 2-9

Misure di tenacità a frattura su acciai utilizzando velocità di deformazione elevate

Enrico Lucon

The knowlegde of dynamic mechanical properties is useful in all cases where the strain rate sensitivity of metallic materials is an issue, and whenever the actual loading conditions for a structure (either in normal operation or under…

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Miscellanea Views: 815 Downloads: 469 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 27, 2018 pp. 371-382

The impact of the temperature and exploitation time on the tensile properties and plain strain fracture toughness, KIc in characteristic areas of welded joint

Simon Sedmak, Ivica Čamagić, Aleksandar Sedmak, Zijah Burzić, Mihajlo Aranđelović

This paper presents the analysis of the temperature and exploitation time impact on the resistant measure to brittle fracture of welded joint constituents of the new and exploited low-alloyed Cr-Mo steel A-387 Gr. B from the aspect of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 949 Downloads: 403 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 19, 2024 pp. 60-70

The influence of technological defects on the mechanical behavior of CFRP during buckling under compression based on DIC data and acoustic emission

Stanislav Slovikov, Dmitry Lobanov, Ekaterina Chebotareva, Valeria Melnikova

The research focuses on examining the impact of technological defects, specifically "dry-spot" and "wrinkles," on the mechanical behavior and buckling resistance of structural composites. The investigation of the buckling phenomenon was…

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 489 Downloads: 317 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) March 12, 2025 pp. 193-210

Structural behavior of GFRP-concrete composite beams

Ata El-kareim Shoeib, Mohammed Abdel-Rahman M. Khalil, Alaa Gamal Sheriff, Mohammed Salem

Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) I-sections offer a promising alternative to traditional steel reinforcement due to their reduced weight and maintenance requirements. This study aims to optimize the design of GFRP-reinforced composite…

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

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

Stanislav Seitl, Mohammad Sami Al Khazali, Lucie Malikova, Vít Křivý, Miroslav Vacek

The present study investigates the influence of corrosion exposure on the fatigue behavior of S460NL high-strength structural steel, a material that is frequently utilized in offshore and civil engineering structures. Accelerated corrosion…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 770 Downloads: 656 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 327-337

Composite lay-up configuration effect on double and single sided bonded patch repairs

Toufik Achour, Fayçal Mili

Understanding the failure modes of damaged or cracked structures and repaired by bonding a composite patch is an essential point to improve its resistance to failure and subsequently extend its service life. In the present study, a 3D…

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Impact & Dynamics Views: 626 Downloads: 535 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 88-109

Experimental and numerical optimization study of shock wave damping in aluminum panel sandwich

Masoud Rahmani, Amin Moslemi Petrudi

Sandwich panels with polymer composite and light core composites are widely used in aircraft and spacecraft, vessels, trains, submarines, and cars. Due to their high strength to weight ratio, high stability, and high corrosion resistance…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 938 Downloads: 634 Vol. 6, No. 22 (2012) September 30, 2012 pp. pages 31-38

Sn and Ti influences on intermetallic phases damage in hot dip galvanizing

V. Di Cocco

Protection against metallic materials corrosion is one of the most important means to reduce both aintenance costs and environmental impact. In the last years new studies on chemical baths compositions and fluxes have been performed in…

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