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SI: 1st Benelux Network Meeting and Workshop on Damage and Fracture Mechanics Views: 548 Downloads: 443 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 26-37

Unified methodology for characterisation of global fatigue damage evolution in adhesively bonded joints

Jaiswal Pankaj, Rahul Iyer Kumar, Wim De Waele

The present work concentrates on the development of a methodology for evaluating the fatigue performance of single and double lap adhesively bonded joints subjected to constant or variable fatigue loading. Firstly, a methodology was…

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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: 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…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,286 Downloads: 752 Vol. 12, No. 43 (2018) December 28, 2017 pp. Pages 43-56

Fatigue crack growth of composite patch repaired Al-alloy plates under variable amplitude loading

Fatima Zohra Seriari, Mustapha Benachour, Mohamed Benguediab

In this paper, fatigue crack growth of edge crack in 2024 T351 aluminum alloy plate repaired with bonded composite patch under constant and variable amplitude loading (VAL) was predicted. The Al-alloy plate was repaired with symmetric…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,220 Downloads: 527 Vol. 10, No. 36 (2016) March 22, 2016 pp. Pages 168-181

Effect of flexural crack on plain concrete beam failure mechanism A numerical simulation

Abdoullah Namdar, Ershad Darvishi, Xiong Feng, Ideris Zakaria, Fadzil Mat Yahaya

The flexural failure of plain concrete beam occurs along with development of flexural crack on beam. In this paper by using ABAQUS, mechanism failure of plain concrete beam under three steps have been simulated. The cracking moment has…

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Miscellanea Views: 667 Downloads: 453 Vol. 3, No. 10 (2009) pp. pages 29-37

Sismabeton: a new frontier for ductile concrete

Bernardino Chiaia, Alessandro P. Fantilli, Paolo Vallini

The high ductility of Fiber Reinforced Self-consolidating concrete (called Sismabeton) can be developed not only in tension but also in compression. This aspect is evidenced in the present paper by measuring the mechanical response of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 444 Downloads: 487 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 11, 2025 pp. 358-372

A novel approach to estimation of residual strength of laminated polymer composites under compression after impact

Oleg Staroverov, Anastasia Sivtseva, Artur Mugatarov, Sevastyan Koksharov

This work is dedicated to the experimental study of the influence of preliminary dynamic loading on the residual strength of the laminated polymer composite under compression. A series of low-velocity transverse drop-weight impact tests in…

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Fracture Views: 1,073 Downloads: 813 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 208-223

Investigation into effective mechanical properties of porous material produced by the additive manufacturing method

Mahdi Fakoor, Seyed Mohammad Javad Tabatabaee

Porous materials are defined as materials that contain holes, voids, or spaces in their structures, which can be interconnected or isolated. In the most complex forms of these materials, the holes can have irregular shapes with a random…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 1,096 Downloads: 799 Vol. 9, No. 31 (2015) December 17, 2014 pp. pages 54-66

Numerical simulation of galvanized rebars pullout

H.F.S.G. Pereira, V.M.C.F. Cunha, J. Sena-Cruz

The usage of rebars in construction is the most common method for reinforcing plain concrete and thus bridging the tensile stresses along the concrete crack surfaces. Usually design codes for modelling the bond behaviour of rebars and…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,210 Downloads: 898 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 140-151

Predicting the lifetime of CPVC under increasing temperature and crosshead speed

Abderrahim Khtibari, A En-Naji, A. Kartouni, M. El Ghorba

CPVC is an increasingly popular material for plumbing pipes and other applications that require strong and temperature-resistant material. This resin is created using a chlorination process, giving it Chlorine levels that range from 63 to…

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Miscellanea Views: 962 Downloads: 502 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 344-358

Experimental contribution to the study of the physic-mechanical behavior and durability of high-performance concretes based on ternary binder (cement, silica fume and granulated blast furnace slag)

Ouahab Rahim, Djamel Achoura, Mohammed Benzerara, Céline Bascoulès-Perlot

Le béton à hautes performances (BHP) est un béton innovant largement utilisé dans la construction moderne. De nouvelles techniques de formulation et de conception du HPC ont permis d'obtenir des performances mécaniques et une durabilité…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,030 Downloads: 422 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 280-292

Theoretical model of homogenized piezoelectric materials with small non-collinear periodic cracks

Jean-Marie Nianga, Driss Marhabi

An analytical model for the homogenization of a piezoelectric material with small periodic fissures is proposed on the basis of the method of asymptotic expansions for the elastic displacement, the electric scalar potential and the test…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 907 Downloads: 766 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 3, 2020 pp. 230-246

Numerical modeling of bending, buckling, and vibration of functionally graded beams by using a higher-order shear deformation theory

Nabil Hebbar, Imène Hebbar, Djamel Ouinas, Mohamed Bourada

The objective of this work is to analyze the behavior beams functionally graded, simply supported, under different conditions such as bending, buckling, and vibration and this by use shear deformation theories a two-dimensional (2D) and…

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Miscellanea Views: 2,407 Downloads: 1,196 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 15, 2019 pp. 748-756

Effect of protective coatings on the water absorption and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA

Carlos Vicente, João Fernandes, Augusto Deus, Maria Vaz, Marco Leite, Luis Reis

This work aims to study the influence of protective coatings on the water absorption and mechanical properties of 3D printed poly–lactic acid (PLA) parts. The PLA parts were fabricated with different levels of the 3D printing process…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 857 Downloads: 498 Vol. 7, No. 26 (2013) September 25, 2013 pp. 01

Investigation via morphological analysis of aluminium foams produced by replication casting

A. Boschetto, L. Bottini, F. Campana, L. Consorti, D. Pilone

Foams and porous materials with cellular structure have many interesting combinations of physical and mechanical properties coupled with low specific weight. By means of replication casting it is possible to manufacture foams from molten…

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SI: Steels and Composites for Engineering Structures Views: 734 Downloads: 500 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 442-452

Sensitivity analysis of the GTN damage parameters at different temperature for dynamic fracture propagation in X70 pipeline steel using neural network

Abdelmoumin Ouladbrahim, Idir Belaidi, Samir Khatir, Erica Magagnini, Roberto Capozucca, Magd Abdel Wahab

In this paper, the initial and maximum load was studied using the Finite Element Modeling (FEM) analysis during impact testing (CVN) of pipeline X70 steel. The Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) constitutive model has been used to simulate…

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Miscellanea Views: 914 Downloads: 580 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 54-61

Evaluation of new multiaxial damage parameters on low carbon steel

A. S. Cruces, P. Lopez-Crespo, B. Moreno, A. Lopez-Moreno, S. Suman

Most mechanical components are subjected to the complex fatigue loading conditions, where both amplitude and direction of loading cycles change over the time. The estimation of damage caused by these complex loading scenarios are often…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 1,309 Downloads: 586 Vol. 9, No. 33 (2015) June 19, 2015 pp. pages 42-55

Measurement and simulation of strain fields around crack tips under mixed-mode fatigue loading

Y. Hos, M. Vormwald, J.L.F. Freire

For various configurations examined in a series of fatigue experiments on thin-walled tubes under tension and torsion, the experimental results – crack path, crack growth life, near crack tip deformations, and crack closure – are measured…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,120 Downloads: 497 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 266-283

A consistency assessment of coupled cohesive zone models for mixed-mode debonding problems

R. Dimitri, M. Trullo, G. Zavarise, L. De Lorenzis

Due to their simplicity, cohesive zone models (CZMs) are very attractive to describe mixed-mode failure and debonding processes of materials and interfaces. Although a large number of coupled CZMs have been proposed, and despite the…

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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: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 540 Downloads: 461 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 438-450

Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone

Aikaterini Marinelli, Matthew Stewart

An experimental investigation of the mechanical and fracture characteristics of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone is undertaken, aiming at enhancing understanding of the structural behaviour of these natural building stones…

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SI: Showcasing Structural Integrity Research in India Views: 626 Downloads: 381 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 7, 2019 pp. 571-576

Interfacial shear strength of carbon nanotubes based hybrid composites: effect of loading rate

Harpreet Singh Singh Bedi, Beant Kaur Billing, Prabhat K Agnihotri

Interfacial interaction is investigated between the two basic constituents in carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs). Efforts have been made to quantify the interfacial shear strength (IFSS) between individual carbon fiber (CF) and epoxy…

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Miscellanea Views: 881 Downloads: 557 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 552-561

Regularities of fracture pattern formation in alumina ceramics subjected to dynamic indentation

E. Tolmacheva (Lyapunova), M. Davydova, V. Chudinov, S. Uvarov, O. Naimark, D. Zaytsev, P. Panfilov

In this paper the process of dynamic indentation, causing deformation and fracture of alumina ceramics, is investigated. The dynamic indentation experiments were carried out on the original setup based on the split Hopkinson bar technique.…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,508 Downloads: 972 Vol. 10, No. 36 (2016) March 22, 2016 pp. Pages 130-138

Improvement of performance of ultra-high performance concrete based composite material added with nano materials

Pang Jinchang, Liu Ronggui

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), a kind of composite material characterized by ultra high strength, high toughness and high durability. It has a wide application prospect in engineering practice. But there are some defects in…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,112 Downloads: 541 Vol. 3, No. 10 (2009) pp. pages 12-20

The theory of critical distances applied to problems in fracture andfatigue of bone

David Taylor, Saeid Kasiri, Emma Brazel

The theory of critical distances (TCD) has been applied to predict notch-based fracture and fatigue in a wide range of materials and components. The present paper describes a series of projects in which we applied this approach to human…

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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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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 641 Downloads: 570 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 174-186

Mechanical behaviour of sandy soils embankments treated with cement and reinforced with discrete elements (fibres)

Yasmine Med Bouteben, Boudaoud Zeineddine

It is well known that the reinforcement of the Soil is considered as a solution to its stability problems. This technique ameliorates the mechanical and physical comportment of the soil. Based on this, this research paper aims at…

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

Modeling of mechanical behavior of cork in compression

Younès Saadallah

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

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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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Miscellanea Views: 1,056 Downloads: 875 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 250-259

Crack path in liquid metal embrittlement: experiments with steels and modeling

T. Auger, S. Hémery, M. Bourcier, C. Berdin, M. Martin, I. Robertson

We review the recent experimental clarification of the fracture path in Liquid Metal Embrittlement with austenitic and martensitic steels. Using state of the art characterization tools (Focused Ion Beam and Transmission Electron…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,447 Downloads: 818 Vol. 9, No. 31 (2015) December 17, 2014 pp. pages 23-37

Mechanical behaviour of wood T-joints. Experimental and numerical investigation

C.L. dos Santos, J.J.L. Morais, A.M.P. de Jesus

Results of a double-shear single-dowel wood connection tested under monotonic quasi-static compression loading are presented and discussed in this paper. The wood used in this study was a pine wood, namely the Pinus pinaster species, which…

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SI: Steels and Composites for Engineering Structures Views: 652 Downloads: 568 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 89-104

Effect of nylon fabric reinforcement on the mechanical performance of adhesive joints made between glass and GFRP

Placido Munafò, Francesco Marchione, Gianluca Chiappini, Monica Marchini

The use of reinforcements in adhesive joints makes the stress distribution more uniform, improving their mechanical performance and adhesion. The present paper aims to verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the insertion of nylon 6…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 1,589 Downloads: 651 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 2, 2020 pp. 211-229

Effect of aggregate type on moisture susceptibility of modified cold recycled mix asphalt: evaluation by mechanical tests and Surface Free Energy method

Hassan Latifi, Nahid Amini

There are deficiencies associated with cold mix asphalts, specifically, cold recycled mix asphalts in comparison with hot mix asphalt or hot recycled mix asphalt such as higher moisture susceptibility. Moisture damage of asphalt mixtures…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 568 Downloads: 391 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 394-400

Experimental Investigation on the Fracture Behaviour of Natural Stones Exposed to Monotonic and Cyclic Loading

Andrea Spagnoli, David Cendon Franco, Antonio D’Angelo

The present paper is devoted to an experimental study on the fracture behaviour of natural stones, commonly used as elements for building cladding, under both monotonic and cyclic loading, with particular emphasis to white Carrara marble.…

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Miscellanea Views: 826 Downloads: 471 Vol. 4, No. 14 (2010) pp. pages 5-16

The interface between metallurgy and mechanics in material performance

M. N. James, M. Newby

This paper considers an important topic, and one that is often poorly understood or misinterpreted, but which is a determining factor in many aspects of the service performance of metals (and other materials). Engineering components and…

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Miscellanea Views: 921 Downloads: 511 Vol. 7, No. 23 (2013) December 28, 2012 pp. Pages 47-56

Compliant actuation based on dielectric elastomers for a force-feedback device: modeling and experimental evaluation

R. Vertechy, M. Bergamasco, G. Berselli, V. Parenti Castelli, G. Vassura

Thanks to their large power densities, low costs and shock-insensitivity, Dielectric Elastomers (DE) seem to be a promising technology for the implementation of light and compact force-feedback devices such as, for instance, haptic…

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Miscellanea Views: 580 Downloads: 619 Vol. 1, No. 1 (2007) pp. 25-28

Numerical modelling in non linear fracture mechanics

Viggo Tvergaard

Some numerical studies of crack propagation are based on using constitutive models that account for damage evolution in the material. When a critical damage value has been reached in a material point, it is natural to assume that this…

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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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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 895 Downloads: 692 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 112-126

Analysis of damage control of thin plate with piezoelectric actuators using finite element and machine learning approach

Asraar Anjum, Abdul Aabid Shaikh, Meftah Hriari

In recent studies, piezoelectric actuators have been recognized as a practical and effective material for repairing cracks in thin-walled structures, such as plates that are adhesively bonded with piezoelectric patches due to their…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,225 Downloads: 524 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 249-262

Experimental evaluation of steel fiber effect on mechanical properties of steel fiber-reinforced cement matrix

Ali Jadidi, Milad Amiri, Ehsanollah Zeighami

This paper investigates the possibility of combining steel fibers with different weight percentages along with their functions in increasing compressive strength, indirect tensile strength and bending strength. In this study, two types of…

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Miscellanea Views: 697 Downloads: 503 Vol. 10, No. 38 (2016) October 3, 2016 pp. Pages 259.265

Random non-proportional fatigue tests with planar tri-axial fatigue testing machine

T. Inoue, R. Nagao, N. Takeda

Complex stresses, which occur on the mechanical surfaces of transport machinery in service, bring a drastic degradation in fatigue life. However, it is hard to reproduce such complex stress states for evaluating the fatigue life with…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,816 Downloads: 612 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 9, 2014 pp. pages 417-423

Duplex S-N fatigue curves: statistical distribution of the transition fatigue life

D.S. Paolino, A. Tridello, H.S. Geng, G. Chiandussi, M. Rossetto

In recent years, very-high-cycle fatigue (VHCF) behavior of metallic materials has become a major point of interest for researchers and industries. The needs of specific industrial fields (aerospace, mechanical and energy industry) for…

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Miscellanea Views: 504 Downloads: 455 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 26, 2019 pp. 831-839

Analysis of mechanical properties of transition segment of road and bridge based on high-strength foam concrete

Hongmei Cao

The settlement difference in the transition section of road and bridge may lead to traffic accidents, which has many negative effects. Back filling of foam concrete behind abutment is a good method of treatment. In this study, a kind of…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,701 Downloads: 1,385 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 504-523

Four-point bending test on a middle strength rock: numerical and experimental investigations

Aria Mardalizad, Riccardo Scazzosi, Andrea Manes, Marco Giglio

Developing a reliable numerical modelling technique is considered as challenge for fracture assessment of the geological materials, which are much subjected to hydrostatic pressure. For this purpose, the mechanical behaviour and the…

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Miscellanea Views: 832 Downloads: 549 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 334-342

Integrated structure for a resonant micro-gyroscope and accelerometer

V. Zega, C. Comi, A. Corigliano, C. Valzasina

This paper presents the study of the mechanical behavior of a microstructure designed to detect acceleration and angular velocity simultaneously. The new resonant micro-sensor proposed, fabricated by the ThELMA© surface-micromachining…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,027 Downloads: 434 Vol. 3, No. 9 (2009) pp. pages 125-134

Sulla stima della vita a fatica di giunti saldati soggetti a carichi multiassiali ad ampiezza variabile

L. Susmel, R. Tovo, D. Benasciutti

Nel presente articolo viene proposta una nuova metodologia di progettazione a fatica, basata sull’utilizzo del metodo delle Curve di Wöhler Modificate, per la previsione della vita a fatica di giunzioni saldate, sia in acciaio che in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.09.13

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,071 Downloads: 976 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 336-348

On the use of the stepped isostress method in the prediction of creep behavior of polyamide 6

Lakhdar Sedira, Mohsein Tedjini, Belhi Guerira, Kamel Meftah

The stepped isostress method (SSM) is an advanced technique which allows the prediction of the long-term behavior and enables the construction of creep master curves of materials with short-term experimental tests. However, the performance…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.24

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