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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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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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SI: Steels and Composites for Engineering Structures Views: 581 Downloads: 406 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 376-385

The role of aggregate granulation on testing fracture properties of concrete

Marta Słowik

Concrete is a porous material containing aggregate of different sizes, hardened cement matrix with air pores, microcracks and water. Concrete internal structure is different from that of other engineering materials. Furthermore concrete is…

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Miscellanea Views: 929 Downloads: 547 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 220-226

Gradient approach for the evaluation of the fatigue limit of welded structures under complex loading

Y. Nadot, D. Halm, F. Dal Cero Coelho

Welded ‘T-junctions’ are tested at different load ratio for constant and variable amplitude loading. Fatigue results are analyzed through the type of fatigue mechanisms depending on the loading type. A gradient approach (WSG: Welded Stress…

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Miscellanea Views: 850 Downloads: 546 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. PAges 7-16

Selecting the objective function during the inverse identification of the parameters of a material model of concrete

F. Hokes, J. Kala

Selecting the correct objective function is the critical precondition for a successful optimization task. The validity of this condition is also required when optimization algorithms are needed for the inverse identification of the unknown…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 713 Downloads: 514 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 311-318

Longitudinal elastic nonlinearity of composite material

Boris Fedulov, Daria Bondarchuk, Evgeny Lomakin

It is known that the initial waviness of the fiber affects the stiffness characteristics and strength of the polymer composite material. The article presents a continuum model taking into account the nonlinearity of the longitudinal…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 590 Downloads: 1,338 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 1-12

Interaction diagram for RC column strengthened by steel angles and strips

Osman Shallan, Thrwat Sakr, Mahmoud Khater, Ahmed Ismail

This paper presents an analytical model to construct the interaction diagrams (normal force and moment) for the RC column strengthened using the steel jacket technique. The proposed model is defined using the strain distribution block by…

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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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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 629 Downloads: 466 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 106-123

Effect of different parameters controlling the flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened with NSM using nonlinear finite element analysis

Ramy Mostafa Reda, Zeinab Omar, Hossam Sallam, Seleem S. E. Ahmad

Near surface mounted technique become the most attractive technique for strengthening RC structures. Several researches had been conducted to study experimentally the flexural behavior of RC members strengthened with NSM technique unlike…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,088 Downloads: 652 Vol. 10, No. 38 (2016) October 3, 2016 pp. Pages 358-376

A numerical study on the structural integrity of self-anchored cable-stayed suspension bridges

Paolo Lonetti, Arturo Pascuzzo

A generalized numerical model for predicting the structural integrity of self-anchored cable-stayed suspension bridges considering both geometric and material nonlinearities is proposed. The bridge is modeled by means of a 3D finite…

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

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

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

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

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

Experimental and numerical investigations of lattice structures

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

The present work investigates the compressive mechanical response of three lattice structures manufactured via VAT photopolymerization. A bio-inspired architecture, derived from the observation of Euplectella aspergillum, was compared with…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 1,168 Downloads: 642 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 138-159

Reliability and Reliability-based Sensitivity Analyses of Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Structure subjected to Extreme Actions

Abbasali Sadeghi, Hamid Kazemi, Maysam Samadi

The ground external columns of buildings are vulnerable to the extreme actions such as a vehicle collision. This event is a common scenario of buildings' damages. In this study, a nonlinear model of 2-story steel moment-resisting frame (…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 959 Downloads: 740 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 191-206

Prediction of Mechanical Behavior of Epoxy Polymer Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) And response Surface Methodology (RSM)

Khalissa Saada, Salah Amroune, Moussa Zaoui

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of different geometries and sections on the mechanical properties of epoxy specimens. Five tensile tests were carried out on three types of series. The experimental results obtained were…

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 846 Downloads: 621 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 19, 2019

Experimental characterisation of fatigue crack growth based on the CTOD measured from crack tip displacement fields using DIC

José Manuel Vasco Olmo, F.A. Díaz, F.V. Antunes, M.N. James

The current work presents an experimental study on the use of the crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) to evaluate its ability to characterise fatigue crack growth. A methodology is developed to measure and to analyse the CTOD from…

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 292 Downloads: 148 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) February 15, 2026 pp. 183-211

Numerical assessment of the seismic vulnerability of the historical earthen remains of the Mansourah enclosure (Tlemcen, Algeria): influence of geometry and identification of critical damage zones

Walid Hanini, Nadir Boumechra

This work primarily aims to carry out a numerical assessment of the seismic vulnerability of the historical Rammed Earth (RE) remains of the enclosure of Mansourah, a small town in the Wilaya (Province) of Tlemcen, in northwestern Algeria.…

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Fracture Views: 1,220 Downloads: 973 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 331-349

Strain Energy Density as Failure Criterion for Quasi-Static Uni-axial Tensile Loading

Andrea Kusch, Simone Salamina, Daniele Crivelli, Filippo Berto

Strain energy density is successfully used as criterion for failure assessment of brittle and quasi-brittle material behavior. This work investigates the possibility to use this method to predict the strength of V-notched specimens made of…

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Miscellanea Views: 930 Downloads: 625 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 164-177

Behavior of Zr–1Nb alloy in coarse- and ultrafine-grain states under laser-induced shock wave loading

Dmitry Ledon

The work is devoted to the study of the Zr-1Nb alloy in coarse-grained and ultrafine-grained states under laser-induced shock-wave loading. This material is of interest due to the application for the manufacture of shells for fuel elements…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 859 Downloads: 419 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 3, 2019 pp. 537-547

Fracture precursor phenomena in marble specimens under uniaxial compression by means of Acoustic Emission data

Dimos Triantis, Stavros Kourkoulis

Marble specimens are subjected to a specially designed stepwise loading protocol, in an attempt to detect fracture precursor phenomena taking advantage of Acoustic Emission (AE) data. The analysis is carried out in terms of the number of…

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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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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 640 Downloads: 526 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 4, 2018 pp. 321-333

Numerical simulation of the de-bonding phenomenon of FRCM strengthening systems

Ernesto Grande, Maura Imbimbo, Sonia Marfia, Elio Sacco

Aim of the paper is to present a one dimensional simple model for the study of the bond behavior of Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) strengthening systems externally applied to structural substrates. The equilibrium of an…

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Miscellanea Views: 787 Downloads: 488 Vol. 3, No. 10 (2009) pp. pages 3-11

Complexity: a new paradigm for fracture mechanics

A. Carpinteri, S. Puzzi

The so-called Complexity Sciences are a topic of fast growing interest inside the scientific community. Actually, researchers did not come to a definition of complexity, since it manifests itself in so many different ways [1]. This field…

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

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

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

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

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 705 Downloads: 395 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 5, 2019 pp. 243-256

Steady plastic wave fronts and scale universality of strain localization in metals and ceramics

Yuriy Bayandin, Dr., Natalia Saveleva, Dr., Oleg Naimark, Prof.

Mechanisms of structural relaxation are linked with the metastability of nonequilibrium potential of solid with defects and the generation of collective modes of defects responsible for the plastic strain and damage localization. It is…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 353 Downloads: 174 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 31, 2026 pp. 129-153

Seismic performance of steel frames with a hybrid bracing system combining concentric steel bracing and friction dampers

Abdulkhalik Abdulridha, Ibrahim Harba, Ahmed AL-Shaar

This paper assesses a hybrid bracing system involving concentric steel bracing in combination with friction dampers to improve seismic performance in steel moment frame buildings. Three prototype (5, 10, and 15 stories) steel moment frame…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 855 Downloads: 687 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 187-194

Effect of multi-layer prosthetic foam liner on the stresses at the stump–prosthetic interface

Ismail Boudjemaa, Abderahmane Sahli, Abdelkader Benkhettou, Smail Benbarek

The prosthetic liner plays a significant role in the redistribution of the pressure between the stump and the socket, as it adding a cushioning layer between the stump and the socket which relieves pain and makes the prosthesis more…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 559 Downloads: 418 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) July 8, 2021 pp. 21-32

Lumped damage mechanics as a diagnosis tool of reinforced concrete structures in service: case studies of a former bridge arch and a balcony slab

Rafael Cunha, Camila Vieira, David Amorim

Reinforced concrete structures may need repair in order to ensure the designed durability. Such necessity vary in cause and effect, but the structural diagnosis serves as the basis for adopting intervention measures. The assessment of the…

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Miscellanea Views: 658 Downloads: 478 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 1, 2018 pp. 1-16

Numerical Simulation Method Study of Rock Fracture Based on Strain Energy Density Theory

Shuchen Li, Luchen Zhang, Qian Sun, Ma Tengfei

Many numerical methods are carried out to study the nonlinear failure behaviors of the rock; however, the numerical simulation methods for the failed rock are still in the research stage. This paper establishes the damage constitutive…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 953 Downloads: 1,215 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 19-44

Enhancement of punching shear behavior of reinforced concrete flat slabs using GFRP grating

Ahmed Mahmoud, Haitham F. Mostafa, Tarek S. Mostafa, Ahmed N. Khater

The literature review showed insufficient relevant research on the application of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced-Polymers (GFRP) gratings in the structural elements, while GFRP bars, laminate, sheets, and strips, have been extensively explored.…

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Fatigue Views: 1,509 Downloads: 697 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 22, 2020 pp. 299-309

Crack growth rate prediction based on damage accumulation functions for creep-fatigue interaction

Andrey Tumanov, V.N. Shlyannikov, A.P. Zakharov

The present study is concerned with formulation of a model for the creep–fatigue crack growth rate prediction on the base of fracture damage zone concepts. It is supposed that crack growth rate can be determined by integration of damage…

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 754 Downloads: 547 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 24, 2019 pp. 74-81

Using DIC techniques to measure strain ranges inside the cyclic plastic zone ahead of a fatigue crack tip

Giancarlo luis Gómez Gonzáles, Julián Andrés Ortiz González, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, José Luiz de França Freire

A stereo microscope coupled to a 3-D Digital Image Correlation system is used to measure strain ranges on the cyclic plastic zone ahead of a fatigue crack-tip. First, a very refined speckle pattern is applied on the surface of a…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 731 Downloads: 406 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 1-19

Analysis of strengthened short deficient rubberized concrete-filled steel tubular columns

Fady Elshazly, Suzan Mustafa, Hesham Fawzy

Concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns are broadly used in many structural systems for their well-known merits. This paper presents a finite element investigation on the structural behaviour of short circular deficient steel tubes…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,881 Downloads: 622 Vol. 12, No. 44 (2018) March 18, 2018 pp. 1-15

Design of Experiment as a powerful tool when applying Finite Element Method: a case study on prediction of hot rolling process parameters

Giancarlo Giuseppe Bordonaro, Riccardo Leardi, Filippo Berto

The ultimate goal in hot roll pass design is to manufacture a rolled product with the required dimensional accuracy, defect free surface, and mechanical properties. The proper selection of process parameters is crucial to meet increasing…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 926 Downloads: 652 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 7, 2019 pp. 236-253

Finite Element Modeling of the Behavior of a Hollow Cylinder in a Hydrogen-Containing Environment

Assia Amina Lakhdari, Serguey A. Bubnov, Aissa Seddak, Ilya I. Ovchinnikov, Igor G. Ovchinnikov

The two main research orientations on the problem of hydrogen embrittlement are examined: the study of fundamental principles and the disclosure of micromechanisms and the relation between hydrogen embrittlement and metal aging; 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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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Views: 657 Downloads: 606 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 6, 2025 pp. 59-73

Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis

Umberto De Maio, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, Girolamo Sgambitterra

In this work, the structural behavior of masonry buildings under flash flood actions is analyzed by using a novel 3D multilevel fluid/structure model. The proposed numerical framework consists of a macro-scale model based on the…

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 2,032 Downloads: 1,176 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 153-168

Numerical analysis of repaired wall loss defect pipelines for optimum composite wrap thickness

Muhammed Khaise, Silvio de Barros, Ney Rohem, Maria Banea, Sandip Budhe

The paper presents the numerical analysis of failure pressure of wall loss defect metallic pipelines and validate it with experimental results. An optimization of composite thickness for repair of wall loss defect pipeline is also carried…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 860 Downloads: 562 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 240-258

Performance of Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs Having GFRP Gratings

Ahmed Mahmoud, Haitham F. Mostafa, Tarek S. Mostafa, Ahmed N. Khater

A thorough study of the literature indicated that there is not much relevant research on the application of GFRP gratings. Otherwise, extensive study has been done on FRP bars, laminates, sheets, strips, and rods. This study proposes a…

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SI: Fracture and Damage Detection in Masonry Structures Views: 1,096 Downloads: 723 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 4, 2019 pp. 313-335

Crumbling of Amatrice clock tower during 2016 Central Italy seismic sequence: Advanced numerical insights

Francesco Clementi, Gabriele Milani, Angela Ferrante, Marco Valente, Stefano Lenci

The dynamic behaviour and the seismic vulnerability of the ancient civic tower of Amatrice, dramatically damaged by the last shocks sequence of 2016 that occurred in Central Italy, have been studied in this paper by means of advanced 3D…

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 768 Downloads: 528 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 214-229

Acoustic Analysis Using Symmetrised Implicit Midpoint Rule

Noorhelyna Razali, Nisa Balqis Masnoor, Shahrum Abdullah, Muhammad Faiz Hilmi Mohd Zainaphi

In wave propagation phenomena, time-advancing numerical methods must accurately represent the amplitude and phase of the propagating waves. The acoustic waves are non-dispersive and non-dissipative. However, the standard schemes both…

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Miscellanea Views: 416 Downloads: 331 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 208-221

Mechanical Stability Investigation of Advanced Composite Plates Resting on Elastic Foundations Using a New Four-Unknown Refined Theory

Yassine khalfi, Aboubakar Seddik BOUCHIKHI, Yassine BELLEBNA

A refined and simple shear deformation theory for mechanical buckling of composite plate resting on two-parameter Pasternak’s foundations is developed. The displacement field is chosen based on assumptions that the in-plane and transverse…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 516 Downloads: 378 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 136-152

Tension Strength Prediction of Transverse Branch Plate-to-Rectangular Joint with Concrete Filling

Zhihua Xiong, Yongjian Liu, Bin Liu, Lei Jiang

This paper predicts the tension strength of Concrete-filled Branch Plate-to-Rectangular Hollow (CBPRH) joint by conducting experimental and theoretical analysis. A total of 46 X-joints with different geometric parameters were investigated…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 917 Downloads: 511 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 25, 2019 pp. 383-395

Damage evolution in the AlMg6 alloy during high and very high cycle fatigue

Mikhail Bannikov, Dmitry Bilalov, Vladimir Oborin, Oleg Naimark

Paper presents the “in situ” method for determining of irreversible fatigue damage accumulation, based on the analysis of nonlinear manifestations of the feedback signal in a closed system of an ultrasonic fatigue system. During very high…

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