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Miscellanea Views: 1,131 Downloads: 413 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 126-140

Influence of Notch Sensitivity and Crack Initiation Site on Low Cycle Fatigue Life of Notched Components under Multiaxial Non-proportional Loading

Stefano Bressan, Fumio Ogawa, Takamoto Itoh, Filippo Berto

A series of strain-controlled multiaxial low cycle fatigue (LCF) tests under proportional and non-proportional loading conditions have been conducted on notched specimens. Cylindrical bars of Al 6061 aluminum alloy and AISI 316L stainless…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,368 Downloads: 625 Vol. 9, No. 33 (2015) June 19, 2015 pp. pages 25-32

Estimation of the crack propagation direction in a mixed-mode geometry via multi-parameter fracture criteria

L. Malíková, V. Veselý, S. Seitl

The presented work introduces a numerical parametric study on the crack propagation direction under mixed-mode conditions (mode I + II). It is conducted for the geometry of an eccentric asymmetric fourpoint bending of a single edge notched…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.33.04Copy the DOI link

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 900 Downloads: 626 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 261-270

Numerical simulation of creep notched bar of P91 steel

Norhaida Ab Razak, C. M. Davies

Numerous components designed for use at elevated temperatures now exhibit multiaxial stress states as a result of geometric modification and material inhomogeneity. It is necessary to anticipate the creep rupture life of such components…

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Miscellanea Views: 719 Downloads: 545 Vol. 3, No. 7 (2009) pp. pages 57-64

Experimental investigation on possible dependence of plastic zone size on specimen geometry

S. K. Kudari, B. Maiti, K. K. Ray

In this investigation the extent of the plastic zone size ahead of a crack-tip in single edge notched tension (SENT), compact tension (CT) specimens has been examined experimentally by micro-hardness technique and by elastic-plastic finite…

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Miscellanea Views: 974 Downloads: 582 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 114-124

Surface crack growth subject to bending and biaxial tension-compression

V. Shlyannikov, A. Tumanov, A. Zakharov, A. Gerasimenko

Fatigue surface crack growth and the in-plane and out-of-plane constraint effects are studied through experiments and computations for aluminium alloy D16T. Subjects for studies are cruciform specimens under different biaxial loading and…

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Miscellanea Views: 746 Downloads: 528 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 82-103

Elastoplastic and fracture behaviour of semi-crystalline polymers under multiaxial stress states

Joao Pedro Manaia, Abílio M.P. Jesus, Francisco A. Pires

The deformation behaviour and fracture mechanisms of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and polyamide 6 (PA 6) are investigated experimentally under different stress states and at different crosshead speeds of 1, 20 and…

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 826 Downloads: 507 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 6, 2018 pp. 334-347

Analysis of dissipated energy and temperature fields at severe notches of AISI 304L stainless steel specimens

Daniele Rigon, Mauro Ricotta, Giovanni Meneghetti

In the last years, a large amount of fatigue test results from plain and bluntly notched specimens made of AISI 304L stainless steel were synthetized in a single scatter band by adopting the specific heat loss per cycle (Q) as a damage…

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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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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,462 Downloads: 3,218 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 31, 2019 pp. 331-341

Using a Hashin Criteria to predict the Damage of composite notched plate under traction and torsion behavior

Fouzia Larbi Chaht, Mohamed Mokhtari, Habib Benzaama

The volume fraction effect of carbon fiber in an epoxy matrix in the vicinity of the notch on the traction and torsion behavior were studied. This volume fraction which increases with the reduction of the thickness is a parameter which…

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Fracture Views: 1,142 Downloads: 784 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 496-509

Finite Fracture Mechanics and Cohesive Crack Model: Size effects through a unified formulation

Francesco Ferrian, Pietro Cornetti, Liviu Marsavina, Alberto Sapora

Finite Fracture Mechanics and Cohesive Crack Model can effectively predict the strength of plain, cracked or notched structural components, overcoming the classical drawbacks of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics. Aim of the present work is…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,089 Downloads: 439 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 128-135

Over-deterministic method: The influence of rounding numbers on the accuracy of the values of Williams’ expansion terms

Vladimir Ruzicka, Lucie Malikova, Stanislav Seitl

A study on the accuracy of the values of Williams’ expansion terms influenced by rounding numbers is presented. The results are presented taking into account a three-point bend single edge notched beam. Crack tip stress tensor components…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 1,154 Downloads: 1,016 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 5, 2018 pp. 425-436

Assessment of tensile and fatigue behavior of PEEK in a physiologically relevant environment

Mirco Peron, Jan Torgersen, Filippo Berto

In the last decades the necessity of implant devices is continuously increasing. The researchers have thus focused their attentions on the development of new biocompatible materials, in particular polymers. Among them, polyetheretherketone…

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Fracture Views: 505 Downloads: 452 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 62-72

Numerical analysis of bonded composite patch efficiency in the case of lateral U and V-notched aluminium panels

Mohammed A. Bouchelarm, Abdelkader Boulenouar, Meriem Chafi

In this study, the finite element method is applied to investigate the mechanical behavior of aluminium notched structures reinforced by composite patch. In order to evaluate the efficiency of patches in the case of lateral semicircular…

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Miscellanea Views: 697 Downloads: 844 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 25, 2019 pp. 630-642

Coupled identification of the hardening behavior laws and Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman damage parameters - Validation on tear test of 12NiCr6 CT specimen

Mohamed Hadj Miloud, Ibrahim Zidane, Mohammed Mendas

This work is devoted to the application of the micromechanical Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model to study the ductile tearing of 12NiCr6 steel. GTN model is widely used to describe the three stages of ductile tearing: nucleation…

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Details: Coupled identification of the hardening behavior laws and Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman damage parameters - Validation on tear test of 12NiCr6 CT specimen PDF Visual Abstract

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

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

Bernadett Spisak, Zoltán Bézi, Réka Erdei, Szabolcs Szávai

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

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Miscellanea Views: 1,568 Downloads: 950 Vol. 12, No. 43 (2018) December 29, 2017 pp. Pages 97-105

Residual life prediction of defected Polypropylene Random copolymer pipes (PPR)

Abderazzak Ouardi, Fatima Majid, Nadia Mouhib, Mohamed Elghorba

The polypropylene random copolymer (PPR) is a thermoplastic material generally used for the transport of water under pressure, especially hot water. PPR pipes are exposed to severe conditions in terms of pressure and temperature, hence the…

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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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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 715 Downloads: 585 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 488-503

PVC failure modelling through experimental and digital image correlation measurements

Najat Zekriti, Fatima Majid, Rajae Rhanim, Ibrahim Mrani, Hassan Rhanim

This paper analyses industrial PVC sheets structural integrity assessment widely used for different ranges of industrial applications. We investigated combined approaches focused on fracture toughness assessment to predict PVC mechanical…

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Miscellanea Views: 979 Downloads: 1,440 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 24, 2019 pp. 763-774

A Determination of fracture toughness in plain concrete specimens by R curve

Hamza Chbani, Bouchra Saadouki, Mostapha Boudlal, Mohamed Barakat

Since the last two centuries, concrete has become the number one building material in the world. Therefore, we are interested in studying the mechanical behavior at failure of this material and calculate its toughness. In this paper, we…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 534 Downloads: 531 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 31, 2025 pp. 200-212

A novel procedure for accurately measuring the Mode II fracture toughness of steel fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete

Mennat-Allah Hossam El-Din, Mohamed Moawad, Seleem Ahmad, Ramy M. Reda

Most research on the mode II fracture toughness of fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) has intentionally avoided bridging fibers at pre-notch surfaces by using a through-thickness crack (TTC) that cuts the entire thickness, including fibers in…

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 932 Downloads: 1,211 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 3, 2018 pp. 266-276

Mechanical and fracture properties of particleboard

Liviu Marsavina, Ion Octavian POP, Emanoil LINUL

Particleboard (PB) are wood-based composites with fine wood fibers bound together by a small amount of polymeric adhesive, widely used in furniture industry and civil engineering. PB plates can be painted, laminated or veneered, and have…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,048 Downloads: 668 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 161-171

New experimental techniques for fracture testing of highly deformable materials

E. Dall’Asta, V. Ghizzardi, R. Brighenti, E. Romeo, R. Roncella, A. Spagnoli

A new experimental method for measuring strain fields in highly deformable materials has been developed. This technique is based on an in-house developed Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system capable of accurately capturing localized or…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 658 Downloads: 253 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 23, 2025 pp. 362-372

Machine learning-assisted fracture prediction: Integrating synthetic and experimental data for quasi-static notch failure analysis

Sheikh Aamir Farooq, Danah Alajaleen, Jafar Albinmousa

Machine learning has emerged as a powerful tool in various scientific fields for developing data-driven models, reducing the need for extensive physical testing. In this study, the fracture load was first predicted using Theory of Critical…

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SI: Portuguese contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 552 Downloads: 406 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 9, 2019 pp. 666-675

Fatigue crack growth in notched specimens: a numerical analysis: Fatigue crack growth in notched specimens

Fernando Ventura Antunes, Ricardo Branco, Pedro Prates, José Domingos Costa

Fatigue crack growth (FCG) is linked to irreversible and non-linear processes happening at the crack tip, which explains different problems observed in the use of da/dN-DK curves. The replacement of DK by non-linear crack tip parameters…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 949 Downloads: 766 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 100-111

Fatigue life investigation of notched TC4 specimens subjected to different patterns of laser shock peening

Anastasia Iziumova, Maxim Zhelnin, Anastasia Kostina, Aleksei Vshivkov, Elena Gachegova, Oleg Plekhov, S. Swaroop

The exhaustion of constructive ways for increasing the service life of parts has led to the development of new methods which can improve their material properties during operation under various loading conditions. Laser shock peening (LSP)…

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SI: 1st Benelux Network Meeting and Workshop on Damage and Fracture Mechanics Views: 721 Downloads: 483 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) February 8, 2020 pp. 105-112

Numerical modelling of dynamic ductile fracture propagation in different lab-scale experiments using GTN damage model

Benoît Paermentier, Dimitri Debruyne, Reza Talemi

Initiation and propagation of ductile fractures are a major consideration during the design of high-pressure pipelines. Consequences of a pipeline failure can be catastrophic thus structural integrity must be ensured over several decades.…

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SI: Steels and Composites for Engineering Structures Views: 924 Downloads: 591 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 18-34

Crack prediction in beam-like structure using ANN based on frequency analysis

Meriem Seguini, Nedjar Djamel, Boutchicha Djilali, Samir Khatir, Magd Abdel Wahab

The dynamic experimental and numerical analysis of cracked beams has been studied with the aim of quantifying the influence of depth crack on the dynamic response of steel beams. Artificial Neural Method ANN has been used where a numerical…

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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: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 1,448 Downloads: 748 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) November 29, 2019 pp. 189-198

Influence of biochar additions on the fracture behavior of foamed concrete

Devid Falliano, Dario De Domenico, Antonino Sciarrone, Giuseppe Ricciardi, Luciana Restuccia, Giuseppe Ferro, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Ernesto Gugliandolo

The present study concerns the experimental investigation of foamed concretes with 1600 kg/m³ density that incorporate biochar additions in the mix. A series of small notched beams are prepared to determine the fracture energy in CMOD…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 1,142 Downloads: 764 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) July 3, 2024 pp. 1-23

Predicting Damage in Notched Functionally Graded Materials Plates through extended Finite Element Method based on computational simulations

Hakim Siguerdjidjene, Amin Houari, Kouider Madani, Salah Amroune, Mohamed Mokhtari, Barhm Mohamad, Chellil Ahmed, Abdelkrim Merah, Raul Campilho

Presently, Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) are extensively utilised in several industrial sectors, and the modelling of their mechanical behaviour is consistently advancing. Most studies investigate the impact of layers on the…

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Fracture Views: 807 Downloads: 474 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 405-422

The critical influence of some “tiny” geometrical details on the stress field in a Brazilian Disc with a central notch of finite width and length

Stavros K Kourkoulis, Christos Markides, Ermioni Pasiou, Andronikos Loukidis, Dimos Triantis

The role of some geometrical characteristics of the notches ma­chined in circular discs, in order to determine the mode-I fracture tough­ness of brittle materials, is discussed. The study is implemented both analyti­cally and numerically.…

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