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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 771 Downloads: 370 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 8, 2024 pp. 37-48

Microstructure, Mechanical and Fractographic behaviour of the Diffusion Welded Joints of AA2219 and Ti-6Al-4V for aerospace applications

Manjunath Vatnalmath, V. Auradi, Bharath V Bharath, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Chetan Gowda, Madeva Nagaral

Diffusion welding is an advanced joining process that assures the feasibility of joining dissimilar metal alloys without producing metallurgical impurities at the joint interface. Two significant aerospace alloys, AA2219 and Ti-6Al-4V, are…

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Miscellanea Views: 973 Downloads: 482 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 89-101

Assessment of fluidity retention, mechanical strength and cost production of blended cement self-compacting concrete using the concept of a performance index

Aboubakeur Boukhelkhal, Said Kenai

Construction industry consumes a large amount of natural resources and energy and produces high amount of CO₂ emissions and waste materials. For more sustainable construction industry, various waste materials are used as natural aggregates…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.07

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Fatigue Views: 619 Downloads: 441 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 228-240

Influence of contact parameters in fretting-fatigue contact 3D problems

Fella Hamadouche, Habib Benzaama, Mohamed Mokhtari, Miloud Abbes Tahar

A numerical study on the influence of contact parameters on fretting fatigue behavior is carried out by using a new method SFEM (Stretching Finite Element Method) is presented in this article. Several parameters are made to vary: geometric…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.55.17

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 710 Downloads: 382 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 9, 2025 pp. 321-341

Dynamic damage analysis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite pressure vessels

Kamal M. Hammad, Iuliia A. Sadykova, Eugene N. Prokopev, Galina V. Tyurina, Semen D. Ignatyev, Eugene S. Statnik

This study investigates spall damage and failure in Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) pressure vessels under explosive internal loading using stimulated electric discharge. Analytical modeling, validation with published experimental…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.20

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 727 Downloads: 450 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 3, 2019 pp. 410-422

Numerical modeling based on moving mesh method to simulate fast crack propagation

Francesco Fabbrocino, Marco Francesco Funari, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Raimondo Luciano

An analysis to show the capability of moving mesh strategy to predict dynamic crack growth phenomena in 2D continuum media is proposed. The numerical method is implemented in the framework of the finite element method, which is coupled…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.51.30

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Miscellanea Views: 1,429 Downloads: 452 Vol. 9, No. 33 (2015) June 19, 2015 pp. pages 17-24

Three-dimensional effects on cracked components under anti-plane loading

F. Berto, A. Campagnolo

The existence of three-dimensional effects at cracks has been known for many years, but understanding has been limited, and for some situations still is. Understanding improved when the existence of corner point singularities and their…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.33.03

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Fracture Views: 1,049 Downloads: 571 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 300-320

Inverse problems with the digital image correlation: approach and applications

Emanuele Sgambitterra, Fabrizio Niccoli

A viable approach to solve inverse problems in elasticity is proposed. It is based on regression algorithms to estimate materials and/or loading parameters by fitting the experimentally-evaluated displacement field to representative…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.22

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 651 Downloads: 305 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 16, 2025 pp. 35-45

Influence of laser shock peening on the residual strains and stresses in additively manufactured TC4

Mariia Bartolomei, Aleksei N. Vshivkov, Igor S. Kudryashev, Denis V. Lozhkin, Andrey V. Chumaevskii, Alexander M. Korsunsky

Additively manufactured materials possess significant heterogeneities and anisotropies of stiffness and strength properties between the growth and transverse directions. Residual stresses induced by the fabrication and processing stages…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.04

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 699 Downloads: 481 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 150-167

Predicting Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Coalesced Cracks Using the Global-Local Superimposed Technique

Mohd Shamil Shaari, Sylvia Urai, Professor Takahashi, Mohd Akramin Mohd Romlay

The S-version Finite Element Method (FEM) is known as a global-local superimposed approach that consists of two separate meshes referred to as global and local cracks. The relationship between the energy release rate and the Stress…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.11

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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 679 Downloads: 501 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 11, 2019 pp. 602-612

Experimental fracture resistance study for cracked bovine femur bone samples

M.R.M. Aliha, Hussein Ghazi, Farkhondeh Ataei

Crack growth and brittle fracture is one of the major failure modes in bone materials and therefore understanding the fracture behavior and affecting parameters on the crack growth resistance of bone is necessary for biomechanics…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.51

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 565 Downloads: 859 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 310-330

Experimental and numerical evaluation of compression confinement techniques for HSC beams reinforced with different ratios of high strength steel reinforcement

Seleem Ahmad, Abdo-Alfatah Graf, Abd El-Monem El-Kholy, Mohamed Bneni, Ahmed Elkilani

This work presents experimental and numerical research to evaluate the compression confinement techniques of HSC beams reinforced with different ratios of high-strength steel reinforcement. Twelve specimens of high-strength reinforced…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.22

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Fatigue Views: 829 Downloads: 782 Vol. 15, No. 55 (2021) December 28, 2020 pp. 316-326

Numerical analysis and thermal fatigue life prediction of solder layer in a SiC-IGBT power module

Dianhao Zhang, Xiao-guang Huang, Bin-liang Cheng, Neng Zhang

Limited by the mechanical properties of materials, silicon (Si) carbide insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) can no longer meet the requirements of high power and high frequency electronic devices. Silicon carbide (SiC) IGBT…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.55.24

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.65

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 371 Downloads: 330 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 4, 2025 pp. 206-216

Implementation of interface damage model with friction to concrete-FRP shear connector

Eva Kormaníková, Roman Vodička, Daniel Dubecký, Michala Weissová

The study investigates the application of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in constructions of bridges. It highlights the main advantages of using FRP as a building material and points out its suitability for various structural…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.14

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.34

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.01

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,243 Downloads: 654 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 1-19

THM-coupled numerical analysis of temperature and groundwater level in-situ measurements in artificial ground freezing

Anastasiia Kostina, Maxim Zhelnin, Oleg Plekhov, Kirill Agutin

Belarusian Potash salt deposits are bedded under aquifers and unstable soil stratums. Therefore, to develop the deposits a vertical mine shaft sinking is performed using the artificial ground freezing technology. Nowadays, real time…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.01

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 638 Downloads: 502 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 1-15

Evaluation of the survivability of CFRP honeycomb-cored panels in compression after impact tests

Oleg Staroverov, Elena Strungar, Valery Wildemann

This paper is oriented to the experimental research of the mechanics of the CFRP sandwich plates, glass and carbon fiber sample panels with a large-cell honeycomb core. The method for testing polymer composite sample plates in compression…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.56.01

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 609 Downloads: 632 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 20, 2019 pp. 276-285

A nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates by finite element method

Kamel Meftah, Lakhdar Sedira

In this paper, a finite element simulation of nonlinear elasto-plastic deformations of Reissner-Mindlin bending plates is described. The previously proposed four-node Q4g element with transverse energy of shearing for thick bending plates…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.23

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 614 Downloads: 381 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 150-160

Development of a piezoelectric energy-harvesting sensor: from concept to reality

Konstantinos Gkoumas, Franco Bontempi, Prof.

This study focuses on the development and integrated design over a 24-month period of a high efficiency energy-harvesting (EH) temperature sensor, based on piezoelectric materials, with applications for the sustainability of smart…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.12

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 470 Downloads: 340 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) April 5, 2025 pp. 1-11

The assessment of the severity of local impact on a pro-bionic composite lattice shell by the use of fiber-optic sensors

Sergei Sapozhnikov, Evgeny Dubovikov

The paper considers a pro-bionic lattice shell (PBLS) for civil aviation structures and the problem of getting the parameters of a local low-velocity impact taking the value of residual strain by fiber optic sensors (FOS) installed in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.01

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,164 Downloads: 1,065 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 31-50

Effect of date palm and polypropylene fibers on the characteristics of self-compacting concretes: comparative study

Dounia Derdour, Mourad Behim, Mohammed Benzerara

This article presents the results of a comparative experimental study on the influence of date palm fibers to replace polypropylene fibers used as reinforcement in self-compacting concrete (SCC). Indeed, the use of polypropylene fibers…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.64.03

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Miscellanea Views: 723 Downloads: 579 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 566-579

Analysis of workability, mechanical strength and durability by the FT-IR method of concrete based on silica-limestone sand preserved in aggressive environments

Hima Abdelkader, Tarek Djedid, Mohammed Mani, Abdelhamid Guettala

The interest of using combined sand of equal percentage of silica and limestone becomes evident in the formulation of compacted concrete in several previous works around the world, due to the formidable percentage of fines that improves…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.59.37

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 507 Downloads: 384 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 372-393

An analytical beam model for the evaluation of crack tip root rotations and displacements in orthotropic specimens

Ilaria Monetto, Roberta Massabò

Explicit and simple expressions for root compliance coefficients, which can be used to define root rotations and root displacements at the crack tip cross section of orthotropic cracked beams, are derived under general self-equilibrated…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.29

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 904 Downloads: 503 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 3, 2019 pp. 573-583

Damage evolution in marble under uniaxial compression monitored by Pressure Stimulated Currents and Acoustic Emissions

Ilias Stavrakas, Stavros Kourkoulis, Dimos Triantis

The spatiotemporal evolution of damage in marble specimens under uniaxial compression is monitored using Pressure Stimulated Currents (PSCs) and Acoustic Emissions (AEs). The novelty of the study is the use of an integrated grid of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.48

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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Views: 599 Downloads: 300 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) March 3, 2025 pp. 179-192

Comparative assessment of the acoustic activity and the Pressure Stimulated Voltage in marble specimens under compression

Stavros K Kourkoulis, E. D. Pasiou, D. Triantis, I. Stavrakas

The temporal evolution of the electric activity generated in marble specimens under uniaxial compression is analyzed and quantified in terms of the Pressure Stimulated Voltage (Electric Potential) developed. The evolution of the electric…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.13

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,036 Downloads: 790 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 229-242

Synthesis and Characterization of Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Reinforced to Recycled Industrial Aluminium Scrap & Waste Aluminium Beverage Cans for Preparing Metal Matrix Nanocomposites

Ganesh R. Chate, Raviraj M. Kulkarni, Manjunath Patel Gowdru Chandrashekarappa, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, H.M. Harsha, Simran Tophakhane, Nazafali Shaikh, Suman Kongi, Pouravi Iranavar

Increased material demand in all sectors is primarily due to exponential growth in population to fulfill human needs and comforts. Recycling of collected aluminium beverage cans and Al 6061 alloy scraps from industries ensures energy…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.16

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 872 Downloads: 581 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 211-225

Optimum Sustainable Mix Proportions of High Strength Concrete by Using Taguchi Method

M.A. Warda, H.S. Khalil, Seleem Ahmad, I.M. Mahdi

In this study, mix proportion parameters of high strength concrete (HSC) were analyzed by using the Taguchi’s experiment design methodology for optimal design. For that purpose, mixtures are designed in a L₂₇orthogonal array with six…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.54.16

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 674 Downloads: 409 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 26, 2019 pp. 201-211

Comparative study of Shot creep of single-phase titanium alloys in air and neutral gas environment on the test temperature in range from 673 to 1323 K

lev Michailovich Zamaraev, Sergey Smirnov

The paper presents the results of comparative studies of short-term creep in tensile tests of the VT1-0 commercially pure titanium (analogue Grade 2 according to ASTM A485) and the VT5-1 alloy (analogue Grade 6 according to ASTM B265) in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.21

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 798 Downloads: 516 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 94-101

High cycle fatigue assessment of steel load-carrying cruciform welded joints: an overview of recent results

song wei, Xuesong Liu

In this paper, high cycle fatigue failure behavior of Load-carrying Cruciform Welded Joints (LCWJ) is assessed using Strain Energy Density (SED) approach. Different analytical solutions are proposed and applied to illustrate the effects of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.10

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Microstructure, Mechanical and Fractographic behaviour of the Diffusion Welded Joints of AA2219 and Ti-6Al-4V for aerospace applications

Assessment of fluidity retention, mechanical strength and cost production of blended cement self-compacting concrete using the concept of a performance index

Influence of contact parameters in fretting-fatigue contact 3D problems

Dynamic damage analysis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite pressure vessels

Numerical modeling based on moving mesh method to simulate fast crack propagation

Three-dimensional effects on cracked components under anti-plane loading

Inverse problems with the digital image correlation: approach and applications

Influence of laser shock peening on the residual strains and stresses in additively manufactured TC4

Predicting Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Coalesced Cracks Using the Global-Local Superimposed Technique

Experimental fracture resistance study for cracked bovine femur bone samples

Experimental and numerical evaluation of compression confinement techniques for HSC beams reinforced with different ratios of high strength steel reinforcement

Numerical analysis and thermal fatigue life prediction of solder layer in a SiC-IGBT power module

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

Implementation of interface damage model with friction to concrete-FRP shear connector

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

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

THM-coupled numerical analysis of temperature and groundwater level in-situ measurements in artificial ground freezing

Evaluation of the survivability of CFRP honeycomb-cored panels in compression after impact tests

A nonlinear elasto-plastic analysis of Reissner-Mindlin plates by finite element method

Development of a piezoelectric energy-harvesting sensor: from concept to reality

The assessment of the severity of local impact on a pro-bionic composite lattice shell by the use of fiber-optic sensors

Effect of date palm and polypropylene fibers on the characteristics of self-compacting concretes: comparative study

Analysis of workability, mechanical strength and durability by the FT-IR method of concrete based on silica-limestone sand preserved in aggressive environments

An analytical beam model for the evaluation of crack tip root rotations and displacements in orthotropic specimens

Damage evolution in marble under uniaxial compression monitored by Pressure Stimulated Currents and Acoustic Emissions

Comparative assessment of the acoustic activity and the Pressure Stimulated Voltage in marble specimens under compression

Synthesis and Characterization of Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Reinforced to Recycled Industrial Aluminium Scrap & Waste Aluminium Beverage Cans for Preparing Metal Matrix Nanocomposites

Optimum Sustainable Mix Proportions of High Strength Concrete by Using Taguchi Method

Comparative study of Shot creep of single-phase titanium alloys in air and neutral gas environment on the test temperature in range from 673 to 1323 K

High cycle fatigue assessment of steel load-carrying cruciform welded joints: an overview of recent results