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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 64 Downloads: 22 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 21, 2026 pp. 281-297

Effect of ultrasonic welding conditions and energy director thickness on structure and properties of lap-joints of PEEK-based composites reinforced with short carbon fibers

Sergey Panin, Vladislav Alexenko, Alexey Zelenkov, Dmitry Buslovich, Lyudmila Kornienko, Shaowei Lu

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of thickness of energy director (EDs) and ultrasonic welding (USW) process parameters on structure formation and interlaminar shear strength (LSS) values of lap-joints of composite…

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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: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 733 Downloads: 654 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 152-163

Estimating degradation of strength of neat PEEK and PEEK-CF laminates under cyclic loading by mechanical hysteresis loops

Alexey Bogdanov, Alexander Eremin, Mikhail Burkov, Sergey Panin, Pavel Lyubutin

A method for assessing the degradation of mechanical properties of neat polyetheretherketone and its laminated composite reinforced with unidirectional carbon fibers is proposed. It is based on the calculation of the maximum and minimum…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 690 Downloads: 387 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 19, 2025 pp. 152-164

Parameters Optimization for Manufacturing Advanced Self-Reinforced Composites based on Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

Eugene Statnik, Dmitry D. Zherebtsov, Dilus I. Chukov, Ilya I. Larin, Alnis A. Veveris, Valerii G. Torokhov, Alexander S. Kechekyan, Kristina Z. Myagkova, Iuliia A. Sadykova, Alexey I. Salimon, Alexander M. Korsunsky, Semen D. Ignatyev, Kamal M. Hammad, Sergey D. Kaloshkin

In this study, the relationships between processing, structure and properties of self-reinforced ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composites fabricated via thermal pressing are investigated. By systematically varying…

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Miscellanea Views: 848 Downloads: 487 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 369-377

Dependence of mechanical characteristics from composition and structure and optimization of mechanical fracture energy of polymer composite material based on high-molecular rubbers

E. Nurullaev, A. S. Ermilov, N. Yu. Lyubimova

By means of numerical experiment the authors investigate dependence of conventional rupturing stress and mechanical fracture energy at uniaxial tension from fractional composition of dispersed filler, plasticizer volume fraction in polymer…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 924 Downloads: 568 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 115-122

Repair and rehabilitation of corroded HDPE100 pipe using a new hybrid composite

Abdelmalek Regad, Djebara Benzerga, Habib Berrekia, Abdelkader Haddi, Nourredine Chekhar

The good management of drinking water begins with a supply network, with a low rate of leakage. Currently, the pipes used in the water transport system are mainly made of polymeric materials, such as HDPE. The corrosion degradation of this…

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 595 Downloads: 261 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 11, 2025 pp. 88-107

A study on the crack presence effect on dynamical behavior of higher-order Quasi-3D composite steel-polymer concrete box section beams via DQFEM

Nassim Laouche, Ahmed Saimi, Ismail Bensaid, Mouloud Dahmane, Hassen Ait Atmane

This paper presents a dynamic and critical buckling analysis of the presence of a crack of steel-polymer concrete composite beams modelled using a refined quasi 3D beam theory. The beam model is a hollow steel box section filled with a…

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 756 Downloads: 598 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 311-321

Nonlinearity of mechanical behavior of 3D-reinforced composites under compression

Stanislav Slovikov, Andrey Babushkin, Maria Gusina

Modern technological capabilities make it possible to produce 3D spatially-reinforced for polymer composite materials. The tasks of experimental research and analysis of the deformation process of new composite materials for aviation…

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Miscellanea Views: 785 Downloads: 413 Vol. 9, No. 31 (2015) December 17, 2014 pp. pages 120-126

Dependence of the mechanical fracture energy of the polymeric composite material from the mixture of filler fractions

E. M. Nurullaev, A. S. Ermilov

This paper for the first time presents an equation for calculating the mechanical fracture energy of the polymeric composite material (PCM) with regard to the basic formulation parameters. By means of the developed computer program the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.31.09

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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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Fracture Views: 1,074 Downloads: 592 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 128-138

Finite element analysis of the behavior of bonded composite patches repair in aircraft structures

Islam El-Sagheer, Mai Taimour, Mariam Mobtasem, Amr Abd-Elhady, Hossam El-Din M. Sallam

This paper aims to analyze the multi-effects of the glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite patch to repair the inclined cracked 2420-T3 aluminum plate. Three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) was used to study the effect 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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Fatigue Views: 868 Downloads: 564 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 202-209

Fatigue Analysis of Bitumen Modified with Composite of Nano-SiO2 and Styrene Butadiene Styrene Polymer

Sajad Rezaei, Seyed Mohsen Damadi, Ali Edrisi, Mansour Fakhri, Mohammad Worya Khordehbinan

Since fatigue cracking is caused in the middle-temperature conditions due to the stresses from heavy traffic and as the bitumen plays a very important role in controlling this failure, therefore, in recent years, the production of the…

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

Structural behavior of GFRP-concrete composite beams

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

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

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 1,132 Downloads: 470 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 14-24

Investigating the contribution of geometrical parameters and immersion time on fracture toughness of jute fabric composites using statistical techniques

Dr. Bharath K N, G. B. Manjunatha

The aim of this work is to evaluate the failure analysis of jute fabric reinforced composite using statistical technique for marine applications. A fracture mechanics approach is proposed to determine the failure load and fracture…

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 1,012 Downloads: 563 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 12, 2018 pp. 294-302

Comparison of tensile strength and fracture toughness under mode I and II loading of co-cured and co-bonded CFRP joints

Alessandro Pirondi, Fabrizio Moroni, Chiara Pernechele, Arturo Gaita, Luca Vescovi

Adhesive bonding is the elective joining system between Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) parts because, with respect to fastening, it allows a large connection area, no additional parts (hence weight saving) and no need to drill…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 665 Downloads: 429 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 56-65

Mathematical data processing according to digital image correlation method for polymer composites

Dmitriy Lobanov, Elena Strungar

The paper analyses the numerical algorithms for experimental data processing using a contactless video system Vic-3D, designed for three-dimension analysis of displacement and strain fields, and digital image correlation method. The…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 839 Downloads: 909 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 94-108

Uniaxial fatigue study of a natural-based bio-composite material reinforced with fique natural fibers

Maria C. Chaves, Dayal Castro, Alberto David Pertuz Comas

This research addresses environmental concerns by exploring environmentally friendly composite materials as substitutes for non-biodegradable synthetic fibers. The study proposes the development of polymer matrix composites reinforced with…

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Fracture Views: 1,208 Downloads: 800 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 240-260

Influence of hBN and MoS2 fillers on toughness and thermal stability of carbon fabric-epoxy composites

Mr. Yermal Shriraj Rao, Dr. B. Shivamurthy, Dr. Nanjangud Subbarao Mohan, Dr. Nagaraja Shetty

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) fillers of 2 to 8 wt.% influence on toughness, microhardness and thermal stability of carbon fabric-reinforced epoxy composite (CFREC) reported. Mode-I, mixed-mode I/II…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 1,132 Downloads: 404 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 13, 2024 pp. 18-28

Titanium/FRP hybrid sandwich: in-plane flexural behaviour of short beam specimens

Costanzo Bellini, Rosario Borrelli, Vittorio Di Cocco, Stefania Franchitti, Francesco Iacoviello, Larisa Patricia Mocanu, Luca Sorrentino

Adopting novel sandwich structures with FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) skins and a metallic lattice core, both of which have high specific strength and stiffness, is one way to achieve better mechanical performance while remaining…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 394 Downloads: 554 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 13, 2025 pp. 108-130

Influence of contact interaction character on residual stresses arising over damaged area in composite plate

Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Vladimir Pisarev, Yury Matvienko, Galina Gvozdeva

New data concerning the values of residual stresses that arise as a result of the contact interaction of a spherical indenter and a flat surface of composite plate have been obtained. The studies are performed for both static indentation…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 751 Downloads: 599 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 140-153

Effects of residual stresses on interlaminar radial strength of Glass-Epoxy L-bend composite laminates

M.A. Umarfarooq, P. S. Shivakumar Gouda, K. N. Bharath, G. B. Veereshkumar, N. R. Banapurmath, Abhilash Edacherian

The built-in heterogeneity of the composite laminates has been exploited to tailor the stiffness and strength requirements of modern structures to meet the specific functional demands. However, the non-homogeneity in these composites is…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,072 Downloads: 913 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 338-351

Evaluation of Tensile properties of FRP Composite Laminates under Varying Strain Rates and Temperatures

Prahlad Joshi, Sk Panigrahi

The present investigation deals with the characterization of tensile behavior of various Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites under Thermo-Mechanical loading. Five different types of Uni-Directional (UD) composites of Carbon, Glass…

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Miscellanea Views: 577 Downloads: 443 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 27, 2019 pp. 222-229

Cohesive fracture in composite systems: experimental setup and first results

Valentino Paolo Berardi, Michele Perrella, Gabriele Cricrì

Composite systems are widely used in many engineering applications for new structures and strengthening of existing ones. Within the structural rehabilitation of civil constructions, the plating technique of beams with Fiber Reinforced…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 692 Downloads: 354 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 31, 2024 pp. 182-192

Numerical study of delamination process of the CFRP composite

Eva Kormaníková, Kamila Kotrasova

A quasi-static approach for an interface damage model, incorporating Rayleigh damping for viscoelastic carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites, is introduced. The interface traction-relative displacement behavior is modeled using a thin…

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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…

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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…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 371 Downloads: 270 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 12, 2025 pp. 315-325

The effect of energy director on ultrasonic consolidation of multilayered composites (laminates) made from unidirectional PEEK/CF prepregs

Sergey Panin, Vladislav Alexenko

The study aims at assessing the effects of the ultrasonic consolidation parameters and the insertion of energy directors from the commercially available polyetheretherketone film ~250 µm thick on the structure and mechanical properties of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.22

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 112 Downloads: 86 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 3, 2026 pp. 217-229

Flexural performance of FDM-fabricated PLA composites reinforced with short carbon fiber

R. Keshavamurthy, Raghu Yogaraju, G. S. Pradeep Kumar, Mallikarjun Biradar, B. K. Pavan kumar, S. Mohan Kumar, Shijo Thomas

Adding short carbon fiber reinforcement to thermoplastic matrices can improve the mechanical performance of additively manufactured polymer-based composites. This work examines the flexural behavior of Fused Deposition Modeling…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.13

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 141 Downloads: 95 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 22, 2026 pp. 138-172

Phenomenological models of residual mechanical properties of polymer composites under fatigue loading: review, analysis of descriptive ability and classification

Oleg Staroverov, Artur Mugatarov, Anastasia Sivtseva, Valeriy Wildemann

In this work, a review and mathematical analysis of phenomenological models of residual strength and residual stiffness of polymer composite materials under fatigue loading have been carried out. The methodology of the analysis is…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 1,365 Downloads: 522 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 27, 2024

Fatigue behavior of pultruded fiberglass tubes under tension, compression and torsion

Oleg Staroverov, Artur Mugatarov, Anastasia Sivtseva, Elena Strungar, Valeriy Wildemann, Aleksandr Elkin, Ivan Sergeichev

This work is devoted to an experimental investigation of fatigue behavior of pultruded fiberglass tubes under uniaxial tension, compression and torsion. Static tests were carried out; a presence of postcritical deformation stage during…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 475 Downloads: 423 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) March 26, 2025 pp. 263-279

Experimental and theoretical study of used GFRP I-profile composite columns

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

Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) is a promising alternative to steel due to its high strength, lightweight properties, corrosion resistance, and low maintenance requirements. This study examines the effect of internal GFRP I-sections…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.19

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 713 Downloads: 337 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 17, 2024 pp. 29-42

Optimization of clamshell content for improved properties in bamboo-epoxy composites

Anand K J, Thippeswamy Ekbote

The present study aims to develop a novel hybrid composite by incorporating clamshell as a secondary reinforcing filler into a bamboo-epoxy composite. The primary objective of this hybridization is to optimize the synergistic benefits of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.03

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Fatigue Views: 2,579 Downloads: 904 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 91-99

Description of Fatigue Sensitivity Curves and Transition to Critical States of Polymer Composites by Cumulative Distribution Functions

O.A. Staroverov, A.I. Mugatarov, A.S. Yankin, V.E. Wildemann

In this paper, a novel model is presented to describe the composite mechanical properties degradation during cyclic loading. The model is based on cumulative distribution functions using. Weibull probability distribution law and beta…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.09

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Miscellanea Views: 1,086 Downloads: 806 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 8, 2014 pp. pages 317-326

Mechanical behavior of a sandwich with corrugated GRP core: numerical modeling and experimental validation

D. Tumino, T. Ingrassia, V. Nigrelli, G. Pitarresi, V. Urso Miano

In this work the mechanical behaviour of a core reinforced composite sandwich structure is studied. The sandwich employs a Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP) orthotropic material for both the two external skins and the inner core web. In…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.39

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

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

B. A. Praveen

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

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.06

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 1,334 Downloads: 1,102 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 150-157

Fatigue Behaviour and Mean Stress Effect of Thermoplastic Polymers and Composites

Zongjin Lu, Bill Feng, Charlie Loh

More and more polymers and polymer composite materials are used in automotive industry to reduce cost and weight of vehicles to meet the environmental requirement. However, the fatigue behaviour for these materials is less understanding…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 603 Downloads: 481 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 23, 2019 pp. 396-411

Computational multi-scale analysis of simultaneous processes of delamination and damage accumulation in laminated composites

Mikhail Tashkinov

When studying mechanical behavior of structures made of laminated polymer composite materials, issues related to their relatively high susceptibility to damage, such as delamination, fiber breakage and matrix failure, play significant…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.39

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 150 Downloads: 93 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 16, 2026 pp. 89-106

Mechanical and tomographic characterisation of recycled Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (rCFRP) using a fully mechanical environmentally friendly process

Andrea Casaroli, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Edoardo Scabini

The widespread use of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites in sectors such as aerospace and aviation calls for the adoption of sustainable recycling protocols. This research evaluates the mechanical and tomographic…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,073 Downloads: 678 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 93-103

Mechanical and Fractured surface characterization of epoxy/red mud/fly ash/ aluminium powder filled hybrid composites for automotive applications

K. C. Anil, A.B. Hemavathi, A. Adeebpasha

In recent decades, one can observe a great increase in the replacement of traditional materials with polymer composites in high-strength and lightweight applications. High fuel consumption by automobile and aerospace vehicles built from…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 664 Downloads: 378 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 7, 2025 pp. 74-87

Predictive modeling of PMMA-based polymer composites reinforced with hydroxyapatite: a machine learning and FEM approach

Rohit Kumar Singh, Khyati Verma, G. C. Mohan Kumar

This research examines the mechanical characteristics of polymer composites (PMMA) that are reinforced with Hydroxyapatite (HAp), with a particular emphasis on the Elastic Modulus and Compressive Strength. The investigation employs a…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 692 Downloads: 488 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 28, 2019 pp. 177-189

Numerical analysis of the strain values obtained by FBG embedded in a composite material using assumptions about uniaxial stress state of the optical fiber and capillary on the Bragg grating

Natalia Aleksandrovna Kosheleva, Valerii Matveenko, Grigorii Serovaev, Andrey Fedorov

One of the issues in the strain measurement with the help of fiber-optic sensors based on Bragg gratings is the calculation of the strain based on the information from the sensor and its correspondence to the material strain. Relationships…

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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…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 66 Downloads: 25 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 25, 2026 pp. 316-339

Parametric analysis of carbon nanofiber effects on mechanical properties and abrasion resistance of GF/PPS hybrid composites

Suresha B, Arun Y C, Ravishankar R, Pradeep Kumar V G, Tejas M R

The focus of this research was to investigate the effects of carbon nanofiber (CNF) reinforcement on the mechanical performance, interfacial characteristics, and abrasive wear behavior of short glass fiber/polyphenylene sulfide (GF/PPS)…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.19

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Fatigue Views: 504 Downloads: 355 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 134-140

Physical Parameters of Polymer Composite Materials Created on the Basis of Low and High Molecular Weight Rubbers

E. Nurullaev, N. Y. Lyubimova, T. A. Gertsen

ABSTRACT. The theoretical foundations of the structural and mechanical behavior of filled three-dimensional cross-linked elastomers are supplemented. Numerical experiments are carried out, based on the data of numerical experiments, three…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.11

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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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SI: New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Views: 694 Downloads: 451 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 21, 2019 pp. 568-585

Flexural testing and analysis of full-strain-fields in sandwich composites

Rosa Marat-Mendes, Ricardo Martins, Alexandre Garcia, Luis Reis

The objective of this work was to characterize the full-field flexural behavior of composite sandwich beams. Finite element analysis was used to estimate the behavior of sandwich beams under three- and four-point-bending tests and were…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.53

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 978 Downloads: 807 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 17-31

Mechanisms for Introduction of Pseudo Ductility in Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites- A Review

Vinayak S Uppin, Shivakumar Gouda, I.Sridhar

Advanced polymer matrix composites are gaining the market in their way due to their exceptional specific stiffness, specific strength, fatigue, and corrosion resistance in the field of Auto-Tech, Aero-Tech, Biotech, etc. However, the lack…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.65.02

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 890 Downloads: 339 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) January 9, 2025 pp. 34-45

Improved flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beam strengthened using stainless steel wire mesh

Shail Shah, Parth Raithatha, Sunil Raiyani

The paper presents an experimental investigation of the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beam elements strengthened externally with stainless steel wire mesh (SSWM). SSWM has the potential to be an alternative composite…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.04

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 793 Downloads: 421 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 8, 2024 pp. 22-36

Mechanical, Fracture, and Thermal Characterization of Post-Cured Hybrid Epoxy Nanocomposites Reinforced with Graphene Nanoplatelets and h-Boron Nitride

M.A. Umarfarooq, Mantesh Choukimath, N. R. Banapurmath

The post-curing process of cured composites is essential in enhancing the strength, stiffness, elevating the glass transition temperature, and reducing residual stress in polymer thermoset composites. The curing temperature and time are…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.03

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