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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 1,134 Downloads: 1,148 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 3, 2019 pp. 548-559

Comparison of the mechanical response of B400c and B450c dual phase steel bar categories, in long terms

Charis Apostolopoulos, Argyro Drakakaki, Alkiviadis Apostolopoulos, Konstantinos Koulouris

In this work, the effects of chloride-induced corrosion on temp­core B400c and B450c steel grades are evaluated, in terms of corrosion resis­tance and mechanical characteristics, after the performance of Tensile and Low Cycle Fatigue…

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Damage mechanics Views: 729 Downloads: 556 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) December 5, 2024 pp. 285-301

Effect of Hybrid Nano Particle Reinforcements on Fractographic, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Al6061 Alloy Composites Developed by Ultrasonic Assisted Stir Casting Technique

Annapoorna Krishnappa, Shobha Ramesh, Vedashantha Murthy Bharath, Rajanna Siddagangappa, Srimadhu Ashokkumar, Madeva Nagaral, Virupaxi Auradi

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcement with Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂ on the mechanical and wear parameters of Al6061 alloy-based Nano composites. MMC’s (Metal Matrix Composite) specimens were…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 409 Downloads: 262 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 6, 2025 pp. 281-296

Effect of pearlite nanoclay reinforcements on the mechanical and tribological behaviour of AA7076 metal nanocomposites

G. U. Raju, Vinod Kumar V. Meti, Amitkumar R. Nadugeri, I.G. Siddhalingeshwar, M. A. Umarfarooq, N.R. Banapurmath, Ashok M. Sajjan, B. H. Maruthi Prashanth

Aluminium alloy composites are extensively utilised in the aerospace, automobile, and marine industries due to their lightweight structure and high strength-to-density ratio. However, there remains significant potential to further improve…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 814 Downloads: 573 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 1-10

Degradation of the first frequency of an RC frame with damage levels

Quy Nguyen, Ramazan Livaoğlu

Damage in RC structures causes the degradation of stiffness and frequency parameters. In this study, the relationship between the two coefficients and damage severities is numerically investigated considering a three-dimensional (3D)…

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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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Miscellanea Views: 584 Downloads: 433 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 26, 2019 pp. 152-160

Effect of crack position and loading conditions on SIF in SiC particles reinforced Al composite

Aicha Metehri, Madani Kouider, Abdelkader Lousdad

In this paper the effect of reinforcement crack position and loading conditions (in mode I) on the stress intensity factors of the Al/SiC_p metal matrix composite was examined using a finite element method. A simple cubic cell model with…

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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: 1,830 Downloads: 1,061 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 289-300

Mechanical, Wear, and Fracture Behavior of Titanium Diboride (TiB2) - Cerium Oxide (CeO2) Reinforced Al-6061 Hot-rolled Hybrid Composites

S. R. Sreenivasa Iyengar, D. Sethuramu, M. Ravikumar

Development of aluminium composites by stircasting technique is an effective method for fabrication of better quality of MMCs. Stircasting technique is one of the most commonly accepted techniques. In this research work, Al6061 / TiB₂+CeO₂…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,121 Downloads: 864 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 9-22

Effect of corrosion and sandblasting on the high cycle fatigue behavior of reinforcing B500C steel bars

Marina C. Vasco, Panagiota Polydoropoulou, Apostolos N. Chamos, Spiros G. Pantelakis

In a series of applications, steel reinforced concrete structures are subjected to fatigue loads during their service life, what in most cases happens in corrosive environments. Surface treatments have been proved to represent proper…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 726 Downloads: 515 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) January 30, 2020 pp. 128-136

Three-dimensional Numerical Analysis of a Joint Bonded Reinforced with Silica Nanoparticles (SiO2)

Noureddine Djebbar, Rachid Hadj Boulenouar, Benali Boutabout

Nanostructured adhesives may be defined as those materials whose elements imbedded in an epoxy matrix have dimensions in the 1 to 100 nm range. One of the most interesting aspects of ceramic nanoparticles is that their mechanical…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 400 Downloads: 310 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 16, 2025 pp. 115-128

An experimental study on the rehabilitation performance of CFRP-strengthened bubble deck slabs: effects of void size and preloading levels

Abdulkhalik Abdulridha, Muntadher Bader

This study examines the rehabilitation performance of reinforced concrete bubble deck slabs (with 50 mm and 60 mm voids) strengthened with externally bonded CFRP sheets. Nine specimens were tested: eight bubble slabs (grouped by void size…

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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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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,333 Downloads: 759 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 510-518

The influence of sustainable reinforcing particulates on the density, hardness and corrosion resistance of AA 6063 matrix composites

Ndudim Ononiwu, Chigbogu Ozoegwu, Jacobs Ifeanyi, Victor Nwachukwu, Esther Akinlabi

The need for the fabrication of sustainable aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) is being sought after as practical alternatives to conventional metals and their alloys. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of sustainable…

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 650 Downloads: 420 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 11, 2019 pp. 693-705

Damage detection in a reinforced concrete bridge applying wavelet transform in experimental and numerical data

ramon saleno yure rubim costa silva, Erwin U. L. Palechor, Luciano M. Bezerra, Marcus V. G. de Morais, Welington V. da Silva

In recent years, one can observe a constant worry of the scientific community on the search for demage detection techniques in structures. Such worry contributed to the progressive development of Structural Health Monitoring. This paper…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 949 Downloads: 403 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 19, 2024 pp. 60-70

The influence of technological defects on the mechanical behavior of CFRP during buckling under compression based on DIC data and acoustic emission

Stanislav Slovikov, Dmitry Lobanov, Ekaterina Chebotareva, Valeria Melnikova

The research focuses on examining the impact of technological defects, specifically "dry-spot" and "wrinkles," on the mechanical behavior and buckling resistance of structural composites. The investigation of the buckling phenomenon was…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,013 Downloads: 498 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 27, 2018 pp. 285-294

Performance Index of Natural Stones-GFRP Hybrid Structures

Luca Sorrentino, Costanzo Bellini, Wilma Polini, Sandro Turchetta

Natural stone is a material that presents durableness over time and high aesthetic characteristic, but it is brittle and its tensile strength is significantly lower than compressive one: these peculiarities must be taken into account for…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 1,057 Downloads: 525 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 423-437

Effect of fly ash on the corrosion performance and structural integrity of stainless steel concrete rebars in acid rain and saline environments

Angeliki Lekatou, Sofia Tsouli, Christos Nikolaidis, Spyridon Kleftakis, Ilias Tragazikis, Theodoros Matikas

The corrosion behavior of 304L stainless steel rebars in an alkaline solution simulating new concrete subjected to acid rain attack and a mildly to slightly acidic solution simulating corroded cover concrete that ex­posed the reinforcement…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 425 Downloads: 255 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) November 5, 2025 pp. 265-280

Experimental and 3D numerical analysis on the effect of specimen thickness on fracture toughness of Al6061-SiC-cenosphere Hybrid composites

E. Ashoka, T.H. Manjunatha, H. S. Naveen Kumar, S. V. Lingaraju, H. N. Ravikumar

This study examines the fracture toughness of Al6061 alloy-based hybrid composites reinforced with silicon carbide particles and cenosphere microspheres. Aluminum alloy Al6061 is widely utilized in structural applications due to its…

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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…

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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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SI: Crack Paths Views: 657 Downloads: 520 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 25, 2019 pp. 97-104

Experimental characterization of fiber-reinforced cementitious mortar under tension

Patrizia Bernardi, Roberto Cerioni, Daniele Ferretti, Filippo Leurini, Elena Michelini

This work focuses on the mechanical characterization of the inorganic matrix used for Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) composites, nowadays widely used to retrofit existing reinforced concrete and masonry structures. While…

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Miscellanea Views: 727 Downloads: 365 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 66-73

Crack onset assessment near the sharp material inclusion tip by means of modified maximum tangential stress criterion

Ondrej Krepl, Jan Klusák

In the case of particle reinforced composites, where the particles are in a form of sharp material inclusions, singular stress concentration exists on each tip of each inclusion. This is due to the geometric and material discontinuities…

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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 1,098 Downloads: 610 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 4, 2020 pp. 197-210

Effect of concrete cover thickness and main reinforcement ratio on flexural behavior of RC beams strengthened by NSM-GFRP bars

Hesham EL-Emam, Alaa El-Sisi, Ramy Reda, Mohamed Bneni, Mohamed Seleem

Experimental and numerical programs were invoked to investigate the effect of concrete cover and area of main steel reinforcement on the flexural behavior of strengthened RC beams by near-surface mounted glass fiber reinforced polymeric…

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