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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 918 Downloads: 677 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 74-87

Influence of Internal Technological Defects on the Mechanical Properties of Structural CFRP

Dmitriy Lobanov, Stanislav Slovikov, Ekaterina Lunegova

The use of carbon-fiber composite materials (CFRP) in critical cases implies an increase in the resistance to the stability of their mechanical properties. For the purpose of in-depth analysis of defects in the experiments, an integrated…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,025 Downloads: 551 Vol. 7, No. 23 (2013) December 28, 2012 pp. Pages 13-24

Fracture mechanics of pseudoelastic NiTi alloys: review of the research activities carried out at University of Calabria

C. Maletta, F. Furgiuele, E. Sgambitterra

This paper reports a brief review of the research activities on fracture mechanics of nickel-titanium based shape memory alloys carried out at University of Calabria. In fact, this class of metallic alloys show an unusual fracture response…

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Analytical, computational and physical models Views: 539 Downloads: 449 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) December 7, 2024 pp. 302-316

Revisiting classical concepts of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics - Part III: The stress field in a double-edge notched finite strip by means of the “stress-neutralization” technique

Christos F. Markides, Stavros K Kourkoulis

This is the third part of a short series of paper, revisiting some classical concepts of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics. Based on the solution for the single edge notched strip, discussed in Part-II, the present study deals with the…

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Fracture Views: 570 Downloads: 470 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 451-463

Fatigue growth rate of inclined surface cracks in aluminum and titanium alloys

Rustam Yarullin, Mikhail Yakovlev

In this paper the fatigue crack growth tests were carried out on surface-crack tension (SCT) specimens, made of 7050 and Ti6Al4V alloys, with initial semi-elliptical surface cracks. Pure Mode I conditions were realized on SCT specimens…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,002 Downloads: 632 Vol. 12, No. 45 (2018) June 21, 2018 pp. 147-155

Eddy current modelling using multi-layer perceptron neural networks for detecting surface cracks

Salaheddine Harzallah, R. Rebhi, M. Chabaat, A. Rabehi

A new method for computing fracture mechanics parameters using computational Eddy Current Modelling by Multi-layer Perceptron Neural Networks for detecting surface cracks. The method is based upon an inverse problem using an Artificial…

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Impact & Dynamics Views: 2,080 Downloads: 1,158 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 226-248

Numerical and analytical simulation of ballistic projectile penetration due to high velocity impact on ceramic target

Amin Moslemi Petrudi, Khodadad Vahedi, Masoud Rahmani, MohammadAli Moslemi Petrudi

Simulation and analysis of the projectile impact and penetration problem and its effects are among the practical topics that can be used to design bulletproof panel and military equipment, construction of impact and penetration resistant…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 801 Downloads: 565 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) November 14, 2019 pp. 136-150

Reliability-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams for Simultaneous Bending, Shear, and Torsion Loadings

Faezeh Jafari, Jalal Akbari

Designing structural members is targeted in resisting against the loads such that the safety of considered structure is maintained regarding different conditions of loading. The method existing in ACI guideline is considered using load and…

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SI: Structural Integrity and fatigue mechanisms: applications and recent trends Views: 1,082 Downloads: 797 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 634-659

Failure analysis of compressed earth block using numerical plastic damage model

Samir Bouhiyadi, Laidi Souinida, Youssef El hassouani

In the last decade, several studies have been introduced to the development and use of compressed earth blocks in green building construction. Studying the evaluation of existing cracks in construction builders by these blocks is an…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 510 Downloads: 410 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) February 24, 2019 pp. 70-76

Granite stone subjected to ultrasonic fatigue tests under three point bending modality

Gonzalo Mariano DOMINGUEZ ALMARAZ, Alexiane DOMINGUEZ, Necker J. TRUJILLO ALONSO

Ultrasonic fatigue tests are carried out under the modality of three points bending on the granite stone. The testing specimens present a prismatic shape with the dimensions: 12 x 3 x 0.8 centimeters, in order to be supported at the two…

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 443 Downloads: 303 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 4, 2025 pp. 217-226

The static and modal analysis of concrete tank filled with water

Alexander Filip, Katarina Tvrda, Mária Minárová

Tanks and reservoirs are structural systems designed for storing various liquids, gravels, granular or other bulk materials. Special attention is usually given to the potable water storage. Regarding the increasing scarcity of clean water…

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Fracture Views: 1,518 Downloads: 999 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 169-189

Study of the slant fracture in solid and hollow cylinders: Experimental analysis and numerical prediction

Nassima Ben Chabane, Nassim Aguechari, Mohand Ould Ouali

This paper is devoted to the numerical and experimental study of ductile fracture in bulk metal forming of the 2017A-T4 aluminum alloy. From an experimental standpoint, the ductile fracture of the 2017A-T4 aluminum alloy is investigated…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 475 Downloads: 370 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) February 7, 2025 pp. 102-120

Studying the fracture surface of brass CuZn37 and aluminum 1100 and their relationship with formability in Single Point Incremental Forming

Marwa K. Qate'a, Muhsin J. Jweeg, Adnan I. Mohammed

Single Point Incremental Forming was conducted on Aluminum1100 and Brass CuZn37 to form a hyperbolic truncated pyramid with varying wall angles until the fracture occurs. The formability of the specimens in terms of fracture depth and…

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SI: Steels and Composites for Engineering Structures Views: 701 Downloads: 438 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 254-264

The influences of the number of concrete dowels to shear resistance based on push out tests

Anh-Tuan Vu, Ngoc-Duc Han, Kien Nguyen, Dinh-Hoa Nguyen

To reduce the depth of floor-beam structures and to save the cost of headed-shear studs, many types of shallow composite beam have been developed during the last few years. Among them, the shallow-hollow steel beam consists of web…

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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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SI: Fracture and Damage Detection in Masonry Structures Views: 594 Downloads: 546 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) October 17, 2019 pp. 9-23

NURBS-based kinematic limit analysis of FRP-reinforced masonry walls with out-of-plane loading

Andrea Chiozzi, Nicola Grillanda, Gabriele Milani, Antonio Tralli

A three-dimensional (3D) general upper-bound limit analysis procedure for the determination of the collapse load of out-of-plane loaded masonry walls with Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement strips is presented. The geometry of a…

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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…

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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…

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SI: Structural Integrity and fatigue mechanisms: applications and recent trends Views: 1,651 Downloads: 1,051 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 61-71

Improvement of crack tip position estimation in DIC images by image processing methods

Najat Zekriti, Fatima Majid, Hachimi Taoufik, Yassine Tounsi, Rajaa Rhanim, Ibrahim Mrani, Hassan Rhanim

The study presents and compares an application of two procedures to identify the crack tip location in PVC Sent samples under a uniaxial tensile test based on the image processing method. An IDS camera captures several photos of the PVC…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 628 Downloads: 508 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) January 7, 2025 pp. 26-33

Numerical study of residual stress fields after double-sided symmetric laser shock peening of blade edge

Mariia L. Bartolomei, Igor S. Kudryashev, Rustam R. Sabirov, Alexander M. Korsunsky

This paper deals with numerical modelling of the residual stress field formed after laser shock peening of a thin blade edge from TC4. It is shown that the application of double-sided symmetric laser shock peening is an effective way of…

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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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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, computational and physical models Views: 1,055 Downloads: 866 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 45-62

Numerical investigation of an extra-deep drawing process with industrial parameters: formability analysis and process optimization

Amina Belguebli, Ibrahim Zidane, Adel Hadj Amar, Abdessoufi Benhamou

Extra-deep drawing is one of the most important sheet metal forming processes. The appearance of rupture and wrinkling are the most commonly encountered problems in this process. These defects are also very common at a local company…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 540 Downloads: 461 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 438-450

Comparative experimental study of the mechanical and fracture properties of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone

Aikaterini Marinelli, Matthew Stewart

An experimental investigation of the mechanical and fracture characteristics of Portland limestone and Corsehill sandstone is undertaken, aiming at enhancing understanding of the structural behaviour of these natural building stones…

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