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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 906 Downloads: 512 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 25, 2019 pp. 97-106

Approximation of the crack-tip field in fatigue cracks in bridge steel specimens: DIC analysis of different constraint levels

Stanislav Seitl, Petr Miarka, Vladimir Ruzicka, Lucie Malikova, Alejandro Cruces, Pablo Lopez Crespo

A study on the accuracy of the approximation of the displacement field around of crack tip in a sample made from bridge steel (S355) is main objective of contribution. Linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) theory in framework of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.10

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 582 Downloads: 465 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 31, 2019 pp. 107-114

The ab-initio aided strain gradient elasticity theory: a new concept for fracture nanomechanics

Tomas Profant, Jaroslav Pokluda

When the width of cracked nanocomponents made of brittle or quasi-brittle materials is less than approximately , the size of the - dominance zone becomes smaller than and comparable to the fracture process zone ( ). The fracture process…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.11

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SI: Developments in the fracture and fatigue assessment of materials Views: 782 Downloads: 428 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 23, 2018 pp. 34-44

Effect of cold expansion on improving of fatigue initiation life in Aluminium alloy

Mohamed El Habiri, Mustapha Benachour, Nadjia Benachour

In this paper, numerical investigation was carried out to quantify the effect of the cold expansion on fatigue crack initiation in Aluminium alloy. The improvement in fatigue initiation life of specimen after the cold expansion process was…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.04

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SI: Fracture and Structural integrity: ten years of F&IS Views: 769 Downloads: 459 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 5, 2018 pp. 303-320

The effect of low-cycle fatigue on evolution of fracture mechanics parameters in residual stress field caused by cold hole expansion

Yury Matvienko, Vladimir Pisarev, Svyatoslav Eleonsky

Localized displacement measurements based on electronic speckle-pattern interferometry are used to obtain crack mouth opening displacement (CMOD), stress intensity factor (SIF) and T-stress values during crack growth around cold-expanded…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.23

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Fracture Views: 607 Downloads: 446 Vol. 14, No. 53 (2020) July 19, 2020 pp. 223-235

Plastic stress intensity factor behavior at small and large scale yielding

Alexander Zakharov, Valery Shlyannikov, Anastasia Tartygasheva

In this paper the plastic stress intensity factor (SIF) is used to study the coupling effects of loading biaxiality, material properties and cracked body configuration in both the small- and large-scale yielding ranges. A finite element…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.53.19

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Miscellanea Views: 1,374 Downloads: 601 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Static and dynamic experimental study of strengthened inforced short concrete corbel by using carbon fabrics, crack path in shear zone

I. Ivanova, J. Assih

The paper presents an experimental analysis of tracking the path of the cracks and crack growth in strengthened or repair reinforced concrete short corbels bonded by carbon fiber fabrics under static and dynamic loads. The reinforced short…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.09

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Miscellanea Views: 1,894 Downloads: 539 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Three-dimensional effects on cracked discs and plates under nominal Mode III loading

A. Campagnolo, F. Berto, L. P. Pook

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.34.20

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Miscellanea Views: 847 Downloads: 557 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 552-557

Identification of the plastic zone using digital image correlation

M. Rossi, M. Sasso, G. Chiappini, E. Mancini, D. Amodio

In this paper Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is used to study the evolution of the plastic zone close to a crack tip. A modified CT-specimen was used in order to fulfill the plane stress condition. The strain field around the crack tip…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.66

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Miscellanea Views: 794 Downloads: 525 Vol. 4, No. 11 (2010) December 30, 2009 pp. pages 3-9

On the application of the Theory of Critical Distances for prediction of fracture in fibre composites

David Taylor

This paper is concerned with the fracture of composite materials containing stress concentration features such as notches and holes. In particular, it addresses the question of the use of the Theory of Critical Distances (TCD) – a method…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.11.01

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 876 Downloads: 385 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 24, 2019 pp. 26-35

Verification of the ΔKeff hypothesis along the fatigue crack path in thin and thick Al specimens

Julián Andrés Ortiz González, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Giancarlo Luis Gomez Gonzáles, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, José Luiz de França Freire

Elber assumed that the actual driving force for fatigue crack growth (FCG) is the effective stress intensity factor ΔK_eff. To verify this hypothesis, both DC(T) and C(T) specimens are cut from a 6351-T6 Al alloy circular bar with two…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.03

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Miscellanea Views: 1,186 Downloads: 516 Vol. 10, No. 37 (2016) June 13, 2016 pp. 146-152

Multiaxial fatigue criterion based on parameters from torsion and axial S-N curve

M. Margetin, R. Durka, V. Chmelko

Multiaxial high cycle fatigue is a topic that concerns nearly all industrial domains. In recent years, a great deal of recommendations how to address problems with multiaxial fatigue life time estimation have been made and a huge progress…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.37.20

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Miscellanea Views: 1,103 Downloads: 620 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Estimation of stepwise crack propagation in ceramic laminates with strong interfaces

L. Náhlík, K. Štegnerová, P. Hutar

During the last years many researchers put so much effort to design layered structures combining different materials in order to improve low fracture toughness and mechanical reliability of the ceramics. It has been proven, that an…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.12

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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)…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.65.08

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Miscellanea Views: 829 Downloads: 448 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 139-142

Crack tip field in circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) in tension affected by loss of axial symmetry

J. Toribio, B. González, J.C. Matos

In this paper, the stress intensity factor (SIF) is computed in a circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) subjected to tensile loading, considering that the resistant ligament is circular and exhibits certain eccentricity in relation to…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.41.19

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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.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.59.27

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Miscellanea Views: 784 Downloads: 385 Vol. 10, No. 37 (2016) June 13, 2016 pp. 114-123

Experimental and analytical study of cracks under biaxial fatigue

M. Mokhtarishirazbad, P. Lopez-Crespo, B. Moreno, D. Camas, A. Lopez-Moreno, M. Zanganeh

Most mechanical components experience multi-axial cyclic loading conditions during service. Experimental analysis of fatigue cracks under such conditions is not easy and most works tend to focus more on the simpler but less realistic case…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.37.16

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.31

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 468 Downloads: 452 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 6, 2019 pp. 190-200

Numerical analysis of the state of stress and strain in the Yenisei Ridge based on the regional tectonic state in the Asian continent

Akhmetov Ayan, Igor Yu. Smolin, Aleksey Yu. Peryshkin

The paper presents the calculation of modern tectonic flow fields in the Yenisei Ridge located on the stable Siberian Craton. At the first stage, we solve the problem of calculating the average field of tectonic flows due to collisional…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.20

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.72.03

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 894 Downloads: 451 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 13, 2024 pp. 1-17

About Measuring the Stress Intensity Factor of Cracks in Curved, Brittle Shells

Siwen Cao, Andras A. Sipos

Most techniques of measuring the stress intensity factor (SIF) in the cracking process assume a crack in a planar medium. Currently, there is no effective approach for curved brittle shells, particularly for non-developable cases, i.e.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.01

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Miscellanea Views: 829 Downloads: 483 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 491-502

Innovative geometric design improves the resistance of simple metal / metal lap joint

Mehadjia Bezzerrouki

Bonded assemblies are widely used in many industrial sectors mainly in the aerospace field. Many researches in these domains are focused on evaluating the stresses in the adhesive layer in order to achieve maximum strength and long service…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.47

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 799 Downloads: 546 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 11, 2019 pp. 613-622

Stress intensity factor for small embedded cracks in weldments

Paolo Livieri, Fausto Segala

In the present work, the stress intensity factor (SIF) of embedded small cracks placed at the weld toe is calculated by means of two procedures based on the Oore-Burns integral. In the first approach, the defect is considered as a circular…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.52

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 931 Downloads: 586 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 254-265

Detection of Uniaxial Fatigue Stress under Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals using Morlet Wavelet

Syed Muhamad Firdaus, Azli Arifin, Shahrum Abdullah, Salvinder Singh Karam Singh, Noorsuhada Md Nor

This paper demonstrates the application of continuous wavelet transform technique for magnetic flux leakage signal generated during a uniaxial fatigue test. This is a consideration as the magnetic signal is weak and susceptible to being…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.17

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 546 Downloads: 339 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) November 26, 2024 pp. 246-262

Residual stresses caused by static and dynamic contact interaction of composite plate and steel spherical indenter

Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Vladimir Pisarev

A new approach has been developed and implemented to determine the main components of residual stresses that arise as a result of the contact interaction of a spherical indenter and a flat surface of composite plate made. The experimental…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.18

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Miscellanea Views: 915 Downloads: 508 Vol. 12, No. 44 (2018) March 18, 2018 pp. 82-93

Elastic crack-tip stress field in a semi-strip

Victor Reut, Natalya Vaysfeld, Zinaida Zhuravlova

In this article the plain elasticity problem for a semi-strip with a transverse crack is investigated in the different cases of the boundary conditions at the semi-strip’s end. Unlike many works dedicated to this subject, the fixed…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.44.07

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.42.14

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 573 Downloads: 559 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 24, 2019 pp. 36-43

Comparison of the constraint parameters in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics

Yury Matvienko

To describe the effect of crack-tip constraint on the stress field for finite cracked bodies, the following most widely used constraint parameters can be employed in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, namely, local triaxiality parameter…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.04

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 745 Downloads: 517 Vol. 18, No. 68 (2024) February 15, 2024 pp. 186-196

In-Plane Mixed-Mode Brittle Fracture Assessment of Harsin Marble Using HCSP Specimen

Hadi Salavati, Zuhair Moqadaszadeh, Morteza Rashidi Mogaddam

The primary objective of this manuscript is studying the effect of T-stress term (T) on the crack propagation angle (CPA) and fracture toughness of in-plane mixed mode loading by utilizing a generalized form of minimum strain energy…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.68.12

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Miscellanea Views: 549 Downloads: 502 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 193-207

Prediction and optimizing residual stress profile induced by cold expansion in aluminum alloys using experimental design

Abdelkader Miloudi, M. Laredj, A. Lousdad, B. Benguediab

Cold expansion by hardening is a common process used in the aerospace industry to extend the fatigue lifetime of assembly holes, through a field of high compressive tangential residual stresses. The understanding and the control of the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.21

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 463 Downloads: 339 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 503-512

Microcrack interaction with circular inclusion and interfacial zone

Tomas Profant, Miroslav Hrstka, Jan Klusak

A geometrically simplified plane elasticity problem of a finite small crack emanating from a thin interfacial zone surrounding the circular inclusion situated in the finite bounded domain is investigated. The crack is arbitrarily oriented…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.48

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.01

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SI: Showcasing Structural Integrity Research in India Views: 819 Downloads: 472 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 27, 2019 pp. 319-330

Brittle Fracture Model Parameter Estimation for Irradiated BCC Material through Dislocation Based Crystal Plasticity Model

Kulbir Singh, Christian Robertson, Arun Kumar Bhaduri

Radiation effects lead to significant reduction in ductility during the life of the components used in nuclear reactors. Sharp change in fracture toughness at lower temperature in Body Centered Cubic (BCC) materials as compared to Face…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.27

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SI: Characterisation of Crack Tip Fields Views: 1,747 Downloads: 1,088 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) May 21, 2019 pp. 12-25

Determination of Stress Intensity Factors and J integral based on Digital Image Correlation

Eric Breitbarth, Tobias Strohmann, Michael Besel, Stefan Reh

Digital image correlation (DIC) is a technique in experimental mechanics to acquire full-field measurement data of displacements and deformations from the surface of specimens or components. Especially for the investigations of cracks it…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.02

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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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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.10

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 745 Downloads: 336 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 6, 2024 pp. 11-21

Indentation Fracture Toughness of Aluminium-Graphite Composites: Influence of Nano-particles

Ibrahim Alqahtani, B. Niyaz Ahmed, E. Ashoka, A. M. Rajesh, P. B. Bharath, Doddamani Saleemsab

In the field of composite materials, extensive research has been undertaken on aluminum-graphite composites. However, a research gap has been identified regarding the specific influence of nano-sized graphite particles on their fracture…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.02

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Approximation of the crack-tip field in fatigue cracks in bridge steel specimens: DIC analysis of different constraint levels

The ab-initio aided strain gradient elasticity theory: a new concept for fracture nanomechanics

Effect of cold expansion on improving of fatigue initiation life in Aluminium alloy

The effect of low-cycle fatigue on evolution of fracture mechanics parameters in residual stress field caused by cold hole expansion

Plastic stress intensity factor behavior at small and large scale yielding

Static and dynamic experimental study of strengthened inforced short concrete corbel by using carbon fabrics, crack path in shear zone

Three-dimensional effects on cracked discs and plates under nominal Mode III loading

Identification of the plastic zone using digital image correlation

On the application of the Theory of Critical Distances for prediction of fracture in fibre composites

Verification of the ΔKeff hypothesis along the fatigue crack path in thin and thick Al specimens

Multiaxial fatigue criterion based on parameters from torsion and axial S-N curve

Estimation of stepwise crack propagation in ceramic laminates with strong interfaces

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

Crack tip field in circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) in tension affected by loss of axial symmetry

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

Experimental and analytical study of cracks under biaxial fatigue

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

Numerical analysis of the state of stress and strain in the Yenisei Ridge based on the regional tectonic state in the Asian continent

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

About Measuring the Stress Intensity Factor of Cracks in Curved, Brittle Shells

Innovative geometric design improves the resistance of simple metal / metal lap joint

Stress intensity factor for small embedded cracks in weldments

Detection of Uniaxial Fatigue Stress under Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals using Morlet Wavelet

Residual stresses caused by static and dynamic contact interaction of composite plate and steel spherical indenter

Elastic crack-tip stress field in a semi-strip

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

Comparison of the constraint parameters in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics

In-Plane Mixed-Mode Brittle Fracture Assessment of Harsin Marble Using HCSP Specimen

Prediction and optimizing residual stress profile induced by cold expansion in aluminum alloys using experimental design

Microcrack interaction with circular inclusion and interfacial zone

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

Brittle Fracture Model Parameter Estimation for Irradiated BCC Material through Dislocation Based Crystal Plasticity Model

Determination of Stress Intensity Factors and J integral based on Digital Image Correlation

Inverse problems with the digital image correlation: approach and applications

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

Indentation Fracture Toughness of Aluminium-Graphite Composites: Influence of Nano-particles