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Miscellanea Views: 1,236 Downloads: 518 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 11-20

Relation between the plastic instability and fracture of tensile tested Cu-Sn alloys investigated with the application of acoustic emission technique

W. Ozgowicz, B. Grzegorczyk, A. Pawelek, W. Wajda, W. Skuza, A. Piatkowski, Z. Ranachowski

The work concerns the application of the acoustic emission (AE) method in testing the mechanical properties of continuously cast industrial tin bronze CuSn6P, which reveals tendencies to instable plastic flow connected particularly with…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,174 Downloads: 685 Vol. 9, No. 31 (2015) December 17, 2014 pp. pages 38-53

The influence of fibre orientation on the post-cracking tensile behaviour of steel fibre reinforced self-compacting concrete

A. Abrishambaf, V.M.C.F. Cunha, J.A.O. Barros

Adding fibres to concrete provides several advantages, especially in terms of controlling the crack opening width and propagation after the cracking onset. However, distribution and orientation of the fibres toward the active crack plane…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,158 Downloads: 701 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 29, 2015

Crack growth behavior of aluminum alloy 6061 T651 under uniaxial and biaxial planar testing condition

S. Henkel, E. Liebelt, H. Biermann, S. Ackermann

The crack growth behavior of the aluminum alloy 6061 T651 was investigated using cruciform specimens with a measurement area of 120 x 120 x 2 mm3 with two center crack configurations of the starting notch parallel to one of the loading…

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Miscellanea Views: 4,059 Downloads: 694 Vol. 10, No. 38 (2016) October 3, 2016 pp. Pages 251-258

Tensile and fatigue behaviour of as-forged AZ31B extrusion

A. Gryguc, S.K. Shaha, H. Jahed, M. Wells, B. Williams, J. McKinley

Tensile and stress controlled fatigue tests were performed to investigate the influence of forging at a temperature of 400°C at different rates, on the performance of extruded AZ31B magnesium alloy. The obtained microstructural analysis…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,893 Downloads: 670 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 558-568

On the notch sensitivity of cast iron under multi-axial fatigue loading

P. Livieri, E. Maggiolini, R. Tovo

This work deals with the notch sensitivity of sharp notches under multi-axial fatigue loading. The main discussion concerns the differences in notch sensitivity at high cycle fatigue regime, between tensile, torsional and combined loading.…

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Miscellanea Views: 897 Downloads: 532 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 339-349

Research on differences and correlation between tensile, compression and flexural moduli of cement stabilized macadam

Yi Yang, Jianlong Zheng, Songtao Lu

In order to reveal the differences and conversion relations between the tensile, compressive and flexural moduli of cement stabilized macadam, in this paper, we develop a new test method for measuring three moduli simultaneously. By using…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,295 Downloads: 477 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 21-30

Mechanisms of plastic instability and fracture of compressed and tensile tested Mg-Li alloys investigated using the acoustic emission method

A. Pawelek, A. Piatkowski, W. Wajda, W. Skuza, A. Tarasek, W. Ozgowicz, B Grzegorczyk, Z. Ranachowski, S. Kúdela Jr, S. Kúdela

The results of the investigation of both mechanical and acoustic emission (AE) behaviors of Mg4Li5Al alloy subjected to compression and tensile tests at room temperature are compared with the test results obtained using the same alloy and…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 436 Downloads: 226 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) August 10, 2025 pp. 89-114

Experimental Investigation of Tensile and Bond Strength for a GFRP–SSWM Hybrid Wraps

Vipul Kalyani, Digesh Joshi, Paresh Patel

This study experimentally investigates the tensile and bond performance of novel GFRP–SSWM hybrid wraps developed using two epoxy adhesives - Sikadur 30 LP and Sikadur 330. A total of 42 coupon specimens for tensile testing and 48 dumbbell…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 800 Downloads: 586 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 220-232

Fractography and Tensile studies on the effect of different carbon fillers reinforced hybrid nanocomposites

Balachandra P. Shetty, G. J. Naveen

The use of elastomers has become increasingly important in a variety of industries, including automotive, medical, and food packaging. The adaptability of elastomers to different mechanical stresses has made them a popular choice for these…

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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: 779 Downloads: 708 Vol. 5, No. 17 (2011) pp. pages23-31

A brittle fracture criterion for PMMA V-notches tensile specimens based on a length-enriched eXtended Finite Element approach

E. Benvenuti, R. Tovo, P. Livieri

A criterion for the prediction of the static failure loads in tensile PMMA specimens with sharp notches is presented. The proposed criterion is based on a regularized version of the eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM), which has been…

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Miscellanea Views: 949 Downloads: 398 Vol. 9, No. 31 (2015) December 17, 2014 pp. pages 1-12

Advanced techniques for estimation of the tensile fracture toughness of adhesive joints

R.D.S.G. Campilho, M.D. Banea, L.F.M. da Silva

Adhesive bonding has become more efficient in the last few decades due to the adhesives developments, granting higher strength and ductility. As a result, adhesives are being increasingly used in industries such as the automotive…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,201 Downloads: 367 Vol. 11, No. 40 (2017) April 3, 2017 pp. Pages 18-31

Experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of Alfas stone

Kostas N. Kaklis, Stelios P. Mavrigiannakis, Zach G. Agioutantis, Emmanouil K. Steiakakis, Foteini K. Stathogianni

This paper focuses on the experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of the Alfas natural building stone. Two series of uniaxial compression tests and indirect tensile tests (Brazilian tests) were performed in order to…

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Miscellanea Views: 2,446 Downloads: 544 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 29, 2015

Crack path and fracture surface modifications in cement composites

Sajjad Ahmad, Jean Marc Tulliani, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Luciana Restuccia, Pravin Jagdale

There is a tremendous increase in the use of high strength and high performance self-consolidating cementitious composites due to their superior workability and mechanical strengths. Cement composites are quasi-brittle in nature and…

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 562 Downloads: 379 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) June 6, 2025 pp. 219-235

Investigation on the tensile strength, hardness and wear properties in n-B4C reinforced Al7075 composites

Ravikumar

The impact of n-B₄C on the mechanical and tribological behavior of Al7075 particle reinforced composites were assessed by analyzing samples of the resultant nano-composites for micro-structure, hardness, tensile strength, and wear behavior…

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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…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 474 Downloads: 463 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 217-228

Effect of addition of different reinforcements on the microstructure and mechanical characterization of the Al-Flyash composites

Milind K. Wasekar, Mohan P. Khond

The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of the addition of silicon carbide and molybdenum disulfide on the microstructure and the tensile strength of the Al-Flyash hybrid composites prepared using the stir casting technique.…

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Miscellanea Views: 962 Downloads: 580 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. Pages 201-215

Fatigue assessment by energy approach during tensile tests on AISI 304 steel

A. Risitano, D. Corallo, E. Guglielmino, G. Risitano, L. Scappaticci

Estimation of the fatigue limit for steel ductile materials using non-destructive methods is a topic of great interest to researchers today. In recent years, the method adopted has implemented infrared sensors to detect the surface…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,034 Downloads: 771 Vol. 8, No. 27 (2014) December 23, 2013 pp. pages 43-52

A theoretical model for predicting the Peak Cutting Force of conical picks

Gao Kuidong, Du Changlong, Jiang Hongxiang, Liu Songyong

In order to predict the PCF (Peak Cutting Force) of conical pick in rock cutting process, a theoretical model is established based on elastic fracture mechanics theory. The vertical fracture model of rock cutting fragment is also…

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Miscellanea Views: 893 Downloads: 469 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 441-448

Crack initiation and early propagation plane orientation of 2A12-T4 aluminum alloy under tension-torsion fatigue loading including mean tensile stress

Shi Xinhong, Zhang Jianyu, Xiao Qingshan, Liu Tianqi

The specimen fractures appearances are analyzed to investigate the effects of mean tensile stress on the fatigue crack initiation and early propagation plane orientation under axial-torsion fatigue loading for 2A12T4 aluminum alloy. The…

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 675 Downloads: 423 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 1, 2019 pp. 342-353

Simulation of the corrosion-induced damage on aluminum alloy 2024 specimens with equivalent surface notches

Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Nikoleta Siskou, Christina-Margarita Charalampidou, Stavros Kourkoulis

The effect of corrosion environment aggressiveness on the tensile mechanical properties degradation of AA2024-T3 was investigated. Tensile specimens were pre-corroded for various exposure times to different corrosive solutions, i.e.…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,051 Downloads: 792 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 166-178

Study on Micro - Nano Sized Al2O3 Particles on Mechanical, Wear and Fracture Behavior of Al7075 Metal Matrix Composites

M. Ravikumar, H. N. Reddappa, R. Suresh, E. R. Babu, C. R. Nagaraja

Having Low density and being Light weight with better mechanical properties, aluminum is the most significant material and is universally used in highly critical applications like navy, aerospace and particularly automotive activities.…

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 581 Downloads: 945 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 127-137

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Cast Alloy A356 reinforced with Dual-Size B4C Particles

J. R. Chandrashekar, M. H. Annaiah, R. Chandrashekar

The paper details the studies carried out on a dual-size particulate composite prepared by stir casting using A 356 aluminum alloy and B₄C powders. Three composite compositions, viz., A356 plus 2% B₄C (44µm size and 105µm size in 1:1…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 642 Downloads: 528 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) August 12, 2024 pp. 91-104

Impact of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcements on Mechanical properties of Epoxy-Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites: Impact of hybrid nanoparticle reinforcements on Mechanical properties of Epoxy-Polylactic Acid (PLA) Composites

M. A. Umarfarooq, K. Dileep, A. Srinath, N.R. Banapurmath, Ashok M. Sajjan

This study examines the influence of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical properties of SiO₂-loaded epoxy-polylactic acid (PLA) composites. Epoxy and PLA were mixed to form the matrix…

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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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SI: Showcasing Structural Integrity Research in India Views: 1,091 Downloads: 964 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 7, 2019 pp. 577-584

Low cycle fatigue and creep-fatigue response of the 316Ti stainless steel

S C S P Kumar Krovvidi, Sunil Goyal, A K Bhaduri

SS 316Ti is widely used in bellows industry and is a good candidate material for high temperature bellows in sodium cooled fast reactor (SFR) systems. Typical operating temperature experienced by SFR systems is around 823K. Design of…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,097 Downloads: 565 Vol. 12, No. 43 (2018) December 28, 2017 pp. Pages 33-42

Experimental study on uniaxial tensile and compressive behavior of high toughness cementitious composite

ShiYong Jiang, Shuai Tao, Wei Fei, XueYang Li

Though the principle of orthogonal experimental design, the uniaxial compression experiment and uniaxial tensile experiment were carried out on nine groups of high toughness cementitious composites with different mixing ratios to study the…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,225 Downloads: 524 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 249-262

Experimental evaluation of steel fiber effect on mechanical properties of steel fiber-reinforced cement matrix

Ali Jadidi, Milad Amiri, Ehsanollah Zeighami

This paper investigates the possibility of combining steel fibers with different weight percentages along with their functions in increasing compressive strength, indirect tensile strength and bending strength. In this study, two types of…

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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Views: 536 Downloads: 356 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 22, 2025 pp. 153-165

Prediction of the tensile strength of FDM specimens based on Tsai Hill criteria

Cosmin Florin Popa, Sergiu Valentin Galatanu, Liviu Marsavina

This study investigates the mechanical behavior of 3D-printed polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) polymer specimens subjected to tensile and shear testing, with a particular focus on the influence of raster orientation and shell…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 1,154 Downloads: 1,016 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 5, 2018 pp. 425-436

Assessment of tensile and fatigue behavior of PEEK in a physiologically relevant environment

Mirco Peron, Jan Torgersen, Filippo Berto

In the last decades the necessity of implant devices is continuously increasing. The researchers have thus focused their attentions on the development of new biocompatible materials, in particular polymers. Among them, polyetheretherketone…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,519 Downloads: 649 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 9, 2014 pp. pages 424-430

Role of the microstructure on the mechanical properties of fully pearlitic eutectoid steels

J. Toribio, B. González, J.C. Matos, F.J. Ayaso

This paper analyses how the microstructure of an eutectoid pearlitic steel affects its conventional mechanical properties (obtained by means of a standard tension test) and the associated micromechanisms of fracture. Results show how the…

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Miscellanea Views: 761 Downloads: 329 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 337-351

Investigation of mechanical properties of AlSi3Cr alloy

Marialaura Tocci, Annalisa Pola, Lorenzo Montesano, G. Marina La Vecchia, Mattia Merlin, Gian Luca Garagnani

In the present paper, microstructural and mechanical properties of an innovative AlSi3Mg alloy were studied. Particularly, the effect of the addition of Cr and Mn on tensile strength and impact toughness was evaluated. In fact, the…

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 960 Downloads: 605 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 94-107

The effect of containing Al2O3 microparticles in different matrix polymers on properties of pineapple fiber-reinforced composites

Indra Mawardi, Hanif Razak, Zaini Akadir, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya

In this study, Al₂O₃ microparticle was used as a filler for pineapple fiber reinforced composites with different matrix polymers. The effect of Al₂O₃ microparticles in the epoxy and unsaturated polyester matrix on the mechanical, physical…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,489 Downloads: 719 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel

B. Žužek, M. Sedlacek, B. Podgornik

Considerable efforts have been made over the last decades to improve performance of spring steels, which would increase the service time of springs and also allow vehicles weight reduction. There are different possibilities of improving…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 1,098 Downloads: 774 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 240-249

An assessment of HDPE fillers and Fiber Wrapping on the strength of Reinforced Concrete

Shivakumar Gouda

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) is the most promising technique in the present era to bring sustainability, reliability, and pseudo ductility to concrete structures due to its superior properties. Thermoplastic and thermoset polymers are…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.64.16

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 704 Downloads: 568 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) May 29, 2024 pp. 210-226

The Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites

T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

This study explores how ageing temperature and the volume percentage of Al₂O₃+B₄C nanoparticles influence the machinability and hardness of stir-cast Al-7075 Metal Matrix Composite (MMC). Using liquid metallurgy techniques, hybrid…

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,426 Downloads: 517 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 448-459

Optimization of the Mechanical Property of Friction Stir Welded Heat Treatable Aluminum Alloy by using Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligence Algorithms

Akshansh Mishra, Anish Dasgupta

The concepts and inspiration of biological evolution in nature are used to create new and effective competing tactics in the burgeoning field of bio-inspired computing optimization algorithms. In the present work, nine specimens of similar…

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Miscellanea Views: 809 Downloads: 440 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. Pages 306-312

Sub-critical cohesive crack propagation with hydro-mechanical coupling and friction

S. Valente, A. Alberto, F. Barpi

Looking at the long-time behaviour of a dam, it is necessary to assume that the water can penetrate a possible crack washing away some components of the concrete. This type of corrosion reduces the tensile strength and fracture energy of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.35.35

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Miscellanea Views: 881 Downloads: 446 Vol. 4, No. 14 (2010) pp. pages 27-35

Analysis of crack-tip plastic zone in a Compact Tensile Shear (CTS) Specimen

C.M. Sharanaprabhu, S.K. Kudari

The minimum plastic zone radius (MPZR) criterion is one of the recent criterions to estimate crack initiation direction under mixed mode loading. The MPZR theory is based on the theoretical computations of plastic zone size (PZS). In this…

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Fracture Views: 1,022 Downloads: 806 Vol. 17, No. 65 (2023) June 22, 2023 pp. 257-269

Experimental studies to evaluate tensile and bond strength of Stainless-Steel Wire Mesh (SSWM)

Paresh Patel, Digesh Joshi, Rinkesh Makawana

Structural strengthening is vital to improve the load-carrying capacity partially or severely damaged Reinforced Concrete (RC) elements. Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) are widely used for strengthening purposes. In this study, use of…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 929 Downloads: 550 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) December 13, 2024 pp. 330-340

Development and mechanical characterization of eggshell bio-filler based hybrid composites

Afroz Khan, B. K. Naveen Kumar, K. J. Anand, E. Ashoka, G. Hareesha

Hybridization of natural fiber composite by incorporating waste- derived fillers has been identified as a promising sustainable technique to develop environmentally friendly and economical composites with enhanced mechanical properties.…

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Miscellanea Views: 685 Downloads: 521 Vol. 6, No. 20 (2012) March 19, 2012 pp. 32-35

Case studies in numerical simulation of crack trajectories in brittle materials

H. Jasarevic, S. Gagula

Statistical Fracture Mechanics, formalism of few natural ideas is applied to simulation of cracktrajectories in brittle material. The “diffusion approximation” of the crack diffusion model represents cracktrajectories as a one-dimensional…

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Miscellanea Views: 793 Downloads: 574 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 282-293

Identification of the anisotropic behavior of the laser welded Interstitial Free steel HC260Y subjected to uniaxial tensile tests

Latifa Arfaoui, Amel Samet, Amna Znaidi

The main purpose of this paper is to study the anisotropic behavior of laser welded interstitial free steel HC 260Y when it is subjected to monotonic tensile tests. The specimens were cut in different orientations according to the rolling…

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Miscellanea Views: 842 Downloads: 568 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 295-305

Influence of joint line remnant on crack paths under static and fatigue loadings in friction stir welded Al-Mg-Sc alloy

Y. Besel, M. Besel, U. Alfaro Mercado, T. Kakiuchi, Y. Uematsu

The influence of the joint line remnant (JLR) on tensile and fatigue fracture behaviour has been investigated in a friction stir welded Al-Mg-Sc alloy. JLR is one of the microstructural features formed in friction stir welds depending on…

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SI: Showcasing Structural Integrity Research in India Views: 561 Downloads: 445 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 8, 2019 pp. 585-598

In-plane anisotropy in deformation micro-mechanism of commercially pure titanium during monotonic tension and cyclic loading

Atasi Ghosh

In the present investigation in-plane anisotropy in tensile and ratcheting behavior of cold rolled and annealed commercially pure titanium plate has been studied. Flat tensile and fatigue test specimen oriented at 0, 45, and 90 degree to…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,044 Downloads: 810 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. Pages 274-281

Experimental investigation on fracture toughness of Al6061–graphite by using Circumferential Notched Tensile Specimens

Saleemsab Doddamani, Mohamed Kaleemulla

This paper presents the experimental work carried out on the fracture behavior of aluminium 6061 (Al6061) and graphite particulate composites. The required specimens are prepared using stir casting method with graphite proportions ranging…

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Details: Experimental investigation on fracture toughness of Al6061–graphite by using Circumferential Notched Tensile Specimens PDF

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Miscellanea Views: 1,039 Downloads: 556 Vol. 10, No. 37 (2016) June 13, 2016 pp. 22-27

Multiaxial fatigue of in-service aluminium longerons for helicopter rotor-blades

A. Shanyavskiy, A. Toushentsov

Fatigue cracking of longerons manufactured from Al-alloy AVT-1 for helicopter in-service rotorblades was considered and crack growth period and equivalent of tensile stress for different blade sections were estimated. Complicated case of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.37.04

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Miscellanea Views: 1,875 Downloads: 1,164 Vol. 11, No. 39 (2017) December 15, 2016 pp. Pages 263-273

Experimental and numerical study on mechanical properties of aluminum alloy under uniaxial tensile test

O. Daghfas, A. Znaidi, A. Ben Mohamed, R. Nasri

The main objective is to model the behavior of 7075 aluminum alloy and built an experimental database to identify the model parameters. The first part of the paper presents an experimental database on 7075 aluminum alloy. Thus, uniaxial…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.39.24

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 464 Downloads: 303 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) June 4, 2025 pp. 181-199

Experimental test on 3D-printing components for Architectural Restoration

Valentina Tomei, Ernesto Grande, Maura Imbimbo

The paper investigates the use of 3D-printed components made from Polylactic Acid (PLA) for the restoration of architectural and ornamental elements, focusing on architectural/structural components. The material PLA was chosen for its…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.13

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Fractography and Advanced metallography Views: 1,203 Downloads: 668 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 439-447

Impact of nano sized SiC and Gr on mechanical properties of aerospace grade Al7075 composites

M. Ravikumar, Rudra Nail

Aluminum composites exhibit high resistance to wear and corrosion, possess high strength, offer durability and more such properties. In this study, Al7075, reinforced with nano size SiC - Gr was produced by a stir casting technique and its…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.30

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