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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.22Copy the DOI link

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.31.01Copy the DOI link

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 1,387 Downloads: 579 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 80-93

Effect of Granular Waste Compact Disc on Bond Strength between Steel Bars and Surrounding Concrete

Barzan Mawlood, Sanaa Khaleel, Ahmed Mohammad

In recent decades, researchers have tried to use waste materials as a partial or complete replacement of the gravel ingredients of concrete to reduce environmental impact. One of these materials is electronic waste. The problem of this…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.06Copy the DOI link

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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: 681 Downloads: 348 Vol. 5, No. 15 (2011) pp. pages 50-63

Studio delle prestazioni di giunzioni incollate ibride (Strength evaluation of structural hybrid bonded joints)

F. Moroni

The idea of “hybrid joints” arises from the need of joining together materials, producing a tough, stiff and lightweight joint. The core concept is: use two different joining techniques, with the aim to increase the strength and gather the…

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Miscellanea Views: 884 Downloads: 651 Vol. 5, No. 16 (2011) pp. pages 34-42

Damage tolerance analysis of aircraft reinforced panels

F. Carta, A. Pirondi

This work is aimed at reproducing numerically a campaign of experimental tests performed for the development of reinforced panels, typically found in aircraft fuselage. The bonded reinforcements can significantly reduce the rate of fatigue…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.16.04Copy the DOI link

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SI: Failure Analysis of Materials and Structures Views: 917 Downloads: 615 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 230-243

Observing the simulation behaviour of Magnesium alloy metal sandwich panel under cyclic loadings

Muhammad Shamsul Baharin, Shahrum Abdullah, Noorsuhada Md Nor, Mohd Khairul Faidzi Muhamad Paudzi, Azli Arifin, Salvinder Singh Karam Singh

This study aims to investigate the delamination effect of a metal sandwich panel using a four-point bending simulation under continual spectrum loading. The most recent core designs of the sandwich panel have a cavity that can increase…

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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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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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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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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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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.69.03Copy the DOI link

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Damage mechanics Views: 574 Downloads: 273 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) July 8, 2025 pp. 31-41

Optimizing different damaged reinforced concrete corbel characteristics utilizing CFRP sheets

Salah Aborgheef, Abdulkhalik Jabbar Abdulridha

Concrete corbels are short cantilever constructions that may lose their strength over time because of loads that happen over and over again. As an external bonding method for reinforcement, carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips are…

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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.76.06Copy the DOI link

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Miscellanea Views: 1,261 Downloads: 818 Vol. 6, No. 22 (2012) September 30, 2012 pp. pages 26-30

Natural minerals mixture for enhancing concrete compressive strength

Abdoullah Namdar

The construction material quality is required to be improved in order to enhancing structure stability, optimizing construction cost and quality. The kaolin and bentonite have been mixed in equal quantity and treated by heat for 1 hour…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.22.04Copy the DOI link

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Fracture Views: 930 Downloads: 1,066 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) January 25, 2020 pp. 9-24

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Epoxy Based Adhesive Failure on Mono- and Bi-Material Single Lap Joints Under Different Displacement Rates

Hojjat Ghahramanzadeh Asl, Salim Çam, Osman Orhan, Adnan Özel

Development in material science impose to use different materials in production. This causes a problem for joining different materials because traditional joining techniques such as welding could not overcome this problem in industries…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.52.02Copy the DOI link

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 547 Downloads: 316 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 2, 2026 pp. 1-16

Mechanical and morphological evaluation of jute fiber reinforced epoxy composites for sustainable structural and automotive applications

B. A. Praveen

This study investigates jute fibre reinforced epoxy composites fabricated using a controlled vacuum bag moulding process, with emphasis on establishing reliable structure property relationships relevant to sustainable engineering…

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SI: IGF25 – International Conference 2019 Views: 1,326 Downloads: 578 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 7, 2019 pp. 442-448

Interlaminar shear strength study on CFRP/Al hybrid laminates with different properties

Costanzo Bellini, Vittorio Di Cocco, Luca Sorrentino

FML (Fibre Metal Laminate) is a hybrid material that presents outstanding structural properties, such as resistance to cyclic and dynamic loads, together with low specific weight. This material consists of metal sheets alternating to…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 532 Downloads: 438 Vol. 16, No. 59 (2022) December 22, 2021 pp. 49-61

Analysis of the bond-slip performance of steel bars and steel fiber recycled concrete based on the constitutive relationship model

Zhengbing Xia, Xiaofang Duan

In order to promote the application of steel fiber recycled concrete in projects such as roads and bridges, 25 groups of steel fiber recycled concrete with different mix proportions were designed, taking the replacement rate of recycled…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 771 Downloads: 370 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) October 8, 2024 pp. 37-48

Microstructure, Mechanical and Fractographic behaviour of the Diffusion Welded Joints of AA2219 and Ti-6Al-4V for aerospace applications

Manjunath Vatnalmath, V. Auradi, Bharath V Bharath, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Chetan Gowda, Madeva Nagaral

Diffusion welding is an advanced joining process that assures the feasibility of joining dissimilar metal alloys without producing metallurgical impurities at the joint interface. Two significant aerospace alloys, AA2219 and Ti-6Al-4V, are…

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SI: New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Views: 728 Downloads: 496 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 22, 2019 pp. 435-449

Use of the XFEM for the design of adhesively-bonded T-joints

Raul Campilho, Filipe Moreira

The use of adhesive bonds greatly increased in industrial applications, as they have multiple advantages compared to other more traditional bonding methods (fastened, welded and riveted joints). The number of approaches to predict the…

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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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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)…

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Failure Analysis, Case Studies and Forensic Engineering Views: 1,202 Downloads: 656 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 123-136

Experimental and analytical investigations of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by different CFRP sheet schemes.

Mahmoud Madqour, Khaled Fawzy, Hilal Hassan

The use of bonded externally polymer reinforced fiber (FRP) Laminates has been introduced as an effective approach in rehabilitating (RC) structures due to their high strength, corrosion resistance, reduced weight, and ease of use. This…

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SI: Portuguese contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 923 Downloads: 595 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 286-303

Fracture modelling of adhesively-bonded joints by an inverse method

Raul Campilho, Filipe Viana, Ricardo Rocha, Daniel Silva, Rui Araújo, José Ribeiro

Nowadays, any structure must have strength, robustness and lightness, which has increased the industrial interest and research efforts in adhesive joining, mainly in the improvement of strength and fracture properties of adhesives. Thus…

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SI: Portuguese contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 1,513 Downloads: 701 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 5, 2019 pp. 269-285

Development of hybrid friction stir welding and adhesive bonding single lap joints in aluminium alloys

Ricardo Leite Maciel, Virginia Infante, Daniel Braga, Pedro Moreira, Tiago Bento, Lucas da Silva

Aircraft have been manufactured for decades using a wide variety of welding and joining techniques. There have been significant developments in techniques over the last 15–20 years. In civil aeronautical industry the main materials used for…

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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…

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Failure Analysis, Case Studies and Forensic Engineering Views: 1,389 Downloads: 653 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 410-418

Fracture micrographic analysis of a carbon FML under three-point bending load

Costanzo Bellini, Vittorio Di Cocco, Francesco Iacoviello, Larisa Patricia Mocanu

The core of the present work concerns the analysis of the failure mode and the fracture process induced by the flexural load in Fibre Metal Laminates (FMLs). The influence of the connection layer placed between the composite ones and the…

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 2,462 Downloads: 563 Vol. 14, No. 52 (2020) March 5, 2020 pp. 256-268

Elastoplastic analysis of cracked Aluminum plates with a hybrid repair technique using the bonded composite patch and drilling hole in opening mode I

Wahiba Nessrine Bouzitouna, Wahid Oudad, Mohamed Belhamiani, Djamel Eddine Belhadri, Leila Zouambi

The objective of this study is to analyze the performance of composite bonding repair, hole drilling and the combination of the two techniques (hybrid repairs) by tensile tests and to show the interest of a hybrid repair versus to other…

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