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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 292 Downloads: 148 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) February 15, 2026 pp. 183-211

Numerical assessment of the seismic vulnerability of the historical earthen remains of the Mansourah enclosure (Tlemcen, Algeria): influence of geometry and identification of critical damage zones

Walid Hanini, Nadir Boumechra

This work primarily aims to carry out a numerical assessment of the seismic vulnerability of the historical Rammed Earth (RE) remains of the enclosure of Mansourah, a small town in the Wilaya (Province) of Tlemcen, in northwestern Algeria.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.12

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Miscellanea Views: 2,131 Downloads: 491 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Critical crack path assessments in failure investigations

Robert D. Caligiuri

This paper presents a case study in which identification of the controlling crack path was critical to identifying the root cause of the failure. The case involves the rupture of a 30-inch (0.76 m) natural gas pipeline in 2010 that…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.13

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Miscellanea Views: 1,025 Downloads: 642 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 332-338

Application of Leak-Before-Break concept in 316LN austenitic steel pipes welded using 316L

Gabriel Giannini de Cunto, Arnaldo Homobono Paes de Andrade, Waldemar Alfredo Monteiro

The paper presents a study of the application of Leak-Before- Break (LBB) concept in a relatively small-diameter high energy reactor coolant line, where it is proposed type AISI 316LN to be used as base material welded with type AISI 316L…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.41.44

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Miscellanea Views: 929 Downloads: 616 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 8, 2014 pp. pages 340-348

In-service fatigue cracking of the propeller shafts joined by a spline-pinned construction to the engines of AN-24, AN-26, and IL-18 aircrafts

A. Shanyavskiy, A. Toushentsov

The paper delivers a critical review of the research data on the crack initiation and crack growth patterns characteristic of the components of the spline-bolted joints between the propeller shaft and reducer shaft at An-24, An-26, and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.41

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 1,326 Downloads: 1,433 Vol. 17, No. 63 (2023) December 21, 2022 pp. 206-233

Numerical nonlinear analysis of RC beans with un-strengthened and CFRP-strengthened opening drilled under service loads within shear zones

Magdy Khalaf, L. Aboul-Nour, M. Khater, M. Ibrahim

Current research paper deals with reinforced concrete (R.C.) beams numerical modeling and suggested strengthening procedure if it is required to create an opening within their shear zones. Strengthening is assumed to be achieved during…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.63.17

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Miscellanea Views: 580 Downloads: 480 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 24, 2019 pp. 748-762

Prediction of thermomechanical behavior of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene using a newly developed nonlinear damage-reliability model

Abderrazak En-naji, N. Mouhib, H. Farid, M. El Ghorba

The aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of temperature on the mechanical behavior of an amorphous polymer, namely acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), based on a series of uniaxial tensile tests on smooth specimens at…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.67

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Fatigue Views: 620 Downloads: 410 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 275-281

Numerical analysis of the influence of maximum residual thermal stresses on the intensity factor between the matrix and particle interfaces in metal matrix composite

Taieb Nehari, Kaddour Bahram, Driss Nehari, Abdelfatah Marni Sandid

A critical problem in the application of metal matrix composites is the presence of high residual thermal stresses induced during the development process. These thermally induced stresses are generally detrimental to the service life of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.54.19

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 437 Downloads: 256 Vol. 20, No. 75 (2026) October 16, 2025 pp. 46-54

Experimental investigation of the influence of internal defects (voids, wrinkles) on the shear properties of CFRP

Stanislav Slovikov, Dmitriy Lobanov

The study focuses on examining the impact of internal manufacturing defects (voids and wrinkles) on the mechanical behavior of structural carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) under shear loading. Specimens of VKU/VSE1212 material with a…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.75.05

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.65.06

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 716 Downloads: 503 Vol. 15, No. 56 (2021) March 28, 2021 pp. 46-55

Exploitation of static and dynamic methods for the analysis of the mechanical nanoproperties of polymethylmetacrylate by indentation

Soufiane Benaissa, Samir Habibi, Djameleddine Semsoum, Hassen Merzouk, Abdelnou Mezough, Bénali Boutabout, Alex Montagne

The development of instrumented nanoindentation consists of non-destructive tests applied to miniature volumes of material (PMMA). The present research focuses on the factors explaining the variation in the trends of the mechanical…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.56.03

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Numerical assessment of the seismic vulnerability of the historical earthen remains of the Mansourah enclosure (Tlemcen, Algeria): influence of geometry and identification of critical damage zones

Critical crack path assessments in failure investigations

Application of Leak-Before-Break concept in 316LN austenitic steel pipes welded using 316L

In-service fatigue cracking of the propeller shafts joined by a spline-pinned construction to the engines of AN-24, AN-26, and IL-18 aircrafts

Numerical nonlinear analysis of RC beans with un-strengthened and CFRP-strengthened opening drilled under service loads within shear zones

Prediction of thermomechanical behavior of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene using a newly developed nonlinear damage-reliability model

Numerical analysis of the influence of maximum residual thermal stresses on the intensity factor between the matrix and particle interfaces in metal matrix composite

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

Experimental investigation of the influence of internal defects (voids, wrinkles) on the shear properties of CFRP

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

Exploitation of static and dynamic methods for the analysis of the mechanical nanoproperties of polymethylmetacrylate by indentation