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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 959 Downloads: 740 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 191-206

Prediction of Mechanical Behavior of Epoxy Polymer Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) And response Surface Methodology (RSM)

Khalissa Saada, Salah Amroune, Moussa Zaoui

The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of different geometries and sections on the mechanical properties of epoxy specimens. Five tensile tests were carried out on three types of series. The experimental results obtained were…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.66.12

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Miscellanea Views: 828 Downloads: 540 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 222-229

Damage modelling in concrete subject to sulfate attack

N. Cefis, C. Comi

In this paper, we consider the mechanical effect of the sulfate attack on concrete. The durability analysis of concrete structures in contact to external sulfate solutions requires the definition of a proper diffusion-reaction model, for…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.19

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 272 Downloads: 187 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 14, 2026 pp. 71-88

Application-driven optimization of Ti-6Al-4V alloy via customized heat treatments

Andrea Trombetta, Cesare Certini, Luca Marco Pasini, Marco Virginio Boniardi, Luca Rosaspina, Edoardo Scabini, Andrea Casaroli

This paper examines the influence of controlled heat treatments on the mechanical behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5 Titanium alloy) to improve its performance in structural and high performance applications. Ti-6Al-4V is widely used in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.06

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 1,048 Downloads: 713 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 490-504

Compressive behavior of Co-Cr-Mo radially graded porous structures under as-built and heat-treated conditions

Francesco Cantaboni, Paola Ginestra, Marialaura Tocci, Andrea Avanzini, Elisabetta Ceretti, Annalisa Pola

Additive manufacturing research is continuously growing, and this field requires a full improvement of the capability and reliability of the processes involved. Of particular interest is the study of complex geometries production, such as…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.33

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Miscellanea Views: 1,116 Downloads: 492 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 85-96

Response of porous SMA: a micromechanical study

V. Sepe, S. Marfia, F. Auricchio

Lately porous shape memory alloys (SMA) have attracted great interest as low weight materials characterized by high energy dissipation capability. In the present contribution a micromechanical study of porous SMA is proposed, introducing…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.09

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Miscellanea Views: 1,820 Downloads: 714 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 284-292

Bond-slip analysis via a cohesive-zone model simulating damage, friction and interlocking

R. Serpier, L. Varricchio, E. Sacco, G. Alfano

A recently proposed cohesive-zone model which effectively combines damage, friction and mechanical interlocking has been revisited and further validated by numerically simulating the pull-out test, from a concrete block, of a ribbed steel…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.24

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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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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 562 Downloads: 427 Vol. 19, No. 72 (2025) January 11, 2025 pp. 46-61

Evaluation of thinning behaviour under the influence of plastic hardening and surface friction during small punch test

Sarthok Chandra Pandit, Nasrul Azuan Alang, Imam Ul Ferdous, Juliawati Binti Alias, Mohd Firdaus Bin Hassan, Asnul Hadi Bin Ahmad

Understanding the deformation response of the material involving thinning under small punch loading is vital to ensure structural integrity. This paper systematically investigates the effects of plastic hardening on the thinning process…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,030 Downloads: 613 Vol. 6, No. 21 (2012) June 29, 2012 pp. 5-12

Indentation response of a NiTi shape memory alloy: modeling and experiments

C. Maletta, F. Furgiuele, E. Sgambitterra, M. Callisti, B. G. Mellor, R. J. K. Wood

The indentation response of a pseudoelastic nickel-titanium based shape memory alloy (SMA) has been analyzed. Indentation tests have been carried out at room temperature using a spherical diamond tip and indentation loads in the range…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.21.01

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Fatigue Views: 558 Downloads: 409 Vol. 15, No. 58 (2021) September 25, 2021 pp. 202-210

Asymptotic response of friction stir welded joint under cyclic loading

Imane Elmeguenni

Fatigue takes a place more and more important in the design of structures, it remains a key point in the mechanical dimensioning of structures. The Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process is regarded today as the most promising alternative to…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.58.15

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Fatigue and Fracture of metallic alloys Views: 23 Downloads: 8 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) May 28, 2026 pp. 340-361

Investigating the fracture and deformation behaviour of pre-strained Grade 91 steel under small punch loading

Sarthok Chandra Pandit, Nasrul Azuan Alang, Juliawati Binti Alias, Mohd Firdaus Bin Hassan, Asnul Hadi Bin Ahmad, Mohd Shamil Shaari, Zhao Lei

Various failure modes induce localized internal damage and stress concentration sites in power plant components, causing additional plasticity that degrades material strength. Effect on such localized plasticity on components durability…

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SI: From Microcracks to Structural Failure: Emerging Challenges in Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 216 Downloads: 151 Vol. 20, No. 77 (2026) April 17, 2026 pp. 107-119

Experimental and numerical investigations of lattice structures

Liviu Marsavina, Mihai Marghitas, Cosmin Marsavina, Davide D’Andrea, Dario Santonocito, Giacomo Risitano

The present work investigates the compressive mechanical response of three lattice structures manufactured via VAT photopolymerization. A bio-inspired architecture, derived from the observation of Euplectella aspergillum, was compared with…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,079 Downloads: 439 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 49-60

Numerical homogenization of piezoelectric textiles with electrospun fibers for energy harvesting

C. Maruccio, L. De Lorenzis

Piezoelectric effects are exploited in an increasing number of micro- and nano-electro-mechanical systems. In particular, energy harvesting devices convert ambient energy (i.e. mechanical pressure) into electrical energy and their study is…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.06

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SI: IGF26 - 26th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 654 Downloads: 457 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 13-29

Effect of petrographic composition and chemistry of aggregate on the local and general fracture response of cementitious composites

Michal Vyhlídal, Iva Rozsypalová, Hana Šimonová, Barbara Kucharczyková, Leona Vavro, Martin Vavro, Jiří Němeček, Pavla Rovnaníková, Zbyněk Keršner

This paper concerns the results of research into the influence of the composition of rock inclusions on the fracture response of cement-based composite specimens. Specially designed specimens of the nominal dimensions 40 × 40 × 160 mm with…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.02

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Miscellanea Views: 1,095 Downloads: 507 Vol. 6, No. 22 (2012) September 30, 2012 pp. pages 39-55

A mechanical model for FRP-strengthened beams in bending

S. Bennati, N. Dardano, P. S. Valvo

We analyse the problem of a simply supported beam, strengthened with a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) strip bonded to its intrados and subjected to bending couples applied to its end sections. A mechanical model is proposed, whereby the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.22.06

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 592 Downloads: 1,038 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 273-282

On the peak strength of 7050 aluminum alloy: mechanical and corrosion resistance

Barbara Rivolta, Riccardo Gerosa, Marco Boniardi, Andrea Casaroli

This work consists of an experimental study on the ageing response and resulting properties of AA7050 plate material. New heat treatments are investigated for achieving a peak-aged temper, as a T6 temper may be said to be, that achieves…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS60.19

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Impact & Dynamics Views: 1,046 Downloads: 940 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 63-69

Impact response of different materials for sports mouthguards

Maria Moreira, João Carlos Ramos, Ana Messias, Maria Augusta Neto, Ana Paula Amaro, Paulo NB Reis

Up to this moment, there is no guideline regarding the materials to produce mouthguards. The most used is Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA). Studies indicate that laminating EVA sheets with rigid components could increase the protection…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.06

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Miscellanea Views: 1,086 Downloads: 806 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 8, 2014 pp. pages 317-326

Mechanical behavior of a sandwich with corrugated GRP core: numerical modeling and experimental validation

D. Tumino, T. Ingrassia, V. Nigrelli, G. Pitarresi, V. Urso Miano

In this work the mechanical behaviour of a core reinforced composite sandwich structure is studied. The sandwich employs a Glass Reinforced Polymer (GRP) orthotropic material for both the two external skins and the inner core web. In…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,597 Downloads: 1,709 Vol. 10, No. 35 (2016) December 29, 2015 pp. pages 260-270

A cohesive zone model to simulate the hydrogen embrittlement effect on a high-strength steel

G. Gobbi, C. Colombo, L. Vergani

The present work aims to model the fracture mechanical behavior of a high-strength low carbon steel, AISI 4130 operating in hydrogen contaminated environment. The study deals with the development of 2D finite element cohesive zone model…

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SI: Russian mechanics contributions for Structural Integrity Views: 978 Downloads: 529 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) November 21, 2024 pp. 239-245

Mechanical testing of miniature carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) samples under digital light microscopy

Eugene Statnik, Iu. A. Sadykova, E. N. Prokopev, A.I. Salimon, E. V. Nazarov, N. V. Turbin, A.M. Korsunsky

The rapid development of inhomogeneous and anisotropic materials like carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) with epoxy matrices necessitates a multidisciplinary approach for safe use. This approach should integrate computational modeling…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.17

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Miscellanea Views: 790 Downloads: 719 Vol. 12, No. 45 (2018) June 16, 2018 pp. 1-13

Numerical Simulation Analysis of the Dynamic Mechanical Property of Concrete Based on 3D Meso-mechanical Model

Fengyan Qin, Jingsong Cheng, Heming Wen, Hongbo Liu

The dynamic mechanical property of concrete is very complex and is one of the hot spots in academic research. In this paper, concrete is considered as a three-phase composite composed of cement mortar matrix, coarse aggregate and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.45.01

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Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Views: 935 Downloads: 510 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 613-623

The P-h2 relationship as a function of (hf/hm) in indentation

Samir Habibi

In the present study, a semi-empirical modeling of the mechanical response in pile-up mode is obtained by deriving the load-depth relationship during the indentation loading cycle. The advantage compared to the relations previously used is…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.42

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SI: New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Views: 691 Downloads: 537 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 15, 2019 pp. 163-183

Differences in the response to in-phase and out-of-phase multiaxial high-cycle fatigue loading

Jan Papuga, Martin Nesládek, Josef Jurenka

This paper discusses the phase shift effect occurring between two and more load channels of multiaxially loaded specimens. The discussion concludes that there is an extreme shortage of good experimental data that would prove the existence…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.15

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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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Miscellanea Views: 797 Downloads: 383 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 302-312

Flaw-tolerance of nonlocal discrete systems and interpretation according to network theory

A. Infuso, M. Paggi

Discrete systems are modeled as a network of nodes (particles, molecules, or atoms) linked by nonlinear springs to simulate the action of van der Waals forces. Such systems are nonlocal if links connecting non-adjacent nodes are…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.26

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Miscellanea Views: 754 Downloads: 702 Vol. 3, No. 8 (2009) pp. pages 3-20

Elementi di interfaccia per l’analisi di strutture murarie

Elio Sacco, Jessica Toti

The present paper deals with the modelling of the mechanical behaviour of masonry elements regarded as heterogeneous systems, made of mortar, bricks and interfaces. Thus, the adopted computational strategy consists in modelling the brick…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.08.01

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Miscellanea Views: 667 Downloads: 453 Vol. 3, No. 10 (2009) pp. pages 29-37

Sismabeton: a new frontier for ductile concrete

Bernardino Chiaia, Alessandro P. Fantilli, Paolo Vallini

The high ductility of Fiber Reinforced Self-consolidating concrete (called Sismabeton) can be developed not only in tension but also in compression. This aspect is evidenced in the present paper by measuring the mechanical response of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.10.04

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Miscellanea Views: 1,120 Downloads: 497 Vol. 8, No. 29 (2014) July 9, 2014 pp. pages 266-283

A consistency assessment of coupled cohesive zone models for mixed-mode debonding problems

R. Dimitri, M. Trullo, G. Zavarise, L. De Lorenzis

Due to their simplicity, cohesive zone models (CZMs) are very attractive to describe mixed-mode failure and debonding processes of materials and interfaces. Although a large number of coupled CZMs have been proposed, and despite the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.29.23

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 753 Downloads: 541 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 195-222

Reliability assessment of the behavior of reinforced and/or prestressed concrete beams sections in shear failure

Karim Benyahi, Mohand Said Kachi, Youcef Bouafia, Salma Barboura, Jia Li

The object of this article is to be able to simulate the behavior of reinforced and/or prestressed concrete beam’s section in the shear loading through a model allowing the evaluation of nonlinear strains caused by shear, while taking into…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.16

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.23.02

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Miscellanea Views: 1,028 Downloads: 525 Vol. 11, No. 42 (2017) September 29, 2017 pp. Pages 328-336

Failure analysis of thin metal foils

G. Bolzon, M. Shahmardani, R. Liu, E. Zappa

The mechanical response and the failure mode of thin metal foils under tensile load has been analyzed supplementing the usual test records with full-field measurements performed by three-dimensional digital image correlation (3D DIC)…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.42.34

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Impact & Dynamics Views: 457 Downloads: 418 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 114-133

Experimental and computational study on dynamic analysis of cracked simply supported structures under moving mass

Shakti P. Jena, Cihan O. Bulut, Serpil Kurt

In this study, the influences of crack parameters like crack location from the left end, crack height, number of cracks and the magnitude of mass and the velocity of the transit load on the vertical displacements of the cracked simply…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.09

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.65.17

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 1,134 Downloads: 1,148 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 3, 2019 pp. 548-559

Comparison of the mechanical response of B400c and B450c dual phase steel bar categories, in long terms

Charis Apostolopoulos, Argyro Drakakaki, Alkiviadis Apostolopoulos, Konstantinos Koulouris

In this work, the effects of chloride-induced corrosion on tempcore B400c and B450c steel grades are evaluated, in terms of corrosion resistance and mechanical characteristics, after the performance of Tensile and Low Cycle Fatigue…

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SI: Crack Paths Views: 635 Downloads: 443 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 348-356

Numerical model of cracking pattern in laminated bamboo specimens under tensile and shear loads

Martín Estrada, Dorian L Linero, Caori P Takeuchi

This work describes a two-dimensional numerical model that allows detecting the appearance of cracks and calculating their propagation in elements made of laminated bamboo, under tension and shear. This composite material has long parallel…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.33

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Miscellanea Views: 1,526 Downloads: 579 Vol. 12, No. 44 (2018) March 26, 2018 pp. 106-122

Development of an optimal process for friction stir welding based on GA-RSM hybrid algorithm

Nabi Mehri Khansari, Filippo Berto, Namdar Karimi, S.M.N Ghoreishi, Mozhgan Mokari

Performance of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) as a solid-state process is approved in several engineering applications, especially aluminum industries. Identification of mechanical behavior of the associated welded zone is necessary due to…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.44.09

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Miscellanea Views: 962 Downloads: 728 Vol. 7, No. 23 (2013) December 28, 2012 pp. Pages 7-12

On the preparation and characterization of thin NiTi shape memory alloy wires for MEMS

Riccardo Casati, Maurizio Vedani, Syed A. M. Tofail, Calum Dikinson, Ausonio Tuissi

Shape memory alloy (SMA) wires are employed as actuators in small devices for consumer electronics, valves and automotive applications. Because of the continued miniaturization of all the industrial products, nowadays the tendency is to…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.23.01

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Miscellanea Views: 767 Downloads: 478 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 5, 2018 pp. 367-382

Composite sandwich impact response: experimental and numerical analysis

Filippo Cucinotta, Paolo Neri, Felice Sfravara, Armando Razionale

The use of composite materials allows to have a great flexibility in terms of mechanical and physical characteristics. One of the most used composite structure in naval field, is the sandwich, which is composed by a stacking sequence of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.27

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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…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.07

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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…

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SI: IGF27 - 27th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity Views: 1,132 Downloads: 404 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 13, 2024 pp. 18-28

Titanium/FRP hybrid sandwich: in-plane flexural behaviour of short beam specimens

Costanzo Bellini, Rosario Borrelli, Vittorio Di Cocco, Stefania Franchitti, Francesco Iacoviello, Larisa Patricia Mocanu, Luca Sorrentino

Adopting novel sandwich structures with FRP (Fibre Reinforced Polymer) skins and a metallic lattice core, both of which have high specific strength and stiffness, is one way to achieve better mechanical performance while remaining…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.02

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Miscellanea Views: 1,082 Downloads: 1,183 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 2, 2019 pp. 385-399

Fatigue Strength Analysis of Bogie Frame In Consideration of Parameter Uncertainty

Bingzhi Chen, Pengpeng Zhi, Yonghua Li

In this paper, a fatigue strength analysis approach based on Goodman-Smith fatigue limit diagram （GSFLD） and reliability theory is proposed to solve the problem that the traditional fatigue strength analysis of bogie frame is too…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.37

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SI: Research activities of the Greek Society of Experimental Mechanics of Materi Views: 708 Downloads: 723 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) September 2, 2019 pp. 497-504

Metal foaming by powder metallurgy process: investigation of different parameters on the foaming efficiency

Ioannis Papantoniou, Helena Kyriakopoulou, Dimitrios Pantelis, Dimitrios Manolakos

Aluminium foams, produced by powder metallurgy process, have significant potential applications for uses in weight-sensitive structural parts. Problems in the production of metal foams arise from the lack of knowledge in the control of…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.41

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 444 Downloads: 487 Vol. 19, No. 74 (2025) September 11, 2025 pp. 358-372

A novel approach to estimation of residual strength of laminated polymer composites under compression after impact

Oleg Staroverov, Anastasia Sivtseva, Artur Mugatarov, Sevastyan Koksharov

This work is dedicated to the experimental study of the influence of preliminary dynamic loading on the residual strength of the laminated polymer composite under compression. A series of low-velocity transverse drop-weight impact tests in…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.22

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