SI: Fracture and Structural Integrity related Issues
Guest editors:
• Paulo De Castro (Universidade do Porto, Portugal)
• Manuel de Freitas (EDAM MIT, Portugal)
• Antonio Martín-Meizoso (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)
• Jesús Toribio (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)
Fracture Mechanics: Inspirations from Nature
David Taylor
Dynamic rock fragmentation: thresholds for long runout rock avalanches
E.T. Bowman
Resilience and ductility of Oxy-fuel HAZ cut
A. Martín-Meizoso, J. Aldazabal, J.L. Pedrejón, S. Moreno
Static assessment of brittle/ductile notched materials: an engineering approach based on the Theory of Critical Distances
R. Louks, H. Askes, L. Susmel
An investigation on corrosion protection layers in pipelines transporting hydrocarbons
Gabriella Bolzon, Giovanna Gabetta, Bernardo Molinas
Numerical analysis of hydrogen-assisted rolling-contact fatigue of wind turbine bearings
J. Toribio, M. Lorenzo, D. Vergara, V. Kharin
Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice
F. Felli, A. Brotzu, D. Pilone, C. Vendittozzi
Critical applied stresses for a crack initiation from a sharp V-notch
L. Náhlík, P. Huta, K. Štegnerová
Damaging micromechanisms characterization in a ferritic-pearlitic ductile cast iron
Vittorio Di Cocco, Francesco Iacoviello, Alessandra Rossi, Mauro Cavallini
Cf/C composites: correlation between CVI process parameters and Pyrolytic Carbon microstructure
F. Burgio, P. Fabbri, G. Magnani, M. Scafè, L. Pilloni, A. Brentari, A. Brillante, T. Salzillo
Improvements in self-consolidating cementitious composites by using micro carbonized aggregates
Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Sajjad Ahmad, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Luciana Restuccia, Jean Marc Tulliani
SCC and Corrosion Fatigue characterization of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy in a corrosive environment – experiments and numerical models
S. Baragetti, F. Villa
Elastic compliance of single-edge-notched tension SE(T) (or SENT) specimens
B. Tyson, P. Ding, X. Wang
The notch effect on fracture of polyurethane materials
T. Voiconi, R. Negru, E. Linul, L. Marsavina, H. Filipescu
Effect of the model’s geometry in fretting fatigue life prediction
J. Vázquez, C. Navarro, J. Domínguez
Design optimization of cruciform specimens for biaxial fatigue loading
R. Baptista, R. A. Claudio, L. Reis, I. Guelho, M. Freitas, J. F. A. Madeira
Photoelastic stress analysis assisted evaluation of fracture toughness in hydrothermally aged epoxies
G. Pitarresi, A. Toscano, M. Scafidi, M. Di Filippo, S. Alessi, G. Spadaro
Evaluation of safe bearing capacity of soil foundation by using numerical analysis method
Abdoullah Namdar, Xiong Feng
Thermal degradation in Carrara marbles as the cause of deformation of cladding slabs
A. Spagnoli, M. Migliazza, M. Zucali, A.M. Ferrero
Numerical implementation of a multiaxial cyclic plasticity model for the Local Strain Method in low cycle fatigue
C. Madrigal, V. Chaves, A. Navarro
Damage initiation in brittle and ductile materials as revealed from a fractoluminescence study
Alexandre Chmel, Igor’ Shcherbakov
Stress induced martensite at the crack tip in NiTi alloys during fatigue loading
E. Sgambitterra, L. Bruno, C. Maletta
Wedge splitting test method: quantification of influence of glued marble plates by two-parameter fracture mechanics
S. Seitl, B. Nieto García, I. Merta
Evolution of crack paths and compliance in round bars under cyclic tension and bending
J. Toribio, J.C. Matos, B. González, J. Escuadra
The specific heat loss combined with the thermoelastic effect for an experimental analysis of the mean stress influence on axial fatigue of stainless steel plain specimens
G. Meneghetti, M. Ricotta, B. Atzori
Definition of the linearity loss of the surface temperature in static tensile tests
A. Risitano, G. Fargione, E. Guglielmino
Considerations on the choice of experimental parameters in residual stress measurements by hole-drilling and ESPI
C. Barile, C. Casavola, G. Pappalettera, C. Pappalettere
On the use of the Theory of Critical Distances to estimate the dynamic strength of notched 6063-T5 aluminium alloy
T. Yin, A. Tyas, O. Plekhov, A. Terekhina, L. Susmel
Field Load Acquisition and variable amplitude fatigue testing on maxi-scooter motorcycles
N. Petrone, M. Saraceni
Double peeling of elastic pre-tensioned tapes
C. Putignano, L. Afferrante, G. Carbone, G. Demelio
Study of short cracks under biaxial fatigue
P. Lopez-Crespo, B. Moreno, A. Garcia-Gonzalez, J. Zapatero, A. Lopez-Moreno
Use of Circumferentially Cracked Bar sample for CTOD fracture toughness determination in the upper shelf regime
D. Gentile, I. Persechino, N. Bonora, G. Iannitti, A. Carlucci
Electrical resistivity and ultrasonic measurements during sequential fracture test of cementitious composite
V. Veselý, P. Kone?ný, P. Lehner, D. Pieszka, L. Žídek
Biaxial fatigue tests and crack paths for AISI 304L stainless steel
V. Chaves, C. Madrigal, A. Navarro
Evaluation of the AZ31 cyclic elastic-plastic behaviour under multiaxial loading conditions
V. Anes, L. Reis, M. Freitas
Fracture-Safe and Fatigue-Reliable Structures
M. N. James
FE analysis of cruciform welded joints considering different mechanical properties for base material, heat affected zone and weld metal
Pasqualino Corigliano, Vincenzo Crupi, Eugenio Guglielmino, Wolfgang Fricke
The effect of thickness on out-of-plane constraint in terms of the T-stress
Yu.G. Matvienko
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
A probabilistic interpretation of the Miner number for fatigue life prediction
A. Fernández-Canteli, S. Blasón, J.A.F.O. Correia, A.M.P. de Jesus
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
Modification of creep and low cycle fatigue behaviour induced by welding
A. Carofalo, V. Dattoma, R. Nobile, F.W. Panella, G. Alfeo, A. Scialpi, G.P. Zanon
The effect of steady torsion on fatigue crack growth under rotating bending loading on aluminium alloy 7075-T6
M. da Fonte, L. Reis, M. de Freitas
Application of Digital Image Correlation (DIC) in resonance machines for measuring fatigue crack growth
P. Lorenzino, G. Beretta, A. Navarro
Numerical modelling of reinforced concrete beams with fracture-plastic material
O. Sucharda, J. Brozovsky
Determining fracture energy parameters of concrete from the modified compact tension test
A. Fernández-Canteli, L. Castañón, B. Nieto, M. Lozano, T. Holušová, S. Seitl
Evaluation of the material’s damage in gas turbine rotors by instrumented spherical indentation
D. Nappini, G. Zonfrillo, F. Mastromatteo, I. Giovannetti
Impact response of balsa core sandwiches
Nurdane Mortas, Paulo N.B. Reis, José A.M. Ferreira
Failure of cargo aileron’s actuator
G. Zucca, M. Amura, L. Allegrucci, M. Bernabei
Duplex S-N fatigue curves: statistical distribution of the transition fatigue life
D.S. Paolino, A. Tridello, H.S. Geng, G. Chiandussi, M. Rossetto
Role of the microstructure on the mechanical properties of fully pearlitic eutectoid steels
J. Toribio, B. González, J.C. Matos, F.J. Ayaso
Interlaminar fracture in woven carbon/epoxy laminates
Paulo N.B. Reis, José A.M. Ferreira, José D.M. Costa, António M. Pereira
Integrated assessment procedure for determining the fracture strength of glass components in CSP systems
L. Guerra Rosa, J. Cruz Fernandes, B. Li
Investigation about crack propagation paths in thin rim gears
F. Curà, A. Mura, C. Rosso
Fatigue crack behavior on a Cu-Zn-Al SMA
V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, S. Natali, V. Volpe
Stress triaxiality influence on damaging micromechanisms in a pearlitic ductile cast iron
Vittorio Di Cocco, Francesco Iacoviello, Alessandra Rossi, Mauro Cavallini
Dynamic additional loads influencing the fatigue life of gears in an electric vehicle transmission
G. Belingardi, V. Cuffaro, F. Curà
Identification of the plastic zone using digital image correlation
M. Rossi, M. Sasso, G. Chiappini, E. Mancini, D. Amodio
On the notch sensitivity of cast iron under multi-axial fatigue loading
P. Livieri, E. Maggiolini, R. Tovo
Investigation of very high cycle fatigue by thermographyc method
V. Crupi, G. Epasto, E. Guglielmino, G. Risitano
Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurement
Antonio De Iorio, Marzio Grasso, Francesco Penta, Giovanni Pio Pucillo, Vincenzo Rosiello
Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 3. Multiple scenarios test field
Antonio De Iorio, Francesco Penta, Giovanni Pio Pucillo, Vincenzo Rosiello, Stefano Lisi, Stefano Rossi, Mario Testa