SI: Recent advances in “Experimental Mechanics of Materials” in Greece

Guest editors
• Stavros K. Kourkoulis (National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece)
• Dimos Triantis (Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece)

Issue 40 (April 2017)

Using acoustic emissions to enhance fracture toughness calculations for CCNBD marble specimens
K. Kaklis, S. Mavrigiannakis, V. Saltas, F. Vallianatos, Z. Agioutantis

Experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of Alfas stone
Kostas N. Kaklis, Stelios P. Mavrigiannakis, Zach G. Agioutantis, Emmanouil K. Steiakakis, Foteini K. Stathogianni

Acoustic emissions and pressure stimulated currents experimental techniques used to verify Kaiser effect during compression tests of Dionysos marble
Ilias Stavrakas

Correlation between the electric and acoustic signals emitted during compression of brittle materials
Ermioni D. Pasiou, Dimos Triantis

Acoustic emissions and electric signal recordings, when cement mortar beams are subjected to three-point bending under various loading protocols
A. Kyriazopoulos

Strain monitoring of cement-based materials with embedded polyvinyl alcohol - carbon nanotube (PVA-CNT) fibers
Zoi S. Metaxa, Wilfrid Neri, Philippe Poulin, Nikolaos D. Alexopoulos

Pre-failure indicators detected by Acoustic Emission: Alfas stone, cement-mortar and cement-paste specimens under 3-point bending
Stavros K. Kourkoulis, Ioanna Dakanali

Exercise as a mean to reverse the detrimental effect of high-fat diet on bone’s fracture characteristics
Ilias Doulamis, Despina N. Perrea, Panagiotis E. Chatzistergos, Athanasios S. Mitousoudis, Stavros K. Kourkoulis

Structural interventions on the drums of the Parthenon’s north colonnade
Marilena Mentzini

The multi-layered ring under parabolic distribution of radial stresses combined with uniform internal and external pressure
Christos F. Markides, Ermioni D. Pasiou, Stavros K. Kourkoulis

Earthquake design for controlled structures
Nikos G. Pnevmatikos, George A. Papagiannopoulos, George D. Hatzigeorgiou