Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures: Proceedings of the 16th European Conference of Fracture, Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 3–7, 2006

Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Deformation and Fracture at the Micron and Nano Scales....Pages 3-4
Statistical Mechanics of Safety Factors and Size Effect in Quasibrittle Fracture....Pages 5-6
“Nanoreliability” — Fracture Mechanics on the Way from Micro to Nano....Pages 7-8
Fracture Mechanics and Complexity Sciences....Pages 9-9
Failure of Composite Materials....Pages 11-12
Interactions of Constrained Flow and Size Scale on Mechanical Behavior....Pages 13-14
Space Shuttle Columbia Post-Accident Analysis and Investigation....Pages 15-16
The Role of Adhesion and Fracture on the Performance of Nanostructured Films....Pages 17-18
Assessment of Weldment Specimens Containing Residual Stress....Pages 19-20
MEMS: Recent Advances and Current Challenges....Pages 21-22
Fracture, Aging and Disease in Bone and Teeth....Pages 23-24
Laboratory Earthquakes....Pages 25-26
A Historical Retrospective of the Beginnings of Brittle Fracture Mechanics - The Period 1907–1947....Pages 27-28
Dynamic Crack Propagation in Particle Reinforced Nanocomposites and Graded Materials....Pages 29-30
Spatial and Temporal Scaling Affected by System Inhomogeneity: Atomic, Microscopic and Macroscopic....Pages 31-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Channeling Effect in Fracture of Materials with Nanostructured Surface Layers....Pages 35-36
Atomistics and Configurational Forces in Gradient Elasticity....Pages 37-38
Tensile Behavior and Fracture of Carbon Nanotubes Containing Stone-Wales Defects....Pages 39-40
Atomic-Scale Investigation on Fracture Toughness in Nanocomposite Silicon Carbide....Pages 41-42
Multiscale Modeling and Computer Simulation of Stress-Deformation Relationships in Nanoparticle-Reinforced Composite Materials....Pages 43-44
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
The Mechanical Parameters of Nanoobjects (Theory and Experiment)....Pages 45-46
Advanced Manufacturing Design Concepts and Modelling Tools of the Next Generation Nanoparticle-Reinforced Damping Materials....Pages 47-48
Fracture of Nanostructured Ionomer Membranes....Pages 49-50
Deformation and Limit States of Carbon Nanotubes Under Complex Loading....Pages 51-52
Interaction of Domain Walls with Defects in Ferroelectric Materials....Pages 53-54
Microstructure and Internal Stresses in Cyclically Deformed Al and Cu Single Crystals....Pages 55-56
Determination of Equilibrium Configurations of Atomic Lattices at Quasistatic Deformation....Pages 57-58
Multiscale Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites....Pages 59-60
In-Situ Scanning Electron Microscope Indentation of Gallium Arsenide....Pages 61-62
Fracture of Nanostructured Lithium Batteries....Pages 63-64
Analytical and Experimental Characterization of a Micromirror System....Pages 65-66
A Metal Interposer for Isolating MEMS Devices from Package Stresses....Pages 67-68
Computational Modeling of Nanoparticles in Biomicrofluidic Devices....Pages 69-70
Characterization of a MEMS Pressure Sensor By a Hybrid Methodology....Pages 71-72
New Approach to Synthesis of Laser Microwelding Processes for Packaging....Pages 73-74
Thermal Management of RF Mems Relay Switch....Pages 75-76
Buckling and Delamination of Thin Layers on a Polymer Substrate....Pages 77-78
Carbide Coated Cutting Tool Properties Investigation by Nano-Mechanical Measurements under 250–500°C....Pages 79-80
Diamond Coating Debounding in Tool Application....Pages 81-82
Interfacial Strength of Ceramic Thin Film on Polymer Substrate....Pages 83-84
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Delaminate Behavior of PVD/CPVD Thin Film....Pages 85-86
Experimental Study of Microhardness and Fracture of Implanted Gállium Nitride Films....Pages 87-88
Crack Tip Strain Field and Its Propagation Characteristics in a Polymer Foam....Pages 89-90
How to Toughen Ceramics — Nanocomposites....Pages 91-92
Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Nanocomposites....Pages 93-94
Fracture Mechanisms in Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composites....Pages 95-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Fractal Approach to Crack Problems with Non-Root Singularity....Pages 99-100
New Method for Analysing the Magnetic Emission Signals During Fracture....Pages 101-102
Electromagnetic Radiation Method for Identification of Multi-Scale Fracture....Pages 103-104
Micromechanical Modeling of Grain Boundary Resistance to Cleavage Fracture Propagation....Pages 105-106
Microstructure of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel Close to the Fracture Surface....Pages 107-108
Brittle Fracture in Heat-Affected Zones of Girth Welds of Modern Line Pipe Steel (X100)....Pages 109-110
Cleavage Fracture of Steels at Very Low Temperatures....Pages 111-112
New Formulation of The Ritchie, Knot and Rice Hypothesis....Pages 113-114
The Effect of the Rate of Displacement on Crack Path Stability....Pages 115-116
Scratching and Brittle Fracture of Semiconductor In-Situ Scanning Electron Microscope....Pages 117-118
Cracks in Thin Sheets: When Geometry Rules the Fracture Path....Pages 119-120
Cleavage Mechanisms in a Ship Plate Steel....Pages 121-122
Failure Behavior of Hybrid-Laser Welds....Pages 123-124
Fracture of Plastic Bodies. Deformations Concentrators....Pages 125-125
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
3D Ductile Tearing Analyses of Bi-Axially Loaded Pipes with Surface Cracks....Pages 127-128
New Model Materials for Ductile Fracture Studies....Pages 129-130
Fatigue Threshold Computation Model Based on the Shakedown Analysis....Pages 131-132
Void Coalescence in Metals Involving two Populations of Cavities....Pages 133-134
Effects of Characteristic Material Lengths on Ductile Crack Propagation....Pages 135-136
Ductile Fracture by Void Nucleation at Carbides....Pages 137-138
The Significance of Maximum Load on a Load-Displacement Curve with Stable Crack Extension....Pages 139-140
3D Visualization of Ductile Fracture Using Synchrotron X-ray Computer Tomography....Pages 141-142
Non-Local Plastic-Damage Model for Failure Analysis of Sheet-Metals....Pages 143-144
A Novel Technique for Extracting Stretch Zone Features from Fractographs....Pages 145-146
Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth by Crack Tip Blunting....Pages 147-148
Loading Rate Effect on Ductile Fracture....Pages 149-150
Experimental Investigation of Slant Crack Propagation in X100 Pipeline Steel....Pages 151-152
ESIS TC8 — Numerical Round Robin on Micro Mechanical Models: Results of Phase III for the Simulation of the Brittle to Ductile Transition Curve....Pages 153-154
Closure of a Rectangular Skin Defect Via the Advancement Flap....Pages 155-156
Similarity Solutions of Creep — Damage Coupled Problems in Fracture Mechanics....Pages 157-158
Impact Fracture Toughness Determination of Ductile Polymers by SPB Method....Pages 159-160
A Micro-Toughness Model for Ductile Fracture....Pages 161-162
Crack Coalescence Modelling of FSW Joints....Pages 163-164
Fatigue Crack Initiation in a Two Phase B-Metastable Titanium Alloy: Influence of Microstructural Parameters....Pages 165-166
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Effects of Specimen Type, Size and Measurement Techniques on FCGR....Pages 167-168
The Effect of Stress Ratio on Fatigue Short Cracking....Pages 169-170
Dwell-Fatigue Behaviour of a Beta-Forged Ti 6242 Alloy....Pages 171-172
Investigation into Fatigue Lifeof Welded Chemical Pipelines....Pages 173-174
Different Analytical Presentations of Short Crack Growth Under Rotation-Bending Fatigue....Pages 175-176
Variable Amplitude Load Interaction in Fatigue Crack Growth for 2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy....Pages 177-178
An Investigation on the Fatigue Performance of Hydraulic Gate Wheels....Pages 179-180
A Micromechanical Model for Crack Initiation in High Cycle Fatigue of Metallic Materials....Pages 181-182
Comparative Analysis of two Models for Evaluating Fatigue Data....Pages 183-184
Assessment of Damage at Notch Root of Thick Plates....Pages 185-186
Fatigue Strength Prediction of Spot-Welded Joints Using Small Specimen Testing....Pages 187-187
A Thermo-Mechanical Model for Random Braking of Machine Components....Pages 189-190
Lifetime Calculation of Railway Wheel Steels Based On Physical Data....Pages 191-192
Fatigue Crack Propagation of Super-Duplex Stainless Steel at Different Temperatures....Pages 193-194
Transitions of Fatigue Crack Initiation from Surface, Subsurface to SNDFCO....Pages 195-196
Surface Fatigue of Gear Teeth Flanks....Pages 197-198
Fatigue and Fracture Processes in High Performance PM Tool Steels....Pages 199-199
Notch and Defect Sensitivity of Adi in Torsional Fatigue....Pages 201-202
Multi Axial Fatigue in Welded Components....Pages 203-204
Enhanced Fatigue Life by Mechanical Surface Treatments — Experiment and Simulation....Pages 205-206
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Analysis of Repaired Aluminum Panels in General Mixed-Mode Conditions....Pages 207-208
Effect of Strain Rate on Fatigue Behavior of Ultrafine Grained Copper....Pages 209-210
Lubricant Effects on Propagation of Surface-Breaking Cracks Under Rolling Contact Loading....Pages 211-212
Computational Modelling of Crack Initiation in a Mixing Tee Subjected to Thermal Fatigue Load....Pages 213-214
Estimation of Critical Stress Intensity Factor in Steel Cracked Wires....Pages 215-216
Low-Cycle Fatigue of DIN 1.2367 Steels in Various Treatments....Pages 217-218
Impact Testing a Capable Method to Investigate the Fatigue Resistance....Pages 219-220
Comparative Assessment of Fatigue-Thresholds Estimated by Short and Long Cracks....Pages 221-222
Scanning Electron Microscope Measurements of Crack-Opening Stress on Fatigue Cracks Exposed to Overloads....Pages 223-224
Propagation Path and Fatigue Life Predictions of Branched Cracks Under Plane Strain Conditions....Pages 225-226
Short Crack Equations to Predict Stress Gradient Effects in Fatigue....Pages 227-228
Fatigue Behaviour of Pre-Strained Type 316 Stainless Steel....Pages 229-230
The Influence of Constraint on Fitting Fatigue Crack Growth Data....Pages 231-232
Atomic Force Microscopy of Local Plastic Deformation for Tempered Martensite....Pages 233-234
Improvement of Fatigue Strength Due to Grain Refinement in Magnesium Alloys....Pages 235-236
A Unified Fatigue and Fracture Model Applied to Steel Wire Ropes....Pages 237-238
Correlation Between Paris’ Law Parameters Based on Self-Similarity and Criticality Condition....Pages 239-240
Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue Lifetime Assessment with Damage-Parameters, Energy-Criterions and Cyclic-J-Integral Concepts....Pages 241-242
Predicting Fatigue Crack Retardation Following Overload Cycles....Pages 243-244
Fatigue Crack Growth at Notches Considering Plasticity Induced Closure....Pages 245-246
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Influence of Microstructure on Fatigue Properties of Nibase Superalloy at Elevated Temperature....Pages 247-248
Moddelling Fatigue Crack Closure Using Dislocation Dipoles....Pages 249-250
Comparison Between Fatigue Crack Growth Modelled by Continous Dislocation Distributions and Discrete Dislocations....Pages 251-252
Fatigue Evaluation Considering the Environmental Influence Using A Monitoring System....Pages 253-254
Thermal Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation Behavior of Steels for Boiler....Pages 255-256
Recent Developments in Fatigue Crack Growth....Pages 257-258
Crack Closure Effects in a Cracked Cylinder Under Pressure....Pages 259-260
An Experimental Study of Tearing-Fatigue Interaction....Pages 261-262
SIF Solutions for Cracks in Railway Axles Under Rotating Bending....Pages 263-264
Mechanical Characterization of Single Crystal Bars with Capacitor Discharge Welding and Laser Cladding....Pages 265-266
Fractal Dimension Analysis of Fracture Toughness Used High Strength Cast Iron....Pages 267-268
Investigating Gap Effects in Fatigue Life of Spot Welded Joints....Pages 269-270
Fatigue of PMMA Bone Cement....Pages 271-272
Influence on Thermal Barrier Coating Delamination Behaviour of Edge Geometry....Pages 273-274
Low Cycle Fatigue and Fracture of a Coated Superalloy CMSX-4....Pages 275-276
Thermomechanical Fatigue of Open-Cell Aluminium Sponge....Pages 277-278
The Influence of Alternate Block Loading on the Fatigue Lifetime....Pages 279-280
Fatigue Design and Inspection Planning of Welded Joints Based on Refined Physical Modelling....Pages 281-282
A Mixed Mode Fatigue Crack Growth Model Including the Residual Stress Effect Due to Weld....Pages 283-284
Effects of Shot Peening on Fatigue Property in SiC p /Al-MMC....Pages 285-286
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Fatigue Behaviour of Friction Stir Welded 6061-T6 Aluminium Alloy....Pages 287-288
Transformation of a Nonproportional Multiaxial Loading to an Equivalent Proportional Multiaxial Loading....Pages 289-290
Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Delamination Growth in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer-Matrix Composites....Pages 291-292
Fracture Mechanics Versus Strength Concepts for Evaluation of Adhesion Quality....Pages 293-294
Alternative Approaches for the Evaluation of the Slow Crack Growth Resistance of Polyethylene Resins Used in the Production of Extruded Water Pipes....Pages 295-296
A Stereoscopic Method for Fractographic Investigations of Ordinary Ceramics....Pages 297-298
Modelings of Fiber Deformation During Machining Aramid-FRP....Pages 299-300
Quality Control and the Strength of Glass....Pages 301-302
Experimental Study of Cracked Laminate Plates by Caustics....Pages 303-304
Fracture of Composites in Military Aircraft....Pages 305-306
Analysis of 7005/Al 2 O 3 /10P MMC Sheets Joined by FSW by Thermoelasticity....Pages 307-307
Surface Modification of Lightweight Aggregate and Properties of the Lightweight Aggregate Concrete....Pages 309-310
Finite Element Based Prediction of Failure in Laminated Composite Plates....Pages 311-312
An Embedded Cylindrical PZT with Electroded Imperfect Interface....Pages 313-314
Characterization of Composites for the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier....Pages 315-316
Weight Function, J-Integral and Material Forces Approach to Ceramic Multilayers....Pages 317-318
Assessment of Matrix Fatigue Damage in CFRP....Pages 319-320
Progressive Failure of Composite Materials Under Dynamic Loading....Pages 321-322
Aging Aircraft Transparencies: A Case History from Italian Air Force Fleet....Pages 323-324
Fatigue Crack Growth in Quenched Amorphous Polymers PC and PET....Pages 325-326
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Thermo-Mechanical State of Bimaterial with an Interface Crack....Pages 327-328
Thermo-Mechanical State of Bimaterial with an Interface Crack....Pages 329-330
Indentation Response of Fibre Reinforced Composite Laminates....Pages 331-332
Analysis of Tubular Composite Cylindrical Shells....Pages 333-334
Analysis of Composite Pressure Vessels....Pages 335-336
Gradients Influence on Damage and Cracking in Crystalline Polymers....Pages 337-338
An Elasto-Plastic Shear-Lag Model for Single Fiber Composite....Pages 339-340
Progressive Failure of Composite Laminates; Analysis vs Experiments....Pages 341-342
A Temperature Dependent Viscoelastic-Damage Model for Ceramics Failure....Pages 343-344
Avalanche Mechanics: Lefm vs. Gradient Model....Pages 345-346
Influence of Austempering on Fracture Mechanics Parameters of 65 Si 7 Steel....Pages 347-348
Modelling the Evolution of Elastic Symmetries of Growing Mixed-Mode Cracks....Pages 349-350
Effect of Aging on the Microstructure and Fracture of Aluminum-Lithium....Pages 351-352
Buckling of Multicracked Columns....Pages 353-354
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Interactions Between Stress Corrosion Cracks....Pages 355-356
An Improved Upper Bound Limit Load Solution for Weld Strength Anisotropic Overmatched Cracked Plates in Pure Bending....Pages 357-358
Fracture Parameter Estimation of Alloy Steel Reinforced with Maraging Steel....Pages 359-360
Incorporation of Length Scales in Plane Stress Fracture Analysis....Pages 361-362
Mode III Crack in a Functionally Graded Piezoelectric/Piezomagnetic Half Plane....Pages 363-364
Electro-Mechanical Field of a Piezoelectric Finite Wedge Under Antiplane Loading....Pages 365-366
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Sensitivity of Crack Nucleation Parameters to the Geometric Imperfection....Pages 367-368
An Experimental Evaluation of a Local Approach Model for Graded Materials....Pages 369-370
A Stochastic Model for Crack Growth....Pages 371-372
Stochastic Evaluation of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation....Pages 373-374
A Weibull-Based Method to Predict the Strength of Adhesively Bonded Joints of Pultruded FRPS....Pages 375-376
The Lateral Constraint Index as a New Factor to Assess the Influence of the Specimen Thickness....Pages 377-378
Analysis of Crack Propagation in Alumina-Glass Functionally Graded Materials....Pages 379-380
Numerical Solution of Integro-Differential Equations for Fracture Mechanics Problems....Pages 381-382
Analytical Method of Generating DA/DN Curve for Aerospace Alloys....Pages 383-384
Thermo-Elastic Fracture of Edge Cracked Plate Under Surface ‘Shock’ Loading....Pages 385-386
Failure Prediction of IC Interconnect Structures Using Cohesive Zone Modelling....Pages 387-388
Non-Local Damage Simulation in Composites Using Crack Propagation and Mesh Adaptivity....Pages 389-390
Elastic Wave Motion in a Cracked, Multi-Layered Geological Region under Transient Conditions....Pages 391-392
Wood Beam Strengthened with Glass/Epoxy Composite Sheets....Pages 393-394
Computation of Dynamic Stress Intensity Factors Using Enriched Finite Elements....Pages 395-396
Partly Cracked XFEM Interface for Intersecting Cracks....Pages 397-398
On the Evaluation of Elastic Compliance Tensor Due to Growing Mixed-Mode Microcracks....Pages 399-400
On the Problem of Determination of Safety Factors for Machine-Building Parts Using the Finite Element Computations....Pages 401-402
Dynamic Explicit Cell Model Simulations in Porous Ductile Metals....Pages 403-404
Numerical Evaluation of Energy Release Rates for Bimaterials Interface Cracks....Pages 405-406
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Inclusion Effect on The Plastic Zone Size in Confined Plasticity....Pages 407-408
Modified Key-Curve-Method for Determination of Dynamic Crack Resistance Curves....Pages 409-410
A Coupled Computational Framework for Ductile Damage and Fracture....Pages 411-412
Marble Discs under Distributed Loading: Theoretical, Numerical and Experimental Study....Pages 413-414
Simulation of the Mechanical Behaviour of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc....Pages 415-416
The Pull-Out Strength of Transpedicular Screws in Posterior Spinal Fusion....Pages 417-418
Mechanical Behavior Simulation of Hip Prostheses Stress Distributions Analysis....Pages 419-420
DBEM Analysis of Axisymmetric Crack Growth in a Piston Crown....Pages 421-422
Residual Shear Stresses and K II Computation....Pages 423-424
Quantitative Interpretation of Crack Tip Strain Field Measurements....Pages 425-426
Mixed Mode (I+II) Stress Intensity Factor Measurement Using Image Correlation....Pages 427-428
Fracture of Turbine Blades under Self-Exciting Modes....Pages 429-430
Predicting Crack Arrest Behaviour of Structural Steels Using New Procedures....Pages 431-432
Mechanical Properties of Large Plastic-Mold Steel Blooms....Pages 433-434
Non-Linear Photoelastic Method for Study Fracture Problems....Pages 435-436
Fatigue Crack Length Measurement Method with an Ion Sputtered Film....Pages 437-438
Individual Fracture Events in Cellular Foods....Pages 439-440
Exfoliation Fracture Mode in Heavily Drawn Pearlitic Steels....Pages 441-442
Investigation of Crack Closure by Using Thermoeastic Stress Analysis....Pages 443-444
Fracture Toughness Investigations of Severe Plastic Deformed Tungsten Alloys....Pages 445-446
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Photoelastic Analysis of Mode I Stress Intensity Factor in Beams with Angular Notches....Pages 447-448
Full-Scale Experimental Investigations on Pressure Tubes Rupture of RBMK....Pages 449-450
Study of Fracture Mechanism of Composite Material Buildings by Photoelasticity and Photoelasitc Coating Methods....Pages 451-452
Fracture Energy in Mode I and Mode II of Textile Reinforced Wood....Pages 453-454
Measurement Based Performance Prediction of the Europabrucke Against Traffic Loading....Pages 455-456
The Effect of the Laboratory Specimen on Fatigue Crack Growth Rate....Pages 457-458
Validity of the Caustics Method for Plates with Circular Hole....Pages 459-460
An Enhanced Normalization Method for Dynamic Fracture Toughness Testing....Pages 461-462
The Potential Drop Technique for Measuring Crack Growth in Shear....Pages 463-464
A Modified DCB Geometry for CTOA Measurement in Thin Sheet 2024-T3 Aluminium Alloy....Pages 465-466
Could Cod Serve as Fracture Criterion in Case of Marble?....Pages 467-468
Creep Rupture of a Lead-Free Sn-Ag-Cu Solder....Pages 469-470
Quantitative Evaluation of Acceleration Creep in Magnesium-Aluminum Alloys at 0.65TM....Pages 471-472
Long-Term Creep Rupture Prediction in Unidirectional Composites....Pages 473-474
A Computational Model for Cardboard Creep Fracture....Pages 475-476
Creep Fracture of Binary and Ternary Commercial Aluminum Alloys....Pages 477-478
Analysis of Creep Crack Initiation and Growth in Laboratory Specimens....Pages 479-480
Temperature Gradient Effects on the Creep Behaviour of Structures....Pages 481-482
A Surgical Implant Crevice-Assisted Corrosion Fatigue Inbody Failure....Pages 483-484
Asymptotically Stable Growth of Delaminations under Hydrogen Embrittlement Conditions....Pages 485-486
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Corrosion and Mechanical Strength of Russian Light Water Reactors....Pages 487-488
Corrosion Fatigue Characteristics of CF8A Steel Degraded at High Temperature....Pages 489-490
Modeling Environment-Assisted Fatigue Crack Propagation....Pages 491-492
Measuring the Fracture Resistance of Composites and Adhesively Bonded Joints at High Test Rates....Pages 493-494
Quasistatic and Dynamic Fracture of Pearlitic Steel....Pages 495-496
Fragmentation in the Expanding Ring Experiment....Pages 497-498
Influence of Friction on Results of an Instrumented Impact Test....Pages 499-500
Influence of Moisture Content on the Dynamic Behaviour of Concrete....Pages 501-502
Strength and Toughness Properties of Steels under Dynamic Loading....Pages 503-504
Rubber Particle Size Effect on Impact Characteristics of PC/ABS (50/50) Blends....Pages 505-506
Effect of Strain Rate on Mechanical Properties of Reinforced Polyolefins....Pages 507-508
Fracture Related Mechanical Properties of Aircraft Cast Aluminum Alloy A357....Pages 509-510
Shear Failure of Ti-6Al-4V by Direct Impact and Analyse of the Process of Elastic and Plastic Wave Propagation....Pages 511-512
Evaluating of Fracture Mechanics Properties at Intermediate Strain Rates, Transferable to Components....Pages 513-514
Crack Resistance Determination from the Charpy Impact Test....Pages 515-516
A Stochastic Interface Model for the Fracture of Bars....Pages 517-518
The Anti-Penetration Properties of Space Armor....Pages 519-520
Key Curve Methods for Dynamic Fracture Mechanics of Cast Iron....Pages 521-522
Dynamic Tensile Behavior of Aramid FRP Using Split Hopkinson Bar Method....Pages 523-524
Detection of Low-Velocity Impact Damage in Carbon-Epoxy Plates Using NDT....Pages 525-526
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Damage Accumulation at High Temperature Creep of a Single-Crystal Superalloy....Pages 527-528
Asymptotic Homogenisation for Heterogeneous Media with Evolving Microcracks....Pages 529-530
On the Analysis of Damage Localization as Precursor of Macro-Cracks....Pages 531-532
Fatigue Assessment Based on Statistical Analysis of Theoretical Parameters....Pages 533-534
Determination of Ductile Damage Parameters by Local Deformation Fields....Pages 535-536
Fracture of Concrete Due to Corrosion....Pages 537-538
Experimental Study of Sprayed Concrete Strength Using Marble Aggregates....Pages 539-540
Analysis of the Behaviour of Interface Cracks in Gravity Dam....Pages 541-542
Application of Composite Mechanics to Composites Enhanced Concrete Structures....Pages 543-544
Initiation and Coalescence of Locals Damages on Blanco de Macael Marble....Pages 545-546
Influence of Concrete’s Mineralogical Components on Fracture Compressive and Tractive....Pages 547-548
Constitutive Model for Description of High-Strain Rate Behavior of Concrete....Pages 549-550
Hydraylic Fracturing in Weak Rocks....Pages 551-552
Application of Fracture Mechanics on Unreinforced Concrete Walls....Pages 553-554
Subcritical Crack Growth in Rocks Under Water Environment....Pages 555-556
Stress Analysis and Prediction of Failure in Structurally Graded Sandwich Panels....Pages 557-558
Debonding and Kinking in Foam-Core Sandwich Beams....Pages 559-560
Modeling Core Failure by the Tsai-Wu Criterion in the Design of Foam-Core Sandwich Beams....Pages 561-562
Numerical Investigation of Crack Propagation in Sandwich Structures....Pages 563-564
Local Effects in Sandwich Beams: Modelling and Experimental Investigation....Pages 565-566
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Typical In-Plane Response Surfaces Forprismatic Foam-Core Sandwich Beams....Pages 567-568
Non-Destructive Evaluation of Yield Strength Using a Novel Miniature Dumb-Bell Specimen-An Empirical Approach....Pages 569-570
3D Measurement of the Strain Field Surrounding Crack Tip....Pages 571-572
Radiographic Observation of Damage Zone Evolution in High Ductile Specimen....Pages 573-574
Calibration of Fracture Parameters by Instrumented Indentation and Test Simulation....Pages 575-576
Internal Crack Detection and Analysis Using Thermoelastic Stress Analysis....Pages 577-578
Ultrahigh-Resolution Transversal Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography: Structural Analysis and Strain-Mapping....Pages 579-580
Application of Digital Shearography in Determining Opening Mode Sif in Edge Cracks....Pages 581-582
Finite Element Modeling of Pulse Transient IR Thermography....Pages 583-584
A New Technique for the Machining of Natural Cracks....Pages 585-586
Displacements Measurement in Irregularly Bounded Plates Using Mesh Free Methods....Pages 587-588
Biaxial Strength Testing on Mini Specimens....Pages 589-590
Numerical Simulation of a Fracture Test For Brittle Disordered Materials....Pages 591-592
Unification of the Out-Of-Plane Constraint Loss in Centre-cracked Panels....Pages 593-594
High Temperature Failure Assessment of Weldments....Pages 595-596
Post-Tensioned Glass Beams....Pages 597-598
Structural Integrity of a NPP Using the Master Curve Approach....Pages 599-600
FRP Consolidation for Masonry Arches by Using Bridged Crack Model....Pages 601-602
Structural Reliability Analysis of PIPE Subjected to Reeling....Pages 603-604
Network Seismic Capability Assessment of Power High Voltage Electric Equipment....Pages 605-606
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
FKM Guideline “Fracture Mechanics Proof of Strength for Engineering Components” — Overview and Extension Topics....Pages 607-608
Static and Dynamic Behavior of a 3D-Periodic Structure....Pages 609-610
Environmental Effect on Pipeline Steels: A Fitness for Service Perspective....Pages 611-612
Finding the Australian Railway Load Spectrum Design and Assessment of Light Weight & Durable Railway Structural Components....Pages 613-614
Structural Integrity Assessment of Componets with Low Constraint....Pages 615-616
Life Assessment of Superheater Tubes Fabricated from 2.25CR-1MO Steel....Pages 617-618
Predicting Cleavage Fracture in Presence of Residual Stresses; A Numerical Case Study....Pages 619-620
A Necessary Condition for Cleavage on Laboratory Specimens and Structures....Pages 621-622
Safety Assessment of Components with Crack-Like Defects....Pages 623-624
Numerical Analysis of Surface Cracks in Steam Generator Tubes....Pages 625-626
Tensile Simulation of Polymeric Material Considering the Meso-Scale Structure....Pages 627-628
Microfracture and Strain Localization: A Computational Homogenization Approach....Pages 629-630
Strain and Fracture at Mesoscale of Coated Materials....Pages 631-632
Relating Cleavage Crack Nucleation to Cracked Carbides in A533B Steel....Pages 633-634
Micro-Energy Rates for Damage Tolerance and Durability of Composite Structures....Pages 635-636
Micromechanical Observation of Fracture Process in Mortars....Pages 637-638
Micro-Fracture Maps in Progressively Drawn Pearlitic Steels....Pages 639-640
A Brief History of Fractography....Pages 641-642
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
Size Effects in Lead Free Solder-Joints....Pages 645-646
Micro-Scale Simulation of Impact Rupture in Polysilicon MEMS....Pages 647-648
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
Nanoindentation of CNT Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites....Pages 649-650
Diffusion Kinetics and Multivariant Phase Transformation in Shape Memory Alloys....Pages 651-652
EBSD Analysis on Deformation of Nanocrystals in ECAP-Processed Copper....Pages 653-654
The Effect of Extensional Strains on Molecular Orientation, Polymer Free Volume Distribution and Crystallization....Pages 655-656
Microrotation-augmented Energy-Minimization for 3D Nanocrystalline Cu Structures....Pages 657-658
Mechanics and Electromechanics of Single Crystalline Piezoelectric Nanowires....Pages 659-660
Multiscale Simulation for High Spped Propagation of Disordered Regions....Pages 661-662
Surface-Stress-Driven Pseudoelasticity and Shape Memory Effect at the Nanoscale....Pages 663-664
Thermomechanical Behavior of Zinc Oxide Nanobelts....Pages 665-666
Natural Modes of C60 Cage Via Carbon-Carbon Bonding Element....Pages 667-668
Fracture of Nanocrystalline Aluminum....Pages 669-670
Wear and Fatigue in Silicon Structural Films for MEMS Applications....Pages 671-672
Indentation Induced Through Thickness Film Fracture on Engineering Alloys....Pages 673-674
Surface Nanostructured Aluminum by Severe Plastics Deformation....Pages 675-676
Contribution of Localized Deformation to IGSCC and IASCC in Austenitic Stainless Steels....Pages 677-678
A Study of Crack-Dislocations Interaction with 3D Discrete Dislocation Dynamics....Pages 679-680
Numerical Simulations and Measurements of Cracks Parallel and Near Interfaces in Graded Structures....Pages 681-682
Deformation and Failure Processes Operating in Ultra-Fine Grain Metals....Pages 683-684
Simulation of Cross-Sectional Nanoindentation in Interconnect Structures with Cohesive Elements....Pages 685-686
Fracture Between Two Self-Assembled Monolayers....Pages 687-688
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
Nanotube Nanoactuator....Pages 689-690
Nanocrack Detection in Vibrating Nanowires....Pages 691-692
Fracture of Atomic Layer Deposited Nanolaminate Films....Pages 693-694
Influence of Microstructure, Strength and Adhesion on Au Electrodeposits....Pages 695-696
Fracture of Submicron Thin Metal Films During Cyclic Loading....Pages 697-698
Micromechanics of Damage Evolution in Solid Propellants....Pages 699-699
Deformation and Failure Mechanisms in Metallic Nanolayered Composites....Pages 701-702
Dislocation Source Sensitivity of Plasticity and Fracture in Tungsten....Pages 703-704
Delamination of Thin Metal Films on Polymers....Pages 705-706
Fracture Mechanics of One-Dimensional Nanostructures....Pages 707-708
Effects of Structure and Bonding at Surfaces and Interfaces on Fracture....Pages 709-710
Application of the New Static Photoelastic Experimental Hybrid Method with New Numerical Method to the Plane Fracture Mechanics....Pages 711-712
Risk Analysis of Buried Pipeline using Probabilistic Method....Pages 713-714
Reliability Estimation of Solder Joint by Accelerated Life Tests....Pages 715-716
Analysis of Engineering Plastic Behaviors in Thermal Stress Condition....Pages 717-718
A Mechanistic Model for the Thermal Fatigue Behavior of the Lead-Free Solder Joints....Pages 719-720
Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Thin Film on Polyimide Substrate....Pages 721-722
Macro-, Meso- and Micro-Damage Model Based on Singularity Representation for Anti-Plane Deformation....Pages 723-724
Multiscaling Effects in Trip Steels....Pages 725-726
A Hyper-Surface for the Combined Rate and Size Effects on the Material Properties....Pages 727-728
Front Matter....Pages 643-643
A New Method for Local Strain Field Analysis Near Cracks in Micro- and Nanotechnology Applications....Pages 729-730
Experimental Investigations for Fracture Analysis of Solder Joints in Microelectronic and MEMS Applications....Pages 731-732
Simulation of Interface Cracks in Microelectronic Packaging....Pages 733-734
AFM Based Fracture Analysis in Micro- and Nanomaterials....Pages 735-736
Simulation of Deformation and Fracture Behaviour in Microelectronic Packaging....Pages 737-738
Mixed-Mode Fracture Modeled Through a Discrete Cohesive Zone Model-DCZM....Pages 739-740
Signifince of K-Dominance in Delamination Cracking in Composite Laminates....Pages 741-742
Evaluation of Interface Toughness Between Submicron Island and Substrate....Pages 743-744
Three-Dimensional Thermal Stress Analysis Considering the Stress Singularity for Bonded Structures....Pages 745-746
Center of Dilatation and Penny-Shaped Crack in Viscoelastic Bimaterial....Pages 747-748
Fracture Analysis on Popcorning of Plastic Packages During Solder Reflow....Pages 749-750
Delamination of PB-Free Flip Chip Underfill During 2 nd Level Interconnect Reflow....Pages 751-752
Reliability of Interfaces Between Components in Advanced Electronic Packages under Solder Reflow Process....Pages 753-754
Three-Dimensional Stress Intensity Factors Analyses of Interface Cracks Between Dissimilar Anisotropic Materials....Pages 755-756
Molecular Dynamics of Interfacial Fracture....Pages 757-758
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Nucleation, Growth and Instability of the Cavitation in Rubber....Pages 761-762
Engineering Fracture Mechanics for Crack Toughness Characterisation of Elastomers....Pages 763-764
Multiaxial Fatigue Crack Initiation on Filled Rubbers: Statistical Aspects....Pages 765-766
Fracture Criteria of Rubber-Like Materials under Plane Stress Loadings....Pages 767-768
Prediction of Rubber Fatigue Life under Multiaxial Loading....Pages 769-770
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Modeling of Biaxial Fatigue of Natural Rubber....Pages 771-772
Modeling of Crack Propagation in Elastomeric Materials Using Configurational Forces....Pages 773-774
Determination of Inter-Fibre-Failure in Complex, Reinforced Composites....Pages 775-776
The Test Frequency Dependence of the Fatigue Behavior of Elastomers....Pages 777-778
Nonlinear Model for Reinforced Concrete Frames Loaded by Seismic Forces....Pages 779-780
Monitoring the Durability Performances of Concrete and Masonry Structures by Acoustic Emission Technique....Pages 781-782
Bifurcation Control of Parametric Resonance in Axially Excited Cantilever Beam....Pages 783-784
Adaptive Properties of Dynamic Objects....Pages 785-786
Influence of Addendum Modification Coefficient on the Gear’s Load Capacity....Pages 787-788
Micromechanical Modelling of Fracture-Induced Anisotropy and Damage in Orthotropic Materials....Pages 789-790
Vibration Control Devices and their Application....Pages 791-792
Measurements of Dynamical System Integrity and Fracture Mechanics....Pages 793-794
Modeling of the Surface Cracks and Fatigue Life Estimation....Pages 795-796
Structural Damage Detection Via the Subspace Identification Method....Pages 797-798
Clock Mechanism as Base of Artillery Safety and Arming Devices....Pages 799-800
Twisting Deformation Evolution of Drilling Ropes....Pages 801-802
Hereditary Strain Theory of Syntetic and Steel Ropes....Pages 803-804
Brittle and Ductile Failure in Thermoviscoplastic Solids under Dynamic Loading....Pages 805-806
Some Aspects of Dynamic Interfacial Crack Growth....Pages 807-808
On Stability Problems of Periodic Impact Motions....Pages 809-810
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Dynamical Integrity of Nonlinear Mechanical Oscillators....Pages 811-812
Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation at High Temperature in a Softening Martensitic Steel....Pages 813-814
Transferability of Cleavage Fracture Parameters Between Notched and Cracked Geometries....Pages 815-816
Relation Between Crack Velocity and Crack Arrest....Pages 817-818
Mechanisms of Damage and Fracture in Trip Assisted Multiphase Steels....Pages 819-820
The Role of Sub-Boundaries in the Brittle Fracture of Polycrystalline Materials....Pages 821-822
Three-Dimensional Modelling of Fracture in Polycrystals....Pages 823-824
Anti-Wing Crack Growth from Surface Flaw in Real Rock under Uniaxial Compression....Pages 825-826
Mechanical Behavior Modeling in the Presence of Strain Aging....Pages 827-828
On the Local Conditions for Cleavage Initiation in Ferritic Steels....Pages 829-830
Unified Constitutive Equations to Describe Elastoplastic and Damage Behavior of X100 Pipeline Steel....Pages 831-832
Estimation of Lower Bound Engineering Fracture Toughness in the Ductile to Brittle Transition Regime....Pages 833-834
Cleavage Fracture Micromechanisms Related to WPS Effect in RPV Steel....Pages 835-836
Modelling of Fatigue Damage in Aluminum Cylinder Heads....Pages 837-838
Local Approach to High Temperature Ductility Modeling in 6XXX Aluminium Alloys....Pages 839-840
Small Fatigue Crack Growth in Steel -Compressor Disks of Aircraft Engines....Pages 841-842
Micromechanisms of Damage in Multiaxial Fatigue of an Austenitic-Ferritic Stainless Steel....Pages 843-844
Multiscale Modeling of Fracture and Plasticity in Layered Structures....Pages 845-846
Critical and Fracture Planes of 18G2A Steel Under Nonproportional Combined Bending and Torsion....Pages 847-848
Slip Processes and Fracture in Iron Crystals....Pages 849-850
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
A Discussion of the Applicability of ΔK-Values to Explain the Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of Short Cracks....Pages 851-852
Simulation of Crack Growth Under Low Cycle Fatigue at High Temperature in a Single Crystal Superalloy....Pages 853-854
Fatigue Crack Growth for Different Ratios of Bending to Torsion in AlCu4Mg1....Pages 855-856
Ductile Damage Models Applied to Anisotropic Fracture of Al2024 T351....Pages 857-858
Fatigue and Fracture Processes in Severe Plastic Deformed Rail Steels....Pages 859-860
Damage Evolution in Torsion Specimens Deformed at Forging Temperatures....Pages 861-862
Microstructural Effects on Short Fatigue Crack Propagation and Their Modelling....Pages 863-864
Micromechanical Aspects of Transgranular and Intergranular Failure Competition....Pages 865-866
Defect in Ultra-Fine Grained Mg-Based Alloys Deformed by High-Pressure Torsion....Pages 867-868
Modelling Crack-Tip Shielding Effects in Particle Reinforced Composites....Pages 869-870
Early Stages of Fatigue Damage in 316L Steel....Pages 871-872
Ab Initio Study of Elasticity and Strength of Nano-Fibre Reinforced Composites....Pages 873-874
Strength and Fracture of Ultra-Fine Grained Aluminum 2024 ECAP Metal....Pages 875-876
Fatigue Lifetime of Bearing Steel in Ultra-High-Cycle Region....Pages 877-878
Calculation of K-Factor and T-Stress for Crack at Anisotropic Bimaterials....Pages 879-880
Interaction of Microcracks with Grain Boundaries: Systematical Investigation of the Mechanisms....Pages 881-882
Dislocation Arrangements in Cyclically Strained Inconel 713LC....Pages 883-884
Crack Initiation and Fracture of Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 885-886
Mechanical Behaviour of Ultra-Fine Grained Austenitic Stainless Steel....Pages 887-888
Tribological Properties and Wear Mechanisms of Wear Resistant Thermally Sprayed Coatings....Pages 889-890
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Crack Propagation Resistance and Damage Mechanisms in Nuclear Graphite....Pages 891-892
Environment-Assisted Cracking of High-Strength Magnesium Alloys WE43-T6....Pages 893-894
Effects of Surface Finish on the Fatigue Limit in Austenitic Stainless Steels (Modelling and Experimental Observations)....Pages 895-896
Intergranular Stress Corrosion Crack Propagation in Sensitised Austenitic Stainless Steel (Microstructure Modelling and Experimental Observation)....Pages 897-898
Ideal Strength of Nanoscale Thin Films....Pages 899-900
Toughness Variability....Pages 901-902
Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Nanostructured Copper....Pages 903-904
Some Insights into Fatigue Crack Initiation Stage....Pages 905-906
Fatigue Behaviour of Metallic Materials Exposed to High Pressure Hydrogen Environments....Pages 907-908
In-Situ Investigations of the Fracture Mechanisms at Various Length Scales....Pages 909-910
Environmental Attack at Polymer/Metal Interfaces....Pages 911-912
Modelling of Elastic-Plastic Peel Tests for Structural Adhesives....Pages 913-914
An Alternating Crack Growth in Adhesively Bonded Joints....Pages 915-916
Measurements of Interface Fracture and Mechanical Properties of Low-K Dielectric Thin Films....Pages 917-918
Initiation of Fracture Mechanisms at the Fibre/Matrix Interface....Pages 919-920
Effects of Plasticity and Residual Stress for Cracks near Interfaces....Pages 921-922
Toughness of a ±45 0 Interface....Pages 923-924
Residual Stress Influence on Dissimilar Material Weld Junction Fracture....Pages 925-926
Fracture Mechanisms of a Thin Elastic Plastic Laminate....Pages 927-928
Crack-Tip Parameters in Polycrystalline Plates with Compliant Grain Boundaries....Pages 929-930
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Extended Fe Simulations of Crack Growth in Layered and Functionally Graded Materials....Pages 931-932
Simulation of Plastic Fatigue Crack Growth by a Two Scale Extended Finite Element Method....Pages 933-934
Accurate Determination of Cohesive Crack Tip Fields Using XFEM and Admissible Stress Recovery....Pages 935-936
A New Generation of Boundary Element Method for Damage Tolerance Assessment of Aerostructures....Pages 937-938
Robust Stress Intensity Factors Evaluation for 3D Fracture Mechanics with X-FEM....Pages 939-940
A Micro-Macro Partition of Unity Method for Crack Propagation....Pages 941-942
A Dynamic Crack Propagation Criteria for XFEM, Based on Path-Independent Integral Evaluation....Pages 943-944
Truss Model as Simple Computational Tool in Fracture Mechanics....Pages 945-946
Finite Element Modeling of Cohesive Cracks by Nitsche’s Method....Pages 947-948
Computing Crack Growth in Quasiperiodic Alloys....Pages 949-950
X-FEM for 3D Cracks in Shaft with Contact....Pages 951-952
Some Improvements for Extended Finite Element Methods in Fracture Mechanics....Pages 953-954
Failure Prediction of Adhesively Bonded T-Peel Joints....Pages 955-956
An Approach for the Determination of Mixed Mode Cohesive Laws....Pages 957-958
The Use of CZM for Coupled Fatigue/Plasticity Crack Propagation Simulation....Pages 959-960
Dynamic Crack Growth: Analytical and Numerical CZM Approaches....Pages 961-962
Simulation of Pre-Critical Cracking in Concrete Using 3D Lattice Model....Pages 963-964
Effect of Cohesive Law and Triaxiality Dependence of Cohesive Parameters in Ductile Tearing....Pages 965-966
Modeling Quasibrittle Material Cracking with Cohesive Cracks: Experimental and Computational Advances....Pages 967-968
Pinwheel Meshes and Branching of Cohesive Cracks....Pages 969-970
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
A Dynamic Crack Growth Simulation Using Cohesive Elements....Pages 971-972
A New Cohesive Zone Model for Mixed-Mode Decohesion....Pages 973-974
Cohesive-Zone Modeling of Crack Growth in Specimens with Different Constraint Conditions....Pages 975-976
Effect of Anisotropic Plasticity on Mixed Mode Interface Crack Growth....Pages 977-978
Characterisation of TG-SCC In Pure Magnesium and AZ91 Alloy....Pages 979-980
Hydrogen Embrittlement and Cracking of 18MN-4CR Steels....Pages 981-982
Transient Stress and EAC of Steam Turbine Disc Steel....Pages 983-984
Irreversible Hydrogen Trapping in Welded Beta-21S Titanium Alloy....Pages 985-986
EAC in High Strength Steels for Gas Transportation....Pages 987-988
High Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth in Titanium Microstructures....Pages 989-990
Corrosion Damaging and Corrosion Fatigue Assessment in Three-Layered Metallic Material....Pages 991-992
Simulation of Hydrogen Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking Using a Time Dependent Cohesive Model....Pages 993-994
Environmental Stress Cracking of Polyethylene Pipes in Water Distribution Networks....Pages 995-996
Fatigue Crack Propagation in 2XXX Aluminium Alloys at 223K....Pages 997-998
Hydrogen Assisted Cracking Paths in Oriented Pearlitic Microstructures....Pages 999-1000
Effect of Residual Stress-Strain Profile on Hydrogen Embrittlement Susceptibility of Prestressing Steel Wires....Pages 1001-1002
Hydrogen Embrittlement of Austenitic Stainless Steels at Low Temperatures....Pages 1003-1004
Hydrogen Diffusion and EAC of Pipeline Steels Under Cathodic Protection....Pages 1005-1006
Initiation of Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Line Pipe Steel....Pages 1007-1008
Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour Depending on Environment in Magnesium Alloys....Pages 1009-1010
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Assessment of High-Temperature Hydrogen Degradation of Power Equipment Steels....Pages 1011-1012
Stress Corrosion Cracking of 18Mn-4Cr Generator Rotor End-Retaining Ring Steel....Pages 1013-1014
Non Contacting Stress Monitoring....Pages 1015-1016
Rapid Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors....Pages 1017-1018
Variable Amplitude Corrosion Fatigue of High Strength Weldable Steel....Pages 1019-1020
Crack Monitoring Using ACFM....Pages 1021-1022
Fatigue Behaviour of Fiber Reinforced Bone Cement....Pages 1023-1024
Fracture and Fatigue of Bone and Bone Cement: The Critical Distance Approach....Pages 1025-1026
Fatigue Failure in Reconstracted Acetabula — A Hip Simulator Study....Pages 1027-1028
Deformation and Fracture of Bioactive Particulate Composites Developed for Hard Tissue Repair....Pages 1029-1030
Failure of Biomaterials in Implant Fixation....Pages 1031-1032
Stress Analisys of High Pressure Steamlines in Thermal Power Plants....Pages 1033-1034
Laminar Composite Materials Damage Monitoring by Embedded Optical Fibers....Pages 1035-1036
Sol Gel Synthesis and Structure of Hybrid Nanomaterials with Strong Chemical Bonds....Pages 1037-1038
An Alternative Approach to Conventional Data Presentation of Fatigue....Pages 1039-1040
Absorbers of Seismic Energy for Damaged Masonary Structures....Pages 1041-1042
Numerical Analysis of Tensile Specimen Fracture with Crack in HAZ....Pages 1043-1044
Determination of J R -Curve by Two Points Method....Pages 1045-1046
Monitoring of Stress-Strain State of Boiler During Pessure Test....Pages 1047-1048
Local Variation of Crack Driving Force in a Mismatched Weld....Pages 1049-1050
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Strength Recovery of Machined Alumina by Self Crack Healing....Pages 1051-1052
Crack Initiation and Growth in HAZ of Microalloyed Steel....Pages 1053-1054
Structural Integrity at Elevated Temperatures - Residual Service Life Evaluation....Pages 1055-1056
The Analysis of Supporting Structure of Planetary Gear Box Satellite....Pages 1057-1058
Failure Probability of Gear Teeth Wear....Pages 1059-1060
Some Aspects of Engineering Approach to Structural Integrity Assessment....Pages 1061-1062
Structural Integrity Assessment Applying Ultrasonic Testing....Pages 1063-1064
(Crack-Healing + Proof-Test): Methodology to Guarantee the Reliability of Ceramics....Pages 1065-1066
Risk Based Integrity Assessment of Concrete Structures....Pages 1067-1068
Structural Integrity Assessment by Local Approach to Fracture....Pages 1069-1070
Brittle and Ductile Fracture in Service of Pressure Vessels....Pages 1071-1072
Mechanisms of Fracture in Medium Carbon Vanadium Microalloyed Steels....Pages 1073-1074
Computation and Experimental Investigations of Notched Components Fatigue Life Estimation....Pages 1075-1076
Failure Analysis of Layered Composite Structures: Computation and Experimental Investigation....Pages 1077-1078
Loading Rate Effect on Hsla Steel Welded Joints Fracture Resistance....Pages 1079-1080
Case Study of Supporting Tubes Failure....Pages 1081-1082
Structure Integrity of Pressure Vesels Repair Welding Joints....Pages 1083-1084
Effect of Microalloyed Steel Welding Procedure on Fatigue Crack Growth....Pages 1085-1086
Fracture Resistance of High-Strength 7000 Forging Alloys....Pages 1087-1088
Does a Characteristic Crack-Tip Distance Imply Discontinuous Crack Propagation?....Pages 1089-1089
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
A Multiaxial Criterion for Notch Fatigue Using a Critical-Distance Method....Pages 1091-1092
Size Effects for Crack Initiation at Blunt Notches or Cavities in Brittle Materials....Pages 1093-1094
The Theory of Critical Distances....Pages 1095-1096
Strength Analysis of Composite Pinned Joints....Pages 1097-1098
Application of the Theory of Critical Distance to Fretting Fatigue....Pages 1099-1100
The Theory of Critical Distances: Applications in Fatigue....Pages 1101-1102
Fatigue Assessment Using an Integrated Threshold Curve Method - Applications....Pages 1103-1104
Anaytical Approaches VS Atomistic Simulations in Fracture....Pages 1105-1106
A Coupled Stress and Energy Criterion within Finite Fracture Mechanics....Pages 1107-1108
Local Strain Energy Density and Fatigue Strength of Welded Joints....Pages 1109-1110
An Implicit Gradient Application to Fatigue of Notches and Weldments....Pages 1111-1112
Use of J Vp to Predict Static Failures in Notched Components....Pages 1113-1114
Standardization of Strength Evaluation Methods Using Critical Distance Stress....Pages 1115-1116
Application of Point Stress Method to Hydro-Fracturing Tectonic Stress Measurement....Pages 1117-1118
A Unified Failure Criterion for Brittle or Quasi-Brittle Materials under Arbitrary Stress Concentration....Pages 1119-1120
Morphology of Step-Wise S-N Curves Depending on Notch and Surface Roughness in High Strength Steel....Pages 1121-1122
Very High Cycle Fatigue Behaviour under Cyclic Torsion Loading....Pages 1123-1124
Modelling of Fatigue Crack Growth from Exfoliation and Pitting Corrosion....Pages 1125-1126
Does Copper Undergo Surface Roughening during Fatigue in the VH Regime?....Pages 1127-1128
Crack Initiation Mechanism of Bearing Steel in High Cycle Fatigue....Pages 1129-1130
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Very High Cycle Fatigue Behavior of High Strength Steels....Pages 1131-1132
Fracture Toughness of Hydrided Zircaloy-4 Experimental and Numerical Study....Pages 1133-1134
Crack Growth Behavior in a Highly Filled Elastomer....Pages 1135-1136
Crack Tip Behavior in Tial When Approaching Grain Boundary....Pages 1137-1138
Effect of Loading Rate on the Energy Release Rate in a Constrained Elastomeric Disk....Pages 1139-1140
Analyses of Progressive Damage and Fracture of Particulate Composite Materials Using s-FEM Technique....Pages 1141-1142
Fracture Mechanics on PVDF Polymeric Material : Specimen Geometry Effects....Pages 1143-1144
Fracture Toughness of Alloyed Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)....Pages 1145-1146
Prediction of Crack Growth Under Random Load in Railway Wheel....Pages 1147-1148
Predicting the Evolution of Stress Corrosion Cracks from Pits....Pages 1149-1150
Corrosion Problems in Nuclear Industry : Lessons Learned and Perspectives....Pages 1151-1152
Aluminium Alloys Fatigue Evaluation Method....Pages 1153-1154
Singular Stress Fields Situations in Mode-II and Mixed-Mode Loaded Cracks....Pages 1155-1156
Evaluation of M-Integral for Rubbery Material Problems Containing Multiple Cracks....Pages 1157-1158
Use of a Crack Box Technique for Crack Bifurcation in Ductile Material....Pages 1159-1160
Mixed Mode Fracture of Linear Elastic Materials with Cubic Symmetry....Pages 1161-1162
Three-Dimensional Experimental and Numerical Sifs and Crack Growth....Pages 1163-1164
An Arbitrarily Oriented Crack Near a Coated Fiber....Pages 1165-1166
Simulation of the Mixed Mode Fracture of Concrete with Cohesive Models....Pages 1167-1168
Micromechanical Analysis of Rupture Mechanisms in Mixed Mode Ductile Fracture....Pages 1169-1170
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Mode I Preloading-Mode II Fracture in Warm Pre-Stressing....Pages 1171-1172
Predictions of Mixed Mode I/II Fracture Toughness for Soft Rocks....Pages 1173-1174
An Interface Model for Mixed-Mode, Buckling-Driven Decohesion of Superficial Layers....Pages 1175-1176
Mxed-Mode Fracture Analyss of Orthotropc Functonally Graded Materals....Pages 1177-1178
New Scheme for FEA of Mixed Mode Stable Crack Growth....Pages 1179-1180
Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Crack Propagation under Mixed-Mode Impact Loading....Pages 1181-1182
Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of Crack Propagation under Biaxial Cyclic Loading....Pages 1183-1184
Numerical Analysis of Mixed-Mode Cracking in Concrete Dams....Pages 1185-1186
Species and Other Physical Effects on Parameters Describing a Wood Toughness Test....Pages 1187-1188
Yew and Spruce Wood: Mechanical Properties and Fracture Surface Studies....Pages 1189-1190
Critical Crack Lengths in FRP Reinforced Glulam Beams....Pages 1191-1192
Failure Analysis of Engineering Wood Products....Pages 1193-1194
Modelization of Slow Crack Growth in Wood Considered as a Damage Viscoelastic Material....Pages 1195-1196
Mode I Crack Propagation in Softwood, Microanalyses and Modeling....Pages 1197-1198
Fracture Properties of Pine and Spruce in Mode I....Pages 1199-1200
Influence of the Specimen Geometry on R-Curve: Numerical Investigations....Pages 1201-1202
Fracture Behaviour and Cutting of Small Wood Specimens in RT-Direction....Pages 1203-1204
Fracturing of Wood Under Torsional Loading: Fracture Mechanisms and Mechanics....Pages 1205-1206
On the Influence of Humidity Cycling on Fracture Properties of Wood....Pages 1207-1208
Determination of Cohesive Fracture Parameters for Wood....Pages 1209-1210
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
The Role of Fracture Toughness in the Cutting of Wood....Pages 1211-1212
Short Fatigue Cracks of In-Service Fatigued Turbine Blades....Pages 1213-1213
Short Crack Growth under Cyclic Torsion with Static Tension....Pages 1215-1216
Resistance-Curve Method for Predicting Fatigue Thresholds under Combined Loading....Pages 1217-1218
The Growth of Short Cracks from Defects under Multi-Axial Loading....Pages 1219-1220
Short Fatigue Cracks in Notched and Unnotched Specimens under Non-Proportional Loading....Pages 1221-1222
Microcracks Growth in Push-Pull and Reversed Torsion in Stainless Steel....Pages 1223-1224
Hydrogen and Notch Effects on Torsional Fatigue of Stainless Steel....Pages 1225-1226
Influence of Moving Tooth Load on Gear Fatigue Behaviour....Pages 1227-1228
Comparison of Solid Spur Gear Face Load Factors....Pages 1229-1230
Prediction of Contact Fatigue Internal Crack Propagation in Hypoid Gears....Pages 1231-1232
Fatigue Crack Initiation Along Inclusion Interfaces of Contacting Mechanical Elements....Pages 1233-1234
Energy Based Gear Fault Diagnostics....Pages 1235-1236
Crack Propagation in Gear Tooth Root....Pages 1237-1238
Experimental Evaluation of Stress Intensity Factors in Spur Gear Teeth....Pages 1239-1240
Isothermal and Thermomechanical Fatigue Behavior of the ODS Superalloy PM1000....Pages 1241-1242
Fatigue-Creep-Environment Interactions in a Directionally-Solidified Ni-Base Superalloy....Pages 1243-1244
The Effects of Microstructure, Deformation Mode and Environment on Fatigue....Pages 1245-1246
Comparing Fatigue Behaviour of TI6242 and Novel TIAL Intermetallics....Pages 1247-1248
A TBC Failure Model Based on Crack Number Density....Pages 1249-1250
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Impact Induced Composite Delamination: State and Parameter Identification via Unscented Kalman Filter....Pages 1251-1252
Modelling Impact Damage in Sandwich Concept Structures....Pages 1253-1254
Punch Shear Behavior of Composites at Low and High Rates....Pages 1255-1256
Repeated Impact Behaviour and Damage Progression of Glass Reinforced Plastics....Pages 1257-1258
Impact Behaviour Modelling of a Composite Leading Edge Structure....Pages 1259-1260
Bending Strength of Sandwich Panels with Different Cores After Impact....Pages 1261-1262
Energy Absorbing Ability of Sandwich Composite Structures....Pages 1263-1264
Impact Behaviour of Metal Foam Cored Sandwich Beams....Pages 1265-1266
Stress Gradient at Notch Roots Using Volumetric Method....Pages 1267-1268
Local Approach Use at Solution of Fracture Parameters Transferability....Pages 1269-1270
Damage in Rubber-Modified Polymers : Experimental, Modelling and Computational Aspects....Pages 1271-1272
Failure Assessment Diagrams Based on the Criterion of Average Stress....Pages 1273-1274
Material Models for Damaged Composite Laminates....Pages 1275-1276
Raman Spectroscopy Assessment of Stiffness Reduction and Residual Strains due to Matrix Cracking in Angle — Ply Laminates....Pages 1277-1278
Physical Modelling of Failure Processes in Composite Materials....Pages 1279-1280
NCF Cross-PLY Laminates: Damage Accumulation and Degradation of Elastic Properties....Pages 1281-1282
Matrix Crack Initiation and Propagation in Laminates with Off-Axis PLIES....Pages 1283-1284
Stress Oscillation and Instability of Yielding in Polymers and Nanocomposites....Pages 1285-1286
Prediction of Cyclic Durability of Woven Composite Laminates....Pages 1287-1288
Repair of Corroded Aerospace Aluminium Panels Using Ultrasonic Impact Treatment....Pages 1289-1290
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Fatigue Crack Initiation in Stress Concentration Areas....Pages 1291-1292
Hydrogen Trapping: Deformation and Heat Treatment Effects in 2024 Alloy....Pages 1293-1294
An Integrated Methodology Assessing the Aging Behaviour of Aircraft Structures....Pages 1295-1296
Numerical Investigation on the Tensile Behaviour of Pre-Corroded 2024 Aluminium Alloy....Pages 1297-1298
Assessment of Defects under Combined Primary and Residual Stresses....Pages 1299-1300
Effect of Residual Stresses on the Crack Growth in Aluminum....Pages 1301-1302
Effect of the Cryogenic Wire Brushing on the Surface Integrity and the Fatigue Life Improvement of the AISI 304 Stainless Steel Ground Components....Pages 1303-1304
Interaction of Residual Stress with Mechanical Loading in Ferritic Steels....Pages 1305-1306
Evaluation of Novel Post Weld Heat Treatment in Ferritic Steel Repair Welds Based on Neutron Diffraction....Pages 1307-1308
Surface Crack Development in Transformation Induced Fatigue of SMA Actuators....Pages 1309-1310
Finite Element Simulation of Welding in Pipes: A Sensitivity Analysis....Pages 1311-1312
Residual Stress Prediction in Letterbox-Type Repair Welds....Pages 1313-1314
Effect of Reflection Shot Peening and Fine Grain Size on Improvement of Fatigue Strength for Metal Bellows....Pages 1315-1316
Viscosity Effect on Displacements and Stresses of a Two-Pass Welding Plat....Pages 1317-1318
Surface Integrity in High Speed Machining of TI-6WT.%AL-4WT.%V Alloy....Pages 1319-1320
Phase Transformation and Damage Elastoplastic Multiphase Model for Welding Simulation....Pages 1321-1322
The Present SANS Instrument and the New HFR-Petten Sans Facility Based on a Cold Neutron Source....Pages 1323-1324
Residual Stress Numerical Simulation of Two Dissimilar Material Weld Junctions....Pages 1325-1326
Identification of Weld Residual Stress Length Scales for Fracture Assessment....Pages 1327-1328
High-Resolution Neutron Diffraction for Phase and Residual Stress Investigations....Pages 1329-1330
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Sensitivity of Predicted Residual Stresses to Modelling Assumptions....Pages 1331-1332
Welding Effects on Thin Stiffened Panels....Pages 1333-1334
Evaluation of Residual Stresses in Ceramic Polymer Matrix Composites Using Finite Element Method....Pages 1335-1336
Towards Data-Driven Modeling and Simulation of Multiphysics Degrading Systems....Pages 1337-1338
Mathematical Modelling of Piezoceramic Transducer Performance in the Presence of Material Defects....Pages 1339-1340
A Continuum Approach for Identifying Elastic Moduli of Composites....Pages 1341-1342
Regularized Identification of Material Constants Using Multi-Objective Gradient-Based Method....Pages 1343-1344
Loading and Material Features Influence on Piezoelectric Material Performance....Pages 1345-1346
Modeling of Plasma Chemical Deposition and Degradation of Silicon Thin Films....Pages 1347-1348
A Fractal Approach Interpretation for the Indentation Size Effect....Pages 1349-1350
Description of Multi-Scaling Power Laws in Fracture and Strength....Pages 1351-1352
The Spalling Failure Around Deep Excavations in Rock Masses....Pages 1353-1354
Scaling in Multiaxial Compressive Fracture....Pages 1355-1356
Fracture of Antarctic FY Sea Ice....Pages 1357-1358
Mixed Mode Fracture of Brickwork Masonry....Pages 1359-1360
Geometric Scaling and Instability in FRP-Concrete Debonding....Pages 1361-1362
A Simplified MCFT for Shear Capacity Scaling of R/C Beams....Pages 1363-1364
Interplay of Sources of Size Effects in Concrete Specimens....Pages 1365-1366
Scale Effect in Elastic and Strength Properties of Nanostructures....Pages 1367-1368
Fracture Toughness Assessment of A C-Mn Steel Using Miniature Specimens....Pages 1369-1370
Front Matter....Pages 759-759
Size Effect in the Bonding of Smooth and Deformed Bars: NSC Versus HPC....Pages 1371-1372
Size Effect in the Cracking of Drying Soil....Pages 1373-1374
Modelling of the Volume Effects Related to the Unixial Behaviour of Concrete. From a Discontinuous to a Macroscopic Approach....Pages 1375-1376
Size Effect and R-Curve in Quasibrittle Fracture....Pages 1377-1378
Bifurcation and Size Effect in a Viscoelastic Non-Local Damageable Continuum....Pages 1379-1380
Ultiscale Necessary and Sufficient Strength Criteria....Pages 1381-1382
Size Effects: Moving Forwards....Pages 1383-1384
An Experimental Study on Rapid Setting Concrete Repair Materials....Pages 1385-1386
Hierarchical Failure Modeling and Related Scale-Invariant Probability Distributions of Strength....Pages 1387-1388
Interaction of Two Adhesively Bonded Weak Zones....Pages 1389-1390
Multiple Cracking in Surface-Hardened Tensile Specimens and Their Fracture Mechanisms....Pages 1391-1392
Fracture Criterion of Cracks Initiation and Growth....Pages 1393-1394
Interfacial Cracks Emanating from Partially Debonded Subsurface Circular Elastic Inclusions....Pages 1395-1396
Mechanics of Block Structures and Its Applications to Geodynamics....Pages 1397-1398
Static and Dynamic Response of Multiple Delaminations....Pages 1399-1400
Modeling Crack Growth in Structure- Nonhomogeneous Medium Under Complex Stress State....Pages 1401-1402
Nonideal Interface of a Bimaterial with Defects under Thermal Load....Pages 1403-1404
Multiple Cracking Development at the Prefructure Stage of Ion Crystals....Pages 1405-1406