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Hageman, R.B. (author), van der Meulen, F.H. (author), Rouhan, A. (author), Kaminski, M.L. (author)In order to obtain valuable information from an Hull Structure Monitoring system, a large data set and consistent analysis of that data is required. The monitoring requires significant efforts over multiple years and as a result, uncertainties obtained from in-service measurements are rarely published. Instead, researchers have to rely on...journal article 2022
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Kolken, H.M.A. (author), Garcia, A. Fontecha (author), Plessis, A. Du (author), Meynen, A. (author), Rans, C.D. (author), Scheys, L. (author), Mirzaali, Mohammad J. (author), Zadpoor, A.A. (author)The fatigue performance of additively manufactured auxetic meta-biomaterials made from commercially pure titanium has been studied only recently. While certain assumptions have been made regarding the mechanisms underlying their fatigue failure, the exact mechanisms are not researched yet. Here, we studied the mechanisms of crack formation...journal article 2022
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Salvati, Enrico (author), Tognan, Alessandro (author), Laurenti, L. (author), Pelegatti, Marco (author), De Bona, Francesco (author)Defects in additively manufactured materials are one of the leading sources of uncertainty in mechanical fatigue. Fracture mechanics concepts are useful to evaluate their influence, nevertheless, these approaches cannot account for the real morphology of defects. Preliminary attempts to exploit a more comprehensive description of defects can...journal article 2022
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Trabal, Guillem Gall (author), Bak, Brian Lau Verndal (author), Chen, B. Y. (author), Carreras, Laura (author), Lindgaard, Esben (author)A novel efficient numerical formulation for the analysis of multiple fatigue-driven delamination cracks is presented. A cohesive zone model is used in combination with an Adaptive Refinement Scheme (ARS) and an Adaptive Floating Node Method (A-FNM) element that refine the model effectively during the analysis. Novel techniques are proposed to...journal article 2022
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Liao, D.L. (author), Zhu, Shun Peng (author), Correia, J.H.G. (author), De Jesus, Abílio M.P. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Berto, Filippo (author)Wind, as a sustainable and affordable energy source, represents a strong alternative to traditional energy sources. However, wind power is only one of the options, together with other renewable energy sources. Consequently, the core concerns for wind turbine manufacturers and operators are to increase its reliability and decrease costs,...journal article 2022
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Kleiberg, T.N.J. (author), Tieleman, Orson (author), Versluis, Marco (author), Kortlever, Wim (author), ten Oever, Erik (author), Hofland, Bas (author)This paper presents a novel design method to predict fatigue of flood gates due to dynamic wave loading. The accumulation of fatigue damage is predicted probabilistically over the entire lifetime of the structure rather than with a set of normative events. Load events are defined using a joint probability distribution of historical wind and...journal article 2022
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Khoshmanesh, S. (author), Watson, S.J. (author), Zarouchas, D. (author)Wind turbine blade spar cap to shear web adhesively bonded connections can suffer from damage at the bond-line which can propagate through the structure compromising blade integrity. This study investigates changes in the stiffness and damping of a thick adhesive joint test specimen during a fatigue test. The stiffness is calculated using an...journal article 2022
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Gan, Y. (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Liang, M. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), van Breugel, K. (author), Šavija, B. (author)In this study, the flexural strength and fatigue properties of interfacial transition zone (ITZ) were experimentally investigated at the micrometre length scale. The hardened cement paste cantilevers (150 × 150 × 750 μm<sup>3</sup>) attached to a quartzite aggregate surface were prepared and tested under the monotonic and cyclic load using a...journal article 2022
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Bufalari, G. (author), den Besten, J.H. (author), Kaminski, M.L. (author)The predominant mode-I response of maritime structures can be multiaxial, involving out-of-plane mode-III shear components. Semi-analytical mode-III notch stress distribution formulations have been established for critical details like welded T-joints and cruciform joints, reflecting (non-)symmetry with respect to half the plate thickness....journal article 2022
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Starkova, Olesja (author), Gagani, Abedin I. (author), Karl, Christian W. (author), Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Burlakovs, Juris (author), Krauklis, Andrey E. (author)Polymers and polymer composites are negatively impacted by environmental ageing, reducing their service lifetimes. The uncertainty of the material interaction with the environment compromises their superior strength and stiffness. Validation of new composite materials and structures often involves lengthy and expensive testing programs....journal article 2022
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Zhang, Y. (author), Liu, X. (author), Ren, S. (author), Jing, R. (author), Lin, P. (author), Apostolidis, P. (author), Erkens, S. (author), Wang, Xuancang (author), Scarpas, Athanasios (author)Lignin, one of the most abundant natural polymers, has been extensively studied as an additive in bituminous binders. Even though the lignin improves the overall resistance against oxidative aging of bitumen, it could lead to high thermal cracking sensitivity. In this study, a bio-oil (i.e., rapeseed oil) is implemented in lignin-modified...journal article 2022
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Ma, Xiaochuan (author), Wang, L. (author), Xu, Jinhui (author), Feng, Qingsong (author), Liu, Linya (author), Chen, Huapeng (author)Based on ordinary state-based peridynamic theory, a 2D peridynamic model has been established to investigate fatigue crack propagation in railheads. The proposed model is verified in terms of rail deformation under a quasi-static load and the ductile material-related fatigue failure model. Good agreements have been achieved between a finite...journal article 2022
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Quan, D. (author), Farooq, U. (author), Zhao, Guoqun (author), Dransfeld, C.A. (author), Alderliesten, R.C. (author)Carbon fibre/epoxy composite joints were assembled with Poly-etherether-ketone (PEEK) and Poly-ethylenimine (PEI) films using a co-curing process to prepare single-lap joint specimens. The joints were tested under quasi-static loading conditions at 22 °C and 130 °C and a fatigue loading condition. The experimental results demonstrated better...journal article 2022
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Silva Pedrosa, B.A. (author), Rebelo, Carlos (author), Correia, J.A.F.O. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Silva, Luís A. P. S. (author)There is a significant number of old metallic bridges with high levels of structural degradation due to their long service period. Fatigue problems are especially important in these structures since the majority of them were not designed taking into account this phenomenon. Several investigations showed that riveted joints are critical...book chapter 2022
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Rajpal, D. (author)The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the aviation industry with more than 60% reduction in the passenger traffic in the year 2020 compared to year 2019. The passenger traffic which is now expected to reach the 2019 level only around the year 2024 will still continue to grow but at a lower pace compared to the pre pandemic levels....doctoral thesis 2021
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Zarouchas, D. (author), van Diën, C.C.J. (author), Eleftheroglou, N. (author)This paper presents the results for an experimental campaign of in-situ impact during tension-tension fatigue loading for open-hole carbon fibre reinforced polymer specimens. High-speed low energy impact was introduced to the specimen with the use of a canon, which was attached to testing bench enabling the impact without the need to remove...journal article 2021
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Pedrosa, Bruno (author), Correia, José (author), Rebelo, Carlos (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Gervásio, Helena (author)All over the world, the number of civil engineering structures, particularly bridges with long service periods, has been increasing. The most common evidences of damages are the presence of corroded metallic elements and cracks in structural details due to the fatigue phenomenon. A large number of cases were found in which fatigue cracks were...journal article 2021
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Rajpal, D. (author), Mitrotta, F.M.A. (author), Socci, C.A.M. (author), Sodja, J. (author), Kassapoglou, C. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)The aim of the paper is to experimentally validate a numerical design methodology for optimizing composite wings subject to gust and fatigue loading requirements and to assess the effect of fatigue on the aeroelastic performance of the wing. Traditionally, to account for fatigue in composite design, a knockdown factor on the maximum stress...journal article 2021
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Gan, Y. (author), Zhang, Hongzhi (author), Liang, M. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), van Breugel, K. (author), Šavija, B. (author)In this study, a numerical model using a 2D lattice network is developed to investigate the fatigue behaviour of cement paste at the microscale. Images of 2D microstructures of cement pastes obtained from XCT tests are used as inputs and mapped to the lattice model. Different local mechanical and fatigue properties are assigned to different...journal article 2021
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Lantsoght, E.O.L. (author), van der Veen, C. (author), Koekkoek, Rutger (author), Sliedrecht, Henk (author)In The Netherlands, existing slab-between-girder bridges with prestressed girders and thin transversely prestressed concrete decks require assessment. The punching capacity was studied in a previous series of experiments, showing a higher capacity thanks to compressive membrane action in the deck. Then, concerns were raised with regard to...conference paper 2021