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Raimondo, A. (author), Bisagni, C. (author)This paper presents a numerical approach for investigating fatigue delamination propagation in composite stiffened panels loaded in compression in the post-buckling field. These components are widely utilized in aerospace structures due to their lightweight and high-strength properties. However, fatigue-induced damage, particularly delamination...journal article 2024
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Monticeli, F.M. (author), Fuga, Felipe Ruivo (author), Arbelo, Mariano Andrés (author), Donadon, Maurício Vicente (author)The demand to capture translaminar crack growth under fatigue loading scenarios led this work contribution to carry out the Finite Fracture Mechanics (FFM) method in fatigue damage growth and the application of the Paris model to generate the translaminar damage propagation prediction. The purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of...journal article 2024
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Zhang, Jujian (author)This thesis introduces the Discontinuity-Enriched Finite Element Method (DE-FEM) for the modeling of dynamic multiple crack growth problems including branching and merging, as an alternative to eXtended/Generalized Finite Element Method (X/GFEM). DE-FEM differs from X/GFEM by placing the enriched degrees of freedom (DOFs) directly along the...master thesis 2023
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Feng, W. (author), Pavlovic, M. (author), Koetsier, M. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Debonding crack propagation at the composite-to-steel interface has been found to be an important failure mechanism for wrapped composite joints under static and fatigue loads. Friction at the interface behind the crack tip may deviate fatigue debonding of the joints from the linear-fracture-mechanics behaviour. This paper presents static and...journal article 2023
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Sierra Soraluce, A. (author), Li, G. (author), Santofimia, Maria Jesus (author), Molina-Aldareguia, J. M. (author), Smith, A. (author), Muratori, M. (author), Sabirov, I. (author)Recent studies have demonstrated the viability of quenching and partitioning (Q&P) treatment for processing martensitic stainless steels showing an improved balance of high strength and sufficient ductility. However, to date, the fatigue behaviour of these materials has not been explored. This study examines the effect of their complex...journal article 2023
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Xin, Haohui (author), Liu, Jielin (author), Correia, J.A.F.O. (author), Berto, Filippo (author), Veljkovic, M. (author), Qian, Guian (author)In this paper, a numerical simulation method of mixed-mode fatigue crack propagation was explored using the extended finite element method (XFEM) and the Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT). Both 2D and 3D numerical models were selected to simulate the fatigue crack propagation of steel specimens. Two coefficients were proposed to...journal article 2023
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Faucon, Lorenzo (author)Hydrogen as an alternative energy source has risen in popularity due to increased environmental awareness. Existing natural gas infrastructure is considered as a means to transport hydrogen, due to practicality and financial aspects. However, hydrogen can deteriorate the fatigue behaviour and thus induce premature failure. Since fatigue is a...master thesis 2022
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Smedes, Michiel (author)In our modern world, where computers, mobile phones and many other applications have become indispensable, there is a growing need for high precision machines in order to be able to produce these technologies. For these complex high precision applications it is important to understand the fatigue properties of the materials used to prevent...master thesis 2022
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Āboltiņa, Laura (author)In the past years, the safety of steel railway bridges has been questioned due to the coped beam connection sensitivity to fatigue and fatigue crack appearance. To ensure the safety of these railway bridges, the propagation of the fatigue crack needs to be analysed by performing regular inspection on the bridges. The frequency of these is...master thesis 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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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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Samuel Budhi Setyanto, Sam (author)A parking garage of Eindhoven airport partially collapsed in 2017. It was caused by failure of the longitudinal joint (long-side) of the composite plank floor or breedplaatvloer on the roof level. Experimental and numerical research showed that the joint suffered high positive bending moment in its transverse direction. However, from the...master thesis 2021
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EL Kazaz, Akram (author)The orthotropic steel deck (OSD) is nowadays commonly used due to its advantages, such as its lightweight, short construction time, and high capacity to bear the loads. However, fatigue cracks occur in different welded connections in the OSD. In this study, the rib to-deck-plate connection at the crossbeam conjunction has been analysed. This...master thesis 2021
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Yotrisno Lang, Lang (author)In concrete structures, shear failure is one of the failure mechanisms that should be estimated carefully due to its brittle nature. As the technology advances, the capacity of shear in concrete structures can be calculated with the analytical formulation in codes and standards and simulated with NLFEA. The shear capacity is affected by the size...master thesis 2021
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Yan, Yuheng (author)The computational modeling of crack propagation is important in aerospace and automotive industries because cracks play a significant role in structural failure. In comparison with the quasi-static case, inertial effects are significant in dynamic crack propagation. The classical numerical tool for modeling dynamic crack propagation is the...master thesis 2021
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van den Berg, Niels (author), Xin, H. (author), Veljkovic, M. (author)Orthotropic steel decks (OSD's) are susceptible to fatigue failure due to cyclic loading. Often fatigue cracks are found in the joint between the deck plate and the trough. Due to the welding process, residual stresses are present in and around the joint. In this paper, the effect of residual stresses on the fatigue crack propagation rate has...journal article 2021
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Zhang, Youyou (author), Xin, H. (author), Correia, José A.F.O. (author)The development of numerical simulation for Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and Ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concretes (UHPFRC) is fundamental for the design and construction of related structures. The simplified engineering stress-strain relationship and the input values are necessary in the finite element modeling. Four...journal article 2021
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Liu, Y. (author), van der Meer, F.P. (author), Sluys, Lambertus J. (author), Ke, L. (author)The mode-I dynamic fracture energy and failure mechanisms of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites are investigated with an embedded cell model of the single-edge-notched-tension (SENT) geometry. Under an applied dynamic loading, a crack may propagate in the embedded microstructure, accompanied by the development of a fracture process...journal article 2021
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Moreira Arouche, M. (author), Teixeira De Freitas, S. (author), de Barros, Silvio (author)The goal of this paper is to evaluate the strain-based partitioning method (SBM), an analytical method based on beam analysis, for the mixed-mode fracture characterization of asymmetric cracks. The fracture energy is calculated at the crack tip of mixed-mode bending (MMB) test with asymmetric geometry and asymmetric material parameters. The...journal article 2021
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Hu, Weifei (author), Chen, Weiyi (author), Wang, Xiaobo (author), Jiang, Zhiyu (author), Wang, Yeqing (author), Verma, Amrit Shankar (author), Teuwen, Julie J.E. (author)The rain-induced fatigue damage in the wind turbine blade coating has attracted increasing attention owing to significant repair and maintenance costs. The present paper develops an improved computational framework for analyzing the wind turbine blade coating fatigue induced by rain erosion. The paper first presents an extended stochastic...journal article 2021