International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 3 Issue 1

Water impact tests and simulations of a steel structure

Rosario Borrelli, Umberto Mercurio, Simona Alguadich

The purpose of this paper is to improve knowledge of the water impact phenomenon from both the experimental and numerical points of view.

Automated manufacture of 3D reinforced aerospace composite structures

Giuseppe Dell'Anno, Ivana Partridge, Denis Cartié, Alexandre Hamlyn, Edmon Chehura, Stephen James, Ralph Tatam

The purpose of this paper is to focus on exploring an innovative combination of cutting‐edge technologies to be implemented within automated processes for composite parts…

Crack‐healing behavior of ZrO2/SiC composite ceramics and strength properties of crack‐healing specimens

Keiji Houjou, Koji Takahashi

The purpose of this paper is to study the crack‐healing mechanism of ZrO₂/SiC composite ceramics which have a high crack‐healing ability at low temperature.

Analytical investigation of effect of stress ratio on threshold stress intensity factor range improved by overload

Keiji Houjou, Koji Takahashi, Kotoji Ando

The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects of stress ratio (R) on the threshold stress intensity factor range (ΔKth) by applied overload and to conduct an analytical…

Structural integrity during remanufacture of a topologically interlocked material

Adam Mather, Raymond Cipra, Thomas Siegmund

Topologically interlocked materials are a class of materials in which individual unit elements interact with each other through contact only. Cracks and other defects occurring…

Effect of geometric parameters on the stress distribution in Al 2024‐T3 single‐lap bolted joints

Mehdi Keikhosravy, Reza Hashemi Oskouei, Payam Soltani, Akin Atas, Constantinos Soutis

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of geometric variables on the stress and strain distributions, as well as non‐linear deformation behaviour of aluminium…

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