International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 13 Issue 4

Multidisciplinary design optimization of engineering systems under uncertainty: a review

Debiao Meng, Shiyuan Yang, Chao He, Hongtao Wang, Zhiyuan Lv, Yipeng Guo, Peng Nie

As an advanced calculation methodology, reliability-based multidisciplinary design optimization (RBMDO) has been widely acknowledged for the design problems of modern complex…

Response of multistory steel structure subjected to differential settlements of its foundation

Adel Hanna, Wenxue Chen

This article aims to address an outstanding problem dealing with the structure and its foundation.

Piston ring performance II: measurement of cavitation shapes in different operating conditions and their link to lubricant properties

Polychronis Spyridon Dellis

This study aims to compare cavitation shapes between the simulating test rig and the engines to strengthen the findings that were first observed in the simplified experiments…

Fatigue damage indicator of different types of reinforcing bars

Konstantinos F. Koulouris, Charis Apostolopoulos

As it is widely known, corrosion constitutes a major deterioration factor for reinforced concrete (RC) structures which are located on coastal areas. This phenomenon combined with…

Application of bird-strike verified analysis for the design of fast helicopter composite cowling

Radek Doubrava, Martin Oberthor, Petr Bělský, Bohuslav Cabrnoch

The purpose of this paper is to describe the approach for the design of cowlings for a new fast helicopter from the perspective of airworthiness requirements regarding high-speed…

Finite element analysis of lateral response of lightweight foamed concrete-filled cold-formed steel walls

Ghadeer Alabbadi, Rabab Allouzi

The purpose of this study is to improve the lateral capacity of Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) frame walls filled with lightweight foamed concrete (LFC) and supported with straw boards…

Fatigue life assessment of vehicle coil spring using finite element analysis under random strain loads in time domain

Nazirul Muhaimin Hamzi, Salvinder Singh, Shahrum Abdullah, Mohammad Rasidi Rasani

This paper aims to assess the fatigue life characteristics of vehicle coil spring under random strain load in the time domain. Cyclic random road loads caused fatigue failure for…

Hardness measurements as a technique for measuring accumulated fatigue damage

Fredrik Bjørheim, Dimitrios Pavlou, Sudath C. Siriwardane

Brinell, Vickers and low-force Vickers hardness measurements are herein adopted to investigate and quantify the fatigue damage evolution in specimens made of S355J2+AR ferritic…

On computation of reliability index for tensile membrane structures based on limit state of deflection

Bhupendra Singh Rana, Subhrajit Dutta, Pabitra Ranjan Maiti, Chandrasekhar Putcha

The present study is based on finding the structural response of a tensile membrane structure (TMS) through deformation. The intention of the present research is to develop a…

Assessing the utilisation of industrial waste as aggregate and manufactured sand: microstructural and durability characteristics on high-performance concrete

Chandrasekhar Reddy Kamasani, Sateesh Reddy Siddamreddy

Utilising industrial waste, such as fly ash (FA) and bagasse ash (BA), reduces waste management and increases mechanical strength. Concrete is modified with FA and BA in the cool…