International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 9 Issue 2

Influence of different brine water salinity on mechanical properties of fly ash-based geopolymer cement

Syahrir Ridha, Afif Izwan Abd Hamid, Che Ku Afiza Hanim Che Ku Mazuan

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanical properties changing of geopolymer cement under different brine salinity.

Ductile damage parameters and far field J-integral for high hardening steel: Numerical simulations and experimental validation

S.A. Krishnan, G. Sasikala, A. Moitra, S.K. Albert, A.K. Bhaduri

The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology to assess material damage parameters for ductile crack initiation and growth ahead of a crack/notch tip in high hardening…

Selection of optimal noise filtering technique for guided waves in diagnosis of structural cracks

Ambuj Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Amit Tyagi

The presence of random noise as well as narrow band coherent noise makes the structural health monitoring a really challenging issue and to achieve efficient structural health…

A coupled thermal-drop impact analysis-based safety assessment of radioactive material cask

Qiang Liu, Shun-Peng Zhu, Zheng-Yong Yu, Ran Ding

Transport is an integral part of the nuclear fuel cycle. The procedures employed are designed and conducted to ensure the public and environment protection both routinely and when…

Finite element investigation on mode I crack tip characteristics in residually stressed glare

Sunil Bhat, S. Narayanan

Behavior of mode I crack tip in fiber metal laminate (FML) differs from that in homogeneous or plain specimen made of metal used in the laminate due to the load transfer effect in…

Elastic wave dispersion and attenuation caused by multiple types of disc-shaped inclusions

Victor Mykhas’kiv, Yaroslav Kunets, Valeriy Matus, Oksana Khay

The purpose of this paper is to numerically investigate time-harmonic elastic wave propagation with the analysis of effective wave velocities and attenuation coefficients in a…

Critical reliability slip surface in soil slope stability analysis using Monte Carlo simulation method

Seyyed Hossein Seyyed Alangi, Saeed Nozhati, Seyyed Mohsen Vazirizade

Due to many different types of aleatory and epistemic uncertainty in soil properties, safety factor, which is assessed by deterministic analysis, is not reliable. The purpose of…

Calculation on the flexural stiffness of the section of PC hollow slab beam in the life cycle

Jinliang Liu, Yanmin Jia, Guanhua Zhang, Jiawei Wang

During service period, due to the overload or other non-load factors, cracks of the pre-stressed concrete beam are seriously affecting the safety of the bridge structure. The…

Effect of two-phase flow on transmission characteristics of oil film between friction pair

Haibin Chen, Jie Zhu, Fangwei Xie, Xinjian Guo, Xudong Zheng

The purpose of this paper is to use the viscosity of fluid to transmit power known as the hydro-viscous drive (HVD) to research the effect of two-phase flow on transmission…

Design and development of a test rig to investigate the load-deflection characteristics of helical spring lock washers

Hemant Krishnarao Wagh, Girish R. Desale

The helical spring lock washer (HSLW) is a part of nut bolt joint assembly used in different industries like automobile, aerospace, mechanical, chemical, electrical, electronics…