Efficient nano materials for consolidation, cleaning and hydrophobization of porous historic materials have been developed in several European and national research proje [...]

Cracking behavior of lime mortar renders subjected to shrinkage is numerically investigated by the finite element method (FEM). The render materials selected for the stud [...]

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Abstrakt: Existence of the interface between regions with different elastic properties have a pronounced influence on the behaviour of cracks The aim of the present contr [...]

Paper is focused on comprehensive solution of probabilistic integrity assessment of pressure vessels. Engineering criteria was fully respected during solution, however fr [...]

The stability criteria of V-notched bodies under combination of loading modes I and II are suggested and compared in the article. Methodology of stability criterion sugge [...]

The influence of corner singularity on crack behaviour for a threedimensional structure is described in this paper. The distribution of stress singularity through the thi [...]

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Abstrakt: The presented paper deals with procedure created for quality and reliability evaluation of ductile fracture criteria group. The base for criteria verification i [...]

Crack problem for an array of collinear cracks in composite matrix, where the cracks tips may terminate at the interfaces of inclusions with the different elastic propert [...]

Fracture behaviour of concrete is studied using two-phase material model. Propagation of a single macrocrack in hardened cement paste (matrix) and aggregate (particle) is [...]

To the interpretation of crack growth, it is substantial to estimate the plastic region geometry in front of a crack. Performed here is a study for predicting crack growt [...]

Ductile fracture criteria are used for fracture prediction in metal forming processes. In this paper, there is briefly described the method of criteria verification and t [...]

An analytical solution is derived from an approximation of the 2D thin plate model. At first approach the model is described by Kirchhoff and Rayleigh model, then by Timo [...]

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Under the consideration of the bi-material notch composed of two orthotropic materials the potential direction of the crack initiated from the notch tip is determined fro [...]

In relation to previous solution of non-stationary state of stress in elastic plate excited by singular force, the solution of transversal impact an elastic thin rod on t [...]

The aim of this paper is to investigate the beginnings of crack propagation from sharp V-notches. Stress distribution around the tip of a V-notch is described on the basi [...]

The article is a contribution to numerical simulations of pitting arise phenomena on the gear teeth. The basic assumption of the presented simulations was that pitting (p [...]

Seven ductile fracture criteria are applied to simulation of cold forward extrusion and their performance in prediction of chevron cracks is presented. The criteria are i [...]

This paper elaborates the mechanisms for enhancing the ductility of the interface between substrate concrete and patched repair materials. The authors investigated four t [...]

The paper is devoted to fatigue crack propagation in layered materials. The influence of plasticity induced crack closure on threshold values for fatigue crack propagatio [...]

Abstrakt: A stability criterion based on generalized strain energy density factor for a crack terminating at the bi-material inteiface is suggested. The strain energy den [...]

A substantial number of experimentally based works indicate the changes in crack propagation direction on bi-material interface in composite laminate materials. The paper [...]

This article deal with problems of cracks in bodies with bimaterial interface. The stress and displacement near the front of crack located at the interface between two or [...]

The contribution discusses possible approach for the formulation of fracture criteria for the general stress concentrators – especially a surface crack terminating at t [...]