A Danish innovation consortium is preparing a set of guidelines on the mix design and execution of steel fiber reinforced self-compacting concrete (SFRSCC). The guideline [...]

The paper is focused on statistical inverse analysis of material model parameters, where statistical parameters of input parameters have to be identified based on experim [...]

Foundation of buildings in deep ditches under the ground water level highly elevated during floods is a serious problem. Cracking arising due to the combination of hydrat [...]

In this study, optimum combinations of the replacement ratios of fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (BS) with cement were examined from the aspect of p [...]

In this contribution, we present and mutually compare three approaches to the analysis of finite heterogeneous elastic bodies with a random arrangement of individual phas [...]

The modelling of reinforced concrete slabs is a topic of this paper. The main attention is paid to the cracks propagation, the increase and localization of the damage and [...]

Presented paper deals with computational fatigue strength prediction of high pressure level steam turbine blade pin joints. Quazi-static FE analysis of one turbine disk s [...]

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 [...]

The gallery wall on which the Bas-reliefs are etched of the Bayon temple in Angkor is made of sandstones. The deterioration caused by penetration of rainwater or groundwa [...]

The occurrence of deformation twins in the ductile-to-brittle transition (DBT) temperature region were observed under different testing conditions. Mechanical twinning c [...]

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 [...]

In this paper is solved a 3D analysis of growing crack of the chevron notched three-point-bending specimen. On macroscale the specimen body is modeled as an elastic homog [...]

The contribution deals with the 3D analysis of the chevron notched three point bending specimen which is used to determine the fracture toughness of brittle matrix compos [...]

Presented paper deals with fracture behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced composites on the basis of Portland (PC) and alumina (HC) cement. Carbon fibres can be used for [...]

Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is one of the most influencing factors causing the degradation of reinforced concrete structures, conducting to concrete crack [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

V příspěvku jsou uvedeny některé výsledky výzkumu MKP modelování šíření únavových trhliny v podmínkách smíšeného módu namáhání. Pro simulování r [...]

Dynamic fragmentation (disintegration of continuous body into smaller pieces under dynamic loading) is a physical phenomenon observed in many fields of engineering and sc [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This contribution deals with reliability of railway wheels as influenced by the occurrence of impaired limiting material strength. Results are presented of material inves [...]

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 [...]

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 paper presents a simulation of 3D curved crack propagation in a steam turbine blade lock. These fatigue cracks are often initiated near a blade root contact zone. Tw [...]

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