Damage and Failure of Interfaces

Preface; Fracture mechanics of interfaces; Numerical simulation methodologies for dynamic crack propagation in homogeneous and nonhomogeneous materials;
Dynamic properties of interfaces; Stress singularity near a crack tip terminating at a nonideal interface; Stress fields at interface-comers and cracks for non-linear deformations; Stress singularities at the tip of interfaces in polycrystals; Stress singularities in a bimaterial joint under axisymmetric deformation; Free edge effects at interfaces in selectively reinforced structures; Time dependent boundary element analysis of singular stresses at the interface comer of viscoelastic adhesive layer; The analogy between interface crack problems and punch problems; Influence of micro-voids on toughness of interfaces; Some aspects of stability and bifurcation with moving discontinuities; Modelling transverse matrix cracking in laminated fibre-reinforced composite structures; Rate-dependent interface models for the analysis of delamination in polymer-matrix composites; Delamination cracking between plies of different orientation angles in composite laminates; On the identification of an interface damage model for the prediction of delamination initiation and growth; Examples of delamination predictions by a damage computational approach; Interface degradation in ceramics under cyclic loading; Reduction of stiffness characteristics of balanced laminates with intralaminar cracks; Deformation and failure of heat-sealed area in laminated plastic film used for liquid 187
package bags; Delamination buckling and growth at global buckling; A non-osmotic blister growth model in coating systems; Crack and debonding at an end of the simple support type constraint for thin plate 211
bending problem; Modelling of temperature dependent failure process in fibre reinforced titanium alloy; Intergranular fracture at low temperatures at poly crystalline materials; On some thermoelastic problems of interfacial cracks and rigid inclusions in laminates; Non-linear analysis of carbon-carbon composite nozzle with interface; Prediction of damage and failure in thermal barrier coatings; Multiple fiber breaks in a fiber composite with a creeping matrix; Fracture and interface properties of a composite with long aligned fibers; Stress analysis in a three phase material with fibre, coating and matrix; Finite element modelling of damage development during longitudinal tensile loading 281
of coated fibre composites; Dynamic stresses in elastic and elastic-plastic solids with cracks; Two optical techniques applied to the investigation of intersonic interface fracture; Rayleigh pulse interaction with partially contacting dissimilar interfaces; Reflection and refraction of plane stress waves at dissipative interfaces; Flexural vibrations of sandwich beams with deteriorating interfaces; Impact response of a composite plate with a delamination; Impact damage and post impact residual strength of pultruded composite beams; Damage behaviors in CFRP laminates due to repeated impacts of low energy; Critical impact energy density for welding aluminium plate onto surface of different metal by gas-gun method; Damage assessment of two-layer targets under nominal ordnance impact; Analysis of singularities and interfacial crack propagation in micromechanical tests; Characterization of damage and failure during the pull-out of a reinforcement bar by acoustic emission and numerical simulation; Stable crack growth and damage tolerance evaluation of Ti-24A1-1 INb matrix composite unidirectionally reinforced with SiC fibers; Identification of interfacial parameters with analytical and numerical models from Pull-out tests on a micro-composite; Interlaminar fracture analysis of GFRP influenced by fibre surface treatment; Trapping mechanism of interface crack at concrete / engineered cementitious composite bimaterial interface; Interface roughness and sliding in ceramic matrix composites; On the role of the steel-concrete interface in dowel action: Some experimental and numerical results; Microstructural analysis of cancellous bone using interface elements; The bone-prosthesis interface: An overview and preliminary tests; A mechanical constitutive model for rock and concrete joints under cyclic loading; Modelling of the influence of interfaces on the fracture pattern during sequential mining; Modelization of the damage and failure of a finger joint; An acoustic emission study on tensile behavior of welded steel joints; Local crack-tip strain behavior during fatigue crack initiation under mixed mode loading; List of participants: Author index