Advances in Experimental Mechanics IV

Design and Development of Lifeboats - Damage Evaluation and Repair of Composite StructuresStress Analysis and Identification with Full-Field MeasurementsKnowledge of Service Loads ? The Key to Structural IntegrityElastic-Plastic Behaviour of a Plate with a Central Hole by Photoelastic Coating MethodExperimental Application of the Virtual Fields Method to Elasto-Plastic BehaviourElastic-Plastic Stress Analyses by Digital Image Correlation and Nonlinear Hybrid MethodThermoelastic Stress Analysis of Nitinol Self-Expanding StentsA New Method of Measuring Young's Modulus for Flexible Thin Materials Using a CantileverTensile Testing of MEMS Materials at High TemperaturesIn Situ Measurement of Internal Stress in Electroless Plating by Television Holographic InterferometryFatigue Limit Evaluations of a Complex Structure by Using Temperature MeasurementsDesign of an Ultrasonic Blade for Cutting BoneFE Simulation of Laser Ultrasonic Surface Waves in a Biomaterial ModelMaterial Identification Using a Bi-Axial Test MachineUltrasonic Compression Tests on AluminiumThe Application of Fine Increment Hole Drilling for Measuring Machining-Induced Residual StressesExperimental Measurement of the Deformation in Hot Rolling of Aluminium 1% Mn: The Grid TechniqueExperimental and Finite Element Study of Welded T-JointsResidual Stresses Prediction for CO2 Laser Butt-Welding of 304-Stainless SteelMechanical Testing of Dual Alloy Inertia Friction Welded ShaftsInfluence of the Heat-Treatment Process on the Mechanical Properties and Dimensions of Multi-Filamentary Composite Nb3 Sn Superconducting WiresThermoelastic Stress Analysis of Composite Finger JointsDetermination of the Matrix of Rigidity of a Composite Material by the Combination of Speckle Interferometry and Ultrasonic MeasurementsIdentification of the Through-Thickness Orthotropic Stiffness of Composite Tubes from Full-Field MeasurementsInvestigation on the Influence of the Surface Resin Rich Layer on the Thermoelastic Signal from Different Composite Laminate Lay-UpsLoad and Geometry Effect on Failure Mode Initiation of Composite Sandwich BeamsInterlaminar Shear Strength and Fractographic Evaluation with Varying Temperature and Moisture Content of Thermoplastic CompositesCharacterization of the Nonlinear Shear Behaviour of UD Composite Materials Using the Virtual Fields MethodCharacterisation of Interlaminar Shear Strength of a Unidirectional Carbon/Epoxy Laminated Composite under Impact LoadingSpar Corner Radius Integrity for the A400M WingDevelopments in RGB PhotoelasticityPhase-Shifting Method with Unknown Intervals in Phase-Shifting Digital HolographyTransition Saddle-Cylinder Shape of Thin Unsymmetric [0/90] Square Plates under Hygrothermal Loads: Fringe Projection Method and Variational ApproachSimultaneous Measurement of Out-of-Plane and In-Plane Displacements by Phase-Shifting Digital Holographic InterferometryComplete Two-Dimensional Principal Stress Separation by the Photoelastic Oblique Incidence MethodMeasurement of Stokes Parameters by Quarter-Wave Plate and PolarizerSemi Empirical Stress Analysis of a Brittle Material in a Vicinity of a Stress ConcentratorDissipative Behaviour of Metallic Materials in Low Stress Cyclic LoadingAn Experimental and Finite Element Study of the Ductile Tearing Characteristics of High-Toughness Gas Pipeline SteelDesign of a Multi-Axial Test Specimen for Fretting Fatigue in Splined CouplingsPredicting the Crack Growth Behavior in a Filled ElastomerInteraction Effects of Stress Intensity Factors in Parallel Cracks under Transitional Thermal-LoadsAn Inverse Procedure for Determining the Material Constants of Isotropic Square Plates by Impulse Excitation of VibrationRolling Bearings Monitoring and Damage Detection MethodologyExperimental Application of the Virtual Fields Method to the Identification of Material Properties Using Vibrating PlatesA Study on Vibration-Based Damage Detection and Location in an Aircraft Wing Scaled ModelExperimental Determination of SEA Parameters of Stiffened Cylindrical Shell StructureLocating Defects Using Dynamic Strain Analysis and Artificial Neural NetworksHigh-Resolution Neutron Diffraction for Nondestructive Analysis of Residual Stresses in Polycrystalline Materials Measurement on Rotating Mechanical Component by ThermoelasticityEvaluation of Rugged 'Smart Patch' Fibre-Optic Strain SensorsOn the Stiffness and the Reinforcement Effect of Electrical Resistance Strain GaugesOn the Feasibility of Thermoelastic Stress Analysis on Rapid Prototyping ModelsExperimental Studies of the Behaviour at High Strain Rates of Unfilled and Filled PolypropylenesMeasurement and Analysis of Impact Test Data for X100 Pipeline SteelPlastic Response of Nested Systems under Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions Using FE and Experimental TechniquesBehaviour of Multi-Layered Corrugated Paperboard Cushioning Systems under Impact LoadsTraceability of Optical Techniques for Strain MeasurementOn the Calibration of Optical Full-Field Strain Measurement SystemsStandard Test for the Evaluation of Optical Strain Measurement SystemsA New Measurement and Testing Procedure Based on Thermoelasticity for Motorcycle Frame Prototype Development Innovative Remote Video Monitoring of Railway Track DisplacementsMeasuring the Torsional Stiffness of a Space Frame Chassis Using 3D Motion Capture Techniques Finite Element Aided Design Evolution of Composite Leaf SpringMeasurement of the Large Strain Behaviour of Aircraft Tyre Rubber