Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics XV

The Role of Prior Fabrication and in Service Thermal Ageing on the Creep Life of AISI Type 316 Stainless Steel ComponentsBasic Research on Simulation for 3D Crack Growth by Mesh Free BFMDetermination of the Impact Location and Damage Characterization Based on Guided WavesA User Defined Material Model for the Simulation of Impact Induced Damage in CompositeOn the Correspondence between Two- and Three-Dimensional Elastic Solutions of Crack ProblemsReliability-Based Optimization of the Stacking Sequence Layup in Post-Buckled Composite Stiffened PanelsInvestigation on Damage-Involved Structural Response of Colliding Steel Structures during Ground MotionsEffect of Shot Peening on Fatigue Behavior of AISI 4340 in Different Loading ConditionsOnline Remaining Fatigue Life Prognosis for Composite Materials Based on Strain Data and Stochastic ModelingSimulation of Environmentally-Assisted Material Degradation by a Thermodynamically Consistent Phase-Field ModelNumerical Investigation of the Stringer Termination Debonding in Composite Stiffened PanelsA Dual BEM Formulation for Thermo-Magneto-Piezo-Electric 2D Fracture ProblemsEffects of PVD DLC Coating on 7075-T6 Fatigue Strength at High and Low Number of CyclesMicromechanical Boundary Element Modelling of Transgranular and Intergranular Cohesive Cracking in Polycrystalline MaterialsMicromechanical Modeling of Crack Initiation and Propagation in the Ductile-Brittle Transition RegionExperimental-Numerical Assessment of Critical SIF from VHCF TestsCharacterisation of Fracture and HAC Resistance of an Individual Microstructural Constituent with Micro-Cantilever TestingDetermination of Fracture Mechanical Properties of Carbon Bonded Alumina Using Miniaturized SpecimensInvestigations on the Fracture Toughness of Electron Beam Welded SteelsOld Suspended Timber Floors Flexurally-Strengthened with Different Structural MaterialsEvaluation of Fatigue Strength of Different Thickness Laser Welded S355 Steel Sheets Considering Microstructure, Surface Conditions and Residual StressesComparative Study of Microstructure and High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of Nickel Base Superalloys Inconel 713LC and MAR-M247Mixed Mode Failure Criterion for Random Composites Using a Finite Element ModelAnalytical-Numerical Determination of Stress Distribution around a Tip of Polygon-Like InclusionMicrodamage, Viscoelasticity and Viscoplasticity as Main Phenomena in Thermal Stress Relaxation in Laminated CompositesAnisotropic Fatigue & Fracture Behaviour in Hot-Rolled and Cold-Drawn Pearlitic Steel WiresEvaluation of Piezodiagnostics Approach for Leaks Detection in a Pipe LoopStructural Safety Review of a Building Damaged by Explosion in Mexico CityDevelopment and Numerical Implementation of an Anisotropic Continuum Damage Model for ConcreteNonlinear Solution of Steel Arch SupportsDetermination of Initial Stages of Fatigue on the Basis of Fatigue Tensile and Fatigue Bend TestingSimulation of Lamb Wave Propagation in Composite Structures Based on the Finite Element Stacked Shell MethodIncreasing Fracture Toughness for 3D Multiscale Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Fiber Reinforced CompositesStructural Health Monitoring of Bonded Patch Repaired CompositeUsing X-FEM for Progressive Damage Simulation of Laminated Composites Featuring Manufacturing ImperfectionsIncorporation of a Fracture Criterion in Ideal Flow DesignRelationship between Grain Growth and Formation of Fracture Surface of Ultrafine Grained Cu in High-Cycle FatiguePlane Asymptotic Interface Crack Solutions in Gradient Elasticity Theory3D Continuum Damage Approach for Simulation of Crack Initiation and Growth in Ceramic MaterialsEffect of Side Grooves on Plane Stress Fracture Behavior of Compact Tension Specimens Made of Ultra-High Strength SteelExperimental Assessment of Residual Fatigue Life of High Pressure Pipeline Section Containing Longitudinal CracksShear-Mode Viscoelastic Damage Formulation Interface ElementThe Effectiveness of Polymer Damper in Damage Reduction of Temporary Steel GrandstandComparison of One-, Two- and Three-Dimensional Models of a Metallic Insert in a CompositeAnti-Plane Interfacial Crack with Functionally Graded CoatingCreep Damage and Fracture in Advanced Tungsten Modified 9%Cr Ferritic SteelPractical Method for Estimating Time-Dependent Corrosion Depth of Uncoated Carbon Steel Plates under Various Atmospheric Environmental Conditions Using Fe/Ag Galvanic Couple Corrosion SensorOptimal Sensor Positioning for Damage Detection in Composite Sensorised PanelsAn Unexpected Feature of a Class of Damage Evolution ModelsPassive Sensing of Sensorized Composite Panels: Support Vector MachineThe J-Integral for Gradient Theory of PiezoelectricityAnalytical Approximation of Crack-Tip Stress Field: Study on Efficient Determination of Coefficients of Higher Order Terms of Williams Power ExpansionInfluence of Residual Stresses and Particle Properties on Mechanical Response of the Material in Particulate Ceramic CompositesDetermining Cyclic Durability of Piezoceramic Structures Using Probabilistic-Structural ApproachMathematical Modelling of a Seismic Isolation System to Protect Structures during Damaging EarthquakesInfluence of the Extent of Fracture on the Resistance against Chloride Penetration into Cementitious CompositeHelium Effects on 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel Fracture MechanismRevisiting the Problem of Debond Initiation at Fibre-Matrix Interface under Transversal Biaxial Loads - A Comparison of Several Non-Classical Fracture Mechanics ApproachesProperties of Fiber Reinforced High Performance Cement Based Overlays for Orthotropic Bridge DecksEffect of Plastic Deformation on Compliance Curve Based Crack Closure MeasurementReliability Assessment of SHM Methodologies for Damage DetectionModel Order Reduction in Computational Multiscale Fracture MechanicsServer-Side Screening and Network Visualization of Huge Simulation ResultsA Study on Repair Technique of Vehicle Injector PartsEvolution of Crack Density in Cross-Ply Laminates - Application of a Coupled Stress and Energy CriterionResidual Lifetime Determination of Low Temperature Co-Fired CeramicsInfluence of Hybrid Steel Fiber Addition on Direct Tensile Behavior of UHPCThe Numerical Analysis for a Crack in the Cathode Electrode Surface of Planar SOFCExperimental Test of Compressive Strength after Impact Damage of Natural Composite LaminateHigh-Temperature Structural Analysis of a Lab-Scale Alloy 800HT PCHEInfluence of Compressive Stress to the Corrosion Rate of MagnesiumTemperature Robust PCA Based Stress Monitoring ApproachThermal Stress in Volcanic-Ash-Deposited Thermal Barrier Coatings Monitored by Long-Range Laser SystemMeasure of Nonlocal Response in Multiscale Gradient ModelingEffect of the Crack Surface Friction on the Field Strength of Bi-Material-Interfacial CrackStudies on Mode II Rock Crack Propagation on Different Loading EnvironmentsModelling of Energy Dissipation during Fracture of Concrete Notched Beams: Proportion of the Effective Crack and the Fracture Process Zone ConsumptionFretting Wear Simulation in Fiber-Reinforced Composite MaterialsA Novel Numerical Formulation for Crystal PlasticityDesign of a Hybrid Lightweight Energy AbsorberInterlaminar and Intralaminar Fracture Behavior of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer CompositesFlow Estimation in a Steel Pipe Using Guided WavesEffect of Mean Stress on 2A12-T4 Aluminum Alloy under Tension-Torsion Constant Amplitude LoadingA MeshFree Micromechanical Analysis for Twill CompositeDynamic Crack Analysis in Functionally Graded Piezoelectric Materials by a Time-Domain BEMDisplacement Correlation Technique for Interface Crack by FEM