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The mounting bolt of helicopter main gearbox support strut was fractured into two pieces during the flight mission. The fracture occurred at the root of the first engaged thread of the bolt-nut assembly. Visual inspection of the fracture zone revealed crac ...
Laboratory experiments reproducing seismic slip conditions show extreme frictional weakening due to the activation of lubrication processes. Due to a substantial variability in the details of the weakening transient, generalization of experimental results ...
This paper presents detailed experimental information on mode-II delamination development in fibre/epoxy composite materials and provides observations about the process zone in the vicinity of the crack tip. It is shown that the energy dissipated in delami ...
High injection rate hydraulic fracturing can have Reynolds number as high as 10000. For such high Reynolds numbers, turbulent flow is likely to occur. In this paper, we investigate the effect of turbulence on the propagation of hight contained hydraulic fr ...
This paper presents an experimental and analytical study about the effect of temperature on the flexural creep of GFRP laminates produced by vacuum infusion. Such laminates are considered for use in the faces of sandwich panels for building floor applicati ...
A numerical modeling approach is proposed to assess the effectiveness of automatic submerged arc welding procedures for steel plates with thickness larger than 50 mm. The scope of study includes partial joint penetration butt welds, their numerical analysi ...
In microelectronics applications, SnAgCu lead-free solder joints play the important role of ensuring both the mechanical and electrical integrity of the components. In such applications, the SnAgCu joints are subjected to elevated homologous temperatures f ...
This paper presents the second part of a comprehensive study to evaluate the hardened state performances of SC-FRCCs, which was carried out to understand the effects of various parameters on the mechanical performance of these materials. Main objective of ...
Modern bridge construction all over Europe in the last decades, has highlighted the importance of steel solutions for the design of bridges. Steel bridges have become slender and lighter with the generalisation of welded connections. These features increas ...
The energy dissipation capacity resulting from progressive cracking and the recovery after unloading of the web-flange junctions (WFJs) of a pultruded GFRP deck were experimentally investigated. Web-cantilever bending experiments up to failure were perform ...