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Structural performance of FRP composites in fire

This paper reviews the experimental and modeling work that has been carried out concerning the behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites in fire since the 1980s. The first part focuses on the thermophysical properties and temperature responses, ...

Multi-Science Publishing2010

Hydro-Mechanical Modelling of a Natural Slope Affected by a Multiple Slip Surface Failure Mechanism

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari

A coupled hydro-mechanical formulation is presented for the analysis of landslide motion during crisis episodes. The mathematical formulation is used to model a natural slope affected by a multiple slip surface failure mechanism, in which pore water pressu ...

Tech Science Press2010

Thermal stress relaxation in magnesium matrix composites controlled by dislocation breakaway

Daniele Mari, Robert Schaller, Abu Salek Md. Fahim Chowdhury

In metal matrix composites (MMCs) thermal stress relaxation can be achieved either by interface debonding, crack propagation or by dislocation motion. The present paper shows that in the case of magnesium matrix, interface thermal stresses are relaxed by d ...

2010

Stress and failure analysis of crimped metal-composite joints used in electrical insulators subjected to bending

John Botsis, Thomas Gmür, Alain Michel Prenleloup

Experimental and numerical investigations are carried out on metal/fibregiass-reinforced-plastic joints integrated in electrical insulators subject to bending. Numerical stress and strain distributions through the bond are calculated with a solid 3D finite ...

2009

Shear failure of pultruded FRP composites under axial compression

Thomas Keller, Yu Bai

When structural elements are subjected to compressive loads, the shear forces and stresses induced by second- order effects may lead to shear failure prior to compressive failure. This is particularly likely to occur in the case of pultruded glass fiber-re ...

2009

Ductile-to-brittle transition in tensile failure of particle reinforced metals

Andreas Mortensen, Andreas Rossoll, Aude Hauert

We present an analytical micromechanical model designed to simulate the tensile stress-strain behaviour and failure of damaging composites containing a high volume fraction of reinforcing particles. One internal damage micromechanism is considered, namely ...

Elsevier2009

Damage propagation and fracture in highly reinforced particulate metal matrix composites

Aude Hauert

This study contributes to our understanding of the damage evolution and fracture behaviour of two-phase materials that combine brittle particles with a ductile matrix. We focus on model composites roughly half-ceramic/half-metal that are produced in-house ...

EPFL2009

Fracture toughness master-curve analysis of the tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97

Philippe Spätig, Raul Alejandro Bonadé, Pablo Federico Mueller

We report fracture toughness data for the reduced activation tempered martensitic steel Eurofer97 in the lower to middle transition region. The fracture toughness was measured from tests carried out on 0.35T and 0.87T pre-cracked compact tension specimens. ...

Elsevier2009

Hydro-mechanical modelling of a natural slope affected by a multiple slip surface failure mechanism

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari

2009

Probabilistic fatigue analysis of shop and field treated tubular truss bridges

Alain Nussbaumer, Scott Walbridge

This article examines the extent to which post-weld treatment by needle peening can improve the fatigue performance of tubular truss bridges. To do this, the various potential crack sites on several variants of a typical bridge are analyzed using a probabi ...

Elsevier2008

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