| Contents | |
| Section 1 | Fracture mechanics and fracture criteria |
| Computational fracture analysis of SEN-specimens under out-of-plane shear loading conditions regarding 3D and mode coupling effects; Usefulness of non-linear crack mechanics under plane strain conditions; Stress singularities, stress intensities and fracture initiation at sharp reentrant corners in elastic plates in bending | |
| Section 2 | Dynamic fracture |
| A novel method for the solution of the three-dimensional dynamic crack problems; Dynamic behaviour of electronics package and impact reliability of BGA solder joints; The failure mode and compressive strength of consolidated parts of ice ridge model; Precracking mitigates shrinkage cracks in cemented material | |
| Section 3 | Crack propagation and control |
| Crack propagation criterion and simulation under biaxial loading; Generalized model of fatigue crack propagation under total value of loading; Nonlinear deformation and crack interactions in semiconductor packages; Arbitrary system of combined cracks and slots propagating along interface between anisotropic half-planes; Fracture analysis of cement concrete pavement and a new idea of pavement design; Influence of localized damage around crack tip on fracture propagation; Crack characteristics of residual stress fields; Comparative study of tunnel face stability; The University of British Columbia Bonded Composite Repair Program: Research steps towards certification; Industrial application of two numerical models in concasting technology; Durability prediction using automatic crack growth simulation in stiffened panel structures | |
| Section 4 | Fatigue |
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The modified fatigue crack closure concept: further modeling and evaluation; Estimation of fatigue crack growth retardation due to crack branching; An experimental study on fatigue crack growth in lap joints with multiple fastener holes; Assessment of fatigue and fracture strength of transportation energy storage flywheel using finite element simulation; Accounting for effects of constraint on propagation of a fatigue crack |
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| Section 5 | Experimental and computational methods |
| A combined experimental - numerical study to monotonic and cyclic behaviour of limestone; A study to improve the measurement accuracy of stress intensity factor by the infrared method; Numerical modelling of the impact-echo method for materials characterisation; Smart materials for early damage detection; Defining the residual stresses on the gear tooth; An integrated approach for the design of stable mine backfill sillmats; Application of discrete hexagonal elements to rock bumps problems; Optimisation of structural integrity assessment with SINTAP procedure | |
| Section 6 | Material characterisation issues |
| Effect of roughness on the frictional behaviour between spheres (SUJ2) and plane (0.45% carbon steel); Two level decomposition model for ductile materials with damage; Numerical evaluation of a material-independent necking shape factor; Computational analysis of thermo-chemical and mechanical behaviour of tunnels during fire; Effect of material conditions on structural integrity assessment; High performance No-fines concrete using Styrene-butadiene latex | |
| Section 7 | Composite materials |
| Damage mechanics applied to the fatigue behaviour of a composite material; Experimental and computational modelling of adhesion strength in composite materials; Assessment of failure mechanisms of aero engine TMC rotor disks at high rates of strain; Possibilities of use of springs from long-fiber glass reinforced composites in suspensions of road and rail freight vehicles; A discrete crack analysis for high fiber volume fraction cement-based composites: part 1, constitutive modelling; A discrete crack analysis for high fiber volume fraction cement-based composites: part 2, numerical implementation; A new reinforced concrete (RC) composite structure based on principles of fracture mechanics; Upgrading ductility of RC beam-column connection with high performance FRP laminates | |
| Section 8 | Biomechanics |
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Stress and reliability analyses of damaged ceramic femoral heads; Modelling of stress-strain states in arteries as a pre-requisite for damage prediction; Determination of the stability of the cornea for describing the structural behaviour with a FEM-model |
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