..., respectively τ_xy=shear stress in x‐y plane. ν₁₂=Poisson's ratio Stress (materials) Mechanical behaviour of materials Fracture Crack interaction Stress intensity factors. Boundary collocation Orthotropic lamina a₁₁, a₁₂...

... of the study were to create a simple, inexpensive test methodology to use the dynamic fracture strength of a MEMS device to predict its reliability, and to verify this method through experimentation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Fracture Mechanical behaviour of materials Electronic...

..., an original research work. Alloys Aluminium Stress (materials) Mechanical behaviour of materials Theory of critical distances Line method Stress riser Failure assessment diagram The load‐bearing capacity of a structural component is usually conditioned by the existence of stress risers...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Rollover protective structure Computer‐aided engineering Simulation Mechanical behaviour of materials Software tools Tractors Finite elements In all those parts that suffer more deformation, as the upper beams and posts, the elements were...

... fracture occurs from the outside of the slit. If either of these conditions is satisfied, we define the crack as harmless. Keiji Houjou can be contacted at: houjou@oyama‐ct.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Steel Fatigue Mechanical behaviour of materials Stress...

... is adopted to avoid the possible shear locking. Shishir Kr. Sahu can be contacted at: sksahu.nitrkl@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Buckling Composite materials Mechanical behaviour of materials Woven fiber Glass/epoxy Delamination Finite element...

... and full braking are used in Section 6 to verify the accuracy of the numerical methodology applied to calculate the mechanical behaviour of the leaf spring. Mechanical behaviour of materials Steels Stress Friction Modelling Automotive industry Leaf springs Automotive structures Finite...

... occurs. During propagation of the shock wave, the plastic deformation is permanent and the elastic deformation is temporary. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Titanium Fatigue Stress (materials) Fracture Mechanical behaviour of materials Crack growth mitigation Laser peening...

... presented in Table I . Some basic mechanical proprieties are given in Table II . Both the chemical composition and the mechanical properties were provided by the material supplier. Steel Fatigue Mechanical behaviour of materials Fatigue crack propagation Welded steel Crack closure Striation...

... Mechanical behaviour of materials Metals Metallic foams Metallic hollow sphere structures Plasticity Damage Finite elements Cellular metals and metallic foams are materials composed by a metallic matrix with internal voids (Gibson and Ashby, 1997 ; Ashby et al., 2000). They show...

... behaviour of materials Cracking Polyethylene Pennsylvania edge notch test Constraint Slow crack growth Crack mouth opening displacement T‐stress The long‐term behaviour of high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) structures has been extensively investigated (Brusselle‐Dupend and Cangémi, 2008 ; Kang...

... such that the material' structural integrity is of concern. In particular, the study is concerned with the mechanical behavior of a topologically interlocked material (TIM). Mechanical behaviour of materials Strength of materials Manufacturing systems Remanufacturing The present study investigates...

... Steel Deformation Mechanical behaviour of materials Computer software Modelling Crashworthiness Water impact Finite element analysis Smoothed particle hydrodynamics The impact velocities were also computed by analyzing the frontal high‐speed camera movies with the motion analysis software...

... Mechanical behaviour of materials Laminates Aerodynamics Design Coupled laminates Lamination parameters Thermal response Warp‐free Hygro‐thermally curvature‐stable This paper is one of a series addressing a unified approach to the characterization of coupled composite laminates, which...

... for illumination of the specimen surface. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Fracture Stress (materials) Mechanical behaviour of materials Image processing Structures The acquired strain field is used for automatic crack tip detection. First the gradient of the strain field...

... parameters and assumptions. Ch. Alk. Apostolopoulos can be contacted at: charrisa@mech.upatras.gr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Mechanical behaviour of materials Steel Stress (materials) Reinforcement Viscosity Strain control cyclic tests were performed in fully reversed...

... to reduce one of the main problems concerning ultrasonic testing, i.e. the difficulties in recognition of defect type. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Ultrasonics Tests and testing Computer software Mechanical behaviour of materials The amplitude of the echo reflected from...