Abstract 3D imaging has become popular for analyzing material microstructures. When time
lapse series of 3D pictures are acquired during a single experiment, it is possible to …

Damage evolution characterization and performance evaluation under realistic conditions
are essential to ensure reliable operation of critical safety components. However, previous …

The initiation and propagation of short cracks are critical to the detailed understanding of the
failure mechanisms of engineering materials and structures. Therefore, for a safety critical …

There is a growing interest in the development of composites with complex structures
designed to generate enhanced mechanical properties. The challenge is how to implement …

Self-healing is one of the research hotspots in composite materials, but evaluating healing
performance has always been challenging. This study proposed a novel method to …

Characterizing material 3D deformation and damage is a key challenge in mechanical
research. Digital volume correlation (DVC), as a tool for quantifying the internal mechanical …

A previous four-dimensional in situ study of a short crack in a magnesium alloy King et
al.(2011), Elektron 21, used synchrotron X-ray computed micro-tomography to follow its …

X-ray tomography has been used to characterize microstructural changes taking place into
sponge cake upon freezing and subsequent storage at fluctuating temperatures. The …

Time-dependent behavior of subcritical crack growth is one of the main characteristics in
rocks. The double-torsion test is commonly used to study the slow crack growth behavior of …

The double torsion (DT) testing technique is not yet standardized for fracture mechanics
characterization of brittle materials because previous analytical solutions are insufficient to …