The primary objective of this book is to bridge this gap by presenting the concepts in
composites in an integrated and balanced manner and expose the reader to the total gamut …

This paper presents a novel methodology for the experimental quantification of the crack tip
plastic zone during fatigue crack growth. It is based on the application of yielding criteria to …

The fourth-order boundary value problems of one parameter gradient-elastic bar and plane
strain/stress models are formulated in a variational form within an H 2 Sobolev space setting …

This study presents the first step of a research project that aims at using a three-dimensional
(3D) hybrid finite-discrete element method (FDEM) to investigate the development of an …

This work explores the contribution to crack growth rate acceleration and deceleration that
arises from plasticity‐induced shielding during an overload cycle. The CJP model of crack …

A growing fatigue crack gives rise to a plastic enclave that envelops the crack and can exert
a shielding effect on the crack from the global elastic stress field driving fatigue propagation …

Abstract Optical FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) sensor is an alternative strain measurement
method based on the Bragg gratings in optical fiber. FBG sensors are particularly suitable for …

Strength of Materials deals with the study of the effect of forces and moments on the
deformation of a body. This book follows a simple approach along with numerous solved …

A growing fatigue crack gives rise to a plastically deformed wake of material that envelops
the crack. In this work, the plastic wake extent during fatigue crack growth is experimentally …

The aim of the current study is the investigation of mechanical behavior of thermoplastic
material type (U-PVC) which may be subjected to effect of some mechanical stresses …