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H. Hadavinia¹, K. Gordnian¹, J. Karwatzki¹, A. Aboutorabi¹
Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 197-206, 2006, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.197
Abstract The cylindrical bending of thick laminated sandwich plates under static loading is studied based on the first order shear deformation theory (FSDT). FSDT generally requires a shear correction factor (SCF) to account for the deflection owing to the transverse shear. In this paper the SCF is derived using energy equivalence method. It is shown that depending on the mechanical and geometrical properties of the layers, the contribution of the transverse shear stress to the maximum deflection of the plate is variable and in some cases account for up to around 88% of the total deflection. More >

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E.J. Sapountzakis¹, V.G. Mokos¹
Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 207-224, 2006, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.207
Abstract In this paper a boundary element method is developed for the second-order analysis of frames consisting of composite beams of arbitrary constant cross section, taking into account shear deformation effect. The composite beam consists of materials in contact, each of which can surround a finite number of inclusions. The materials have different elasticity and shear moduli with same Poisson's ratio and are firmly bonded together. Each beam is subjected in an arbitrarily concentrated or distributed variable axial loading, while the shear loading is applied at the shear center of the cross section, avoiding in this… More >

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P.D. Shah¹, Ch. Song², C.L. Tan¹, X. Wang¹
Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 225-238, 2006, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.225
Abstract Numerical T-stress solutions in two dimensional anisotropic cracked bodies are very scarce in the literature. Schemes to evaluate this fracture parameter in anisotropy have been reported only fairly recently. Among them are those developed in conjunction with two different computational techniques, namely, the Boundary Element Method (BEM) and the Scaled Boundary Finite-Element Method (SBFEM). This paper provides a review of the respective schemes using these techniques and demonstrates their efficacy with three examples. These examples, which are of engineering importance, involve cracks lying in a homogeneous medium as well as at the interface between dissimilar media. More >

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J. Toribio ¹
Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 239-248, 2006, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.239
Abstract This paper reviews the fracture performance in air and aggressive environment (stress corrosion cracking) of eutectoid prestressing steel wires with different levels of cold drawing. In air environment, a micromechanical model of fracture is proposed to rationalize the results on the basis of the microstructure of the steels after drawing and the model of Miller & Smith of fracture of pearlitic microstructure by shear cracking of the cementite lamellae. In hydrogen assisted cracking (HAC), a microstructure-based model is proposed on the basis of the Miller & Smith model and the mechanism of hydrogen enhanced decohesion or, more More >

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C.P. Providakis¹
Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.2, No.4, pp. 249-254, 2006, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.249
Abstract This paper explores the concept of strain energy density rate in relation to the crack initiation in fracture analysis problems arising in creeping cracked structural components. The analysis of the components is performed by using the boundary element methodology in association with the employment of singular boundary elements for the modeling of the crack tip region. The deformation of the material is assumed to be described by an elastic power law creep model. The strain energy density rate theory is applied to determine the direction of the crack initiation for a center cracked plate in More >

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