Experimentally determined T ε and CTOA resistance curves were used to simulate numerically, stable crack growth and the ensuing crack linkup in 0.8 mm thick 2024-T3 aluminum tension specimen with multiple site damage (MSD) subjected to monotonically/cyclically increasing loading. The T ε integral correctly predicted the crack growth and linkup history as well as the onset of rapid fracture in M...

An experimental protocol was developed to predict the service period of polyethylene pipes under high loads. This paper presents results field test chimney demolition loading pipeline, and compared with numerical simulation. Combined practical engineering situation, ground impact load first propagates explosion-facing side effect found decrease as applied stress decreased, however, load, ring s...

The ability to monitor verde plant bug, Creontiades signatus Distant (Hemiptera: Miridae), and the progression of cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., boll responses to feeding and associated cotton boll rot provided opportunity to assess if single in-season measurements had value in evaluating at-harvest damage to bolls and if multiple in-season measurements enhanced their combined use. One in-seaso...

A cohesive element formulation is proposed that provides a general framework to approximate experimentally measured Traction–Separation Law (TSL) shapes. Unlike other approaches, it does not assume specific TSL shapes, such as bi-linear or exponential. The shapes are defined generally, in piecewise-linear fashion, and Mode I shear (Mode II III) TSLs can have different Furthermore, added general...

Microdamage accumulates in bone due to repetitive or excessive mechanical loading, and accumulation of damage can lead to an increase in fracture susceptibility. Understanding the stress or strain criterion for damage formation would allow improved predictive modeling to better assess experimental results or evaluate training regimens. Finite element models coupled with three-dimensional measur...

Damage assessment of a small-weight precision-guided warhead to evaluate the effect on performance high-value vulnerable targets should focus functional damage instead physical damage. Developing model that considers target function attenuation as criterion for design and tactical application is great significance. In this paper, an accurate mathematical description preformed fragment provided....

Many current damage detection techniques rely on the skill and experience of a trained inspector and also require a priori knowledge about the structure’s properties. However, this study presents adaptation of several change point analysis techniques for their performance in civil engineering damage detection. Literature shows different statistical approaches which are developed for detection o...

This paper presents a study for identifying damage locations in an idealized steel bridge girder using the ambient vibration measurements. A sensitive damage feature is proposed in the context of statistical pattern recognition to address the damage detection problem. The study utilizes an experimental program that consists of a two-span continuous steel beam subjected to ambient vibrations. Th...