The fatigue life of tubular joints commonly found in offshore industry is not only dependent on the value of Hot-spot stress (HSS), but is also significantly influenced by the through-the-thickness stress distribution characterized by the degree of bending (DoB). The determination of DoB values in a tubular joint is essential for improving the accuracy of fatigue life estimation using the stres...

The objectives of this study were to identify the effect of design parameters, namely marginal thickness, degree of convergence and the different interfacial conditions, on the initial failure load that induces cracking from the margin in glass-simulated dental crowns. Crown-like glass cylinders were prepared to simulate posterior all-ceramic crowns with two different marginal thicknesses (0.8 ...

Results of a geometrically nonlinear finite element parametric study to determine curvature correction factors or “bulging factors” that account for increased crack-tip stresses due to curvature for longitudinal and circumferential cracks in unstiffened cylindrical shells subjected to combined loads are presented. Nondimensional parameters varied in the study include the shell curvature paramet...

*Correspondence: Bjørn Skjetne, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway e-mail: [email protected] Crack morphology obtained in the fracture of materials with a disordered micro-structure is studied using numerical simulations. Physical properties are embedded on a regular three dimensional lattice as discrete stochastic elements which confo...

Cement-based materials are widely used in the construction of civil infrastructure systems. However, normal wear-and-tear and extreme loading can result in the damage and deterioration of such important civil structures. In this study, a novel approach to the detection of cracks in fiber reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) is proposed. The approach is based upon the electrical properties ...

PURPOSE To report visual outcomes and complications after cataract surgery in nanophthalmic eyes with a phacoemulsification system using the active fluidics control strategy. METHODS This is a retrospective case series. All eyes with an axial length of less than 20 mm that underwent cataract surgery or refractive lens exchange using the Centurion Vision System (Alcon Laboratories Inc.) in Hon...

Two half-spaces of dissimilar material properties are brought together and bonded over a circular region of radius r = a to form an exterior axisymmetric interface crack. Loads are applied at infinity such that the common boundary (i.e. the bond and any contact region that develops) transmits tractions whose resultant is an axial tension P. Interpenetration is predicted if the track is assumed ...

This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of cracked teeth, and explores common clinical examples of cracked teeth, such as cusp fractures, fractures into tooth furcations, and root fractures. This article provides alternative definitions of terms such as cracked teeth, complete and incomplete fractures and crack lines, and explores the scientific rationale for dental terminology commonl...

The relationship between impact damage and the fatigue behavior of � -TiAl has been examined. Axial fatigue specimens fabricated from cast Ti-47.9Al-2.0Cr-1.9Nb (to be referred to as 48-2-2) and Ti-47.3Al-2.2Nb-0.5Mn-0.4W-0.4Mo-0.23Si (to be referred to as WMS) alloys were damaged by impact under controlled conditions with a 60 deg wedge-shaped indenter to simulate assembly-related damage in lo...

The aim of this paper is to map the corrosion fatigue characteristics of Ti-6Al-4V alloy through the evaluation of the corrosion fatigue initiation and failure mechanisms. The study included the effect of the stress concentration factor at very high Kt values and the role of different inert or corrosive environments. This alloy is widely used in naval-structures and aero-engine communities and ...