In this study, the fracture propagation characteristics and associated mechanisms of coal are investigated by using computed tomography (CT) observation image-based simulation. The spatial distribution structural morphology original fractures provide significant influences on failure behavior fractured coal. with small dip angles large openings result in more-obvious closure stable stages, whil...

While including the cement-bone interface of complete cemented hip reconstructions is crucial to correctly capture their response, its modelling is often overly simplified. In this study, the mechanical mixed-mode response of the cement-bone interface is investigated, taking into account the effects of the well-defined microstructure that characterises the interface. Computed tomography-based p...

The competition between transverse surface and sub-surface cracks in a thin, hard coating bonded to polycarbonate substrate due to spherical indentation is investigated in real-time as a function of coating thickness and indenter radius. Fine grain (Y-TZP) and medium grain (alumina) ceramics and pre-abraded amorphous glass are used for the coating. As the coating thickness is reduced, the famil...

The propensity of the transition of fracture type in either brittle or ductile cracked solid under mixed-mode I and III loading conditions is investigated. A fracture criterion based on the competition of the maximum normal stress and maximum shear stress is utilized. The prediction of the fracture type is determined by comparing smax=rmax at a critical distance from the crack tip to the materi...

The effect of static and cyclic loading conditions on the stress corrosion cracking of unidirectional glass reinforced polymer (GRP) rods used in composite high voltage insulator has been investigated. A series of stress corrosion experiments have been performed on unidirectional E-glass/modified polyester composite rods. The rods have been subjected to mechanical tensile static and cyclic stre...

the cracked brazilian disc (cbd) specimen is widely used in order to determine mode-i/ii and mixed-mode fracture toughness of a rock medium. in this study, the stress intensity factor (sif) on the crack-tip in this specimen is calculated for various geometrical crack conditions using the extended-finite element method (x-fem). this method is based upon the finite element method (fem). in this m...

Abstract In this study, the fracture mechanisms of Cr-coated Zr4 alloy samples were studied by in-situ tensile testing with high-resolution observations. Both original sample and pre-oxidized to study effects pre-oxidation on cracking failure behavior. For sample, increase strain, multiple surface cracks dominant less interfacial formed, indicating good strength Cr coating. samples, there was a...