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  1. Investigation of the Variants of Independent Elastic Constants of Rigid Polyurethane Foams with Symmetry Elements

    Article • Polymers, September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  2. Anisotropy of Fracture Toughness of Rigid Low-Density Bio-Based Polyurethane Foams

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, April 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  3. Cryogenic Insulation—Towards Environmentally Friendly Polyurethane Foams

    Article • Polymers, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  4. Production and characterization of glass fiber/LDPE composite material for w-beam guardrail

    Article • January 2024, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  5. Characteristics of Components and Density of Rigid Nanoclay-Filled Medium-Density Polyurethane Foams Produced in a Sealed Mould

    Article • Polymers, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  6. Anisotropy and Mechanical Properties of Nanoclay Filled, Medium-Density Rigid Polyurethane Foams Produced in a Sealed Mold, from Renewable Resources

    Article • Polymers, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  7. Effect of Crosslink Density on Thermal Aging of Bio-Based Rigid Low-Density Closed-Cell Polyurethane Foams

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, May 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  8. Modelling the effect of morphology on thermal aging of low-density closed-cell PU foams

    Article • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  9. The Impact of Atmospheric Parameters on the Dielectric Permittivity Values of SikaBlock®-M150 and Other Rigid Polyurethane Foams Measured with a Capacitive One-Side Access Sensor

    Article • Sensors, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  10. The Effect of Crosslink Density on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bio‐Based Polyurethane Foams

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, August 2022, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  11. The effect of cell shape anisotropy on fracture toughness of low-density brittle foams

    Article • Engineering Fracture Mechanics, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  12. Light Microscopy of Medium-Density Rigid Polyurethane Foams Filled with Nanoclay

    Article • Polymers, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  13. Modeling the Nonlinear Deformation of Highly Porous Cellular Plastics Filled with Clay Nanoplatelets

    Article • Materials, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  14. Anisotropic thermal expansion of bio-based rigid low-density closed-cell polyurethane foams

    Article • Journal of Materials Research and Technology, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  15. Estimation of the effective diffusivity of blowing agents in closed-cell low-density polyurethane foams based on thermal aging data

    Article • Journal of Building Engineering, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  16. Robustness of Empirical Vibration Correlation Techniques for Predicting the Instability of Unstiffened Cylindrical Composite Shells in Axial Compression

    Article • Polymers, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  17. Bio-based rigid high-density polyurethane foams as a structural thermal break material

    Article • Construction and Building Materials, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  18. Reinforcement Efficiency of Cellulose Microfibers for the Tensile Stiffness and Strength of Rigid Low-Density Polyurethane Foams

    Article • Materials, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  19. Modelling the Strength of Cellulose Nanofiber-Filled Rigid Low-Density PU Foams

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, December 2019, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  20. Rigid PUR foam impact absorption material obtained from sustainable resources

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Mikelis Kirpluks, Dr Jānis Andersons

  21. Evaluation of the Apparent Interfacial Shear Strength of Nanocellulose/PVA Composites

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, August 2018, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  22. Modeling the Effect of Foam Density and Strain Rate on the Compressive Response of Polyurethane Foams

    Article • SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, May 2018, SAE International

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  23. A Refined Strut Model for Describing the Elastic Properties of Highly Porous Cellular Polymers Reinforced with Short Fibers

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  24. Modeling the mode I fracture toughness of anisotropic low-density rigid PUR and PIR foams

    Article • International Journal of Fracture, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  25. Applicability of the Vibration Correlation Technique for Estimation of the Buckling Load in Axial Compression of Cylindrical Isotropic Shells with and without Circular Cutouts

    Article • Shock and Vibration, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Jānis Andersons, Eduards Skukis

  26. A probabilistic model of the tensile strength of a UD flax–fabric‐reinforced polymer composite

    Article • Polymer Composites, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  27. Experimental investigation on stiffness and strength of single-lap z-pinned joints in a laminated CFRP stress-ribbon strip

    Article • The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, June 2016, Riga Technical University

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  28. Anisotropy of the stiffness and strength of rigid low-density closed-cell polyisocyanurate foams

    Article • Materials & Design, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  29. Apparent interfacial shear strength of short-flax-fiber/starch acetate composites

    Article • International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  30. Evaluation of the interfacial shear strength between pseudoplastic NiTi shape memory alloy wires and epoxy by the pull-out method

    Article • Smart Materials and Structures, November 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  31. The effect of a circular hole on the tensile strength of neat and filled rigid PUR foams

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  32. Estimation of the elastic constants of highly porous cellular plastics reinforced with fibres embedded in foam struts

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, June 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  33. Modeling the nonlinear deformation of flax-fiber-reinforced polymer matrix laminates in active loading

    Article • Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, January 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  34. Analysis of the effect of a stress raiser on the strength of a UD flax/epoxy composite in off-axis tension

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, March 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  35. Rapeseed oil-based rigid polyisocyanurate foams modified with nanoparticles of various type

    Article • Polimery, March 2014, Industrial Chemistry Research Institute

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  36. Evaluation of the scale effect for the tensile strength of aligned flax fiber-reinforced composites

    Article • January 2014, IOS Press

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  37. The effect of dispersion technique of montmorillonite on polyisocyanurate nanocomposites

    Article • January 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  38. Modeling the non-linear deformation of a short-flax-fiber-reinforced polymer composite by orientation averaging

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  39. The Effect of Montmorillonite Type Nanoparticles on Stiffness and Flammability of Rapeseed Oil Based Polyisocyanurate Foams

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, June 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  40. Calculating the elastic constants of a highly porous cellular plastic with an oriented structure

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  41. Strength-length scaling of elementary hemp fibers

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  42. Predicting the tensile strength of A UD basalt/ epoxy composite used for the confinement of concrete structures

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  43. Fracture Toughness of PIR Foams Produced from Renewable Resources

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, November 2012, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  44. Evaluation of the apparent interfacial shear strength in short-flax-fiber/PP composites

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  45. Interfacial shear strength of flax fibers in thermoset resins evaluated via tensile tests of UD composites

    Article • International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  46. Mechanical damage characteristics of elementary hemp fibers and scale effect of fiber strength

    Article • June 2012, WITPRESS LTD.

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  47. Markov model of fatigue of a composite material with the poisson process of defect initiation

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  48. Competition between the buckling-driven delamination and wrinkling in compressed thin coatings

    Article • Microelectronics Reliability, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  49. A refined strut model for calculating the elastic constants of highly porous cellular plastics by the method of orientational averaging

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  50. Scale effect of the tensile strength of flax-fabric-reinforced polymer composites

    Article • Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  51. Evaluation of interfacial shear strength by tensile tests of impregnated flax fiber yarns

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, September 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  52. Estimation of the tensile strength of an oriented flax fiber-reinforced polymer composite

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  53. Modeling the effect of reinforcement discontinuity on the tensile strength of UD flax fiber composites

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  54. Ultimate strain and deformability of elementary flax fibres

    Article • The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, June 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  55. Modeling strength scatter of elementary flax fibers: The effect of mechanical damage and geometrical characteristics

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, May 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  56. Model of the mechanical response of short flax fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  57. Modeling elastic properties of short flax fiber-reinforced composites by orientation averaging

    Article • Computational Materials Science, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  58. The Effect of Damage and Geometrical Variability on the Tensile Strength Distribution of Flax Fibers

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, November 2010, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  59. Applicability of empirical models for evaluation of stress ratio effect on the durability of fiber-reinforced creep rupture–susceptible composites

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  60. Finite fracture mechanics analysis of crack onset at a stress concentration in a UD glass/epoxy composite in off-axis tension

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  61. Influences of roll-to-roll process and polymer substrate anisotropies on the tensile failure of thin oxide films

    Article • Thin Solid Films, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  62. MinMaxDM distributions for an analysis of the tensile strength of a unidirectional composite

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  63. Estimation of interfacial fracture toughness based on progressive edge delamination of a thin transparent coating on a polymer substrate

    Article • Acta Materialia, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  64. Rotor—frame contact in a centrifuge installed on board a ship

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, October 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  65. The effect of mechanical defects on the strength distribution of elementary flax fibres

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  66. Prediction of crack onset strain in composite laminates at mixed mode cracking

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, September 2009, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  67. Strength and Damage of Elementary Flax Fibers Extracted from Tow and Long Line Flax

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, August 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  68. Diameter variability and strength scatter of elementary flax fibers

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  69. Analysis of the fiber length dependence of its strength by using the weakest-link approach 2. Analysis of test data

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  70. Evaluation of thin film adhesion to a compliant substrate by the analysis of progressive buckling in the fragmentation test

    Article • Thin Solid Films, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  71. Uniformity of filament strength within a flax fiber batch

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  72. The onset of mixed-mode intralaminar cracking in a cross-ply composite laminate

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  73. Progressive cracking mastercurves of the transverse ply in a laminate

    Article • Polymer Composites, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  74. Analysis of the fiber length dependence of its strength by using the weakest-link approach 1. A family of weakest-link distribution functions

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  75. Estimation of laminate stiffness reduction due to cracking of a transverse ply by employing crack initiation-and propagation-based master curves

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  76. Markov model for analyzing the residual static strength of a fiber-reinforced composite

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  77. Statistical model of the transverse ply cracking in cross-ply laminates by strength and fracture toughness based failure criteria

    Article • Engineering Fracture Mechanics, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  78. 23.1: Invited Paper: Models and Experiments of Mechanical Integrity for Flexible Displays

    Article • SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, May 2008, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  79. Evaluation of toughness by finite fracture mechanics from crack onset strain of brittle coatings on polymers

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  80. Buckling of a coating strip of finite width bonded to elastic half-space

    Article • International Journal of Solids and Structures, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  81. Mechanics of tunnelling cracks in trilayer elastic materials in tension

    Article • International Journal of Fracture, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  82. Evaluation of interfacial stress transfer efficiency by coating fragmentation test

    Article • Mechanics of Materials, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  83. Coating fragmentation by branching cracks at large biaxial strain

    Article • Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  84. Modeling the nonlinear deformation of composite laminates based on plasticity theory

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  85. A family of weakest link models for fiber strength distribution

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  86. The Effect of Crack Spacing Distribution on Stiffness Reduction of Cross-ply Laminates

    Article • Applied Composite Materials, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  87. Stiffness and strength of flax fiber/polymer matrix composites

    Article • Polymer Composites, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  88. A new model family for the strength distribution of fibers in relation to their length

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  89. Overcritical high-speed rotor systems, full annular rub and accident

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, March 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  90. Interfacial shear strength of flax fiber/thermoset polymers estimated by fiber fragmentation tests

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  91. Strength distribution of elementary flax fibres

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  92. Advanced fragmentation stage of oxide coating on polymer substrate under biaxial tension

    Article • Thin Solid Films, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  93. The effect of defect location on coating fragmentation patterns under biaxial tension

    Article • Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, January 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  94. Dependence of fracture toughness of composite laminates on interface ply orientations and delamination growth direction

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, October 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  95. Empirical model for stress ratio effect on fatigue delamination growth rate in composite laminates

    Article • International Journal of Fatigue, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  96. Channel cracking of β-NiAl thin films on Si substrates

    Article • Acta Materialia, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  97. Strength and adhesion characteristics of elementary flax fibres with different surface treatments

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Roberts Joffe, Dr Jānis Andersons

  98. Initial fragmentation stage of oxide coatings on polymer substrates

    Article • Thin Solid Films, June 2003, Elsevier

    Ilja Fescenko, Dr Jānis Andersons

  99. Response of Cross-Ply Composite to Off-Axis Loading

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, September 2002, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  100. Glass fibre strength distribution determined by common experimental methods

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, January 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  101. Article • Journal of Materials Science, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  102. Fibre fragment distribution in a single-fibre composite tension test

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, January 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  103. Model of Delamination Propagation in Brittle-Matrix Composites under Cyclic Loading

    Article • Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, January 2001, SAGE Publications

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  104. Analysis of brittle coating fragmentation under uniaxial tension for Weibull strength distributions

    Article • Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter and Quanta, September 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  105. The effect of overloads on the residual strength and life of laminated GRP

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, November 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  106. Residual strength of GFRP at high-cycle fatigue

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, September 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  107. Creep and damage accumulation in orthotropic composites under cyclic loading

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, July 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  108. Statistical Model of Coating Fragmentation Under Equibiaxial Load

    Article • Materials and Manufacturing Processes, July 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  109. Adhesion of silicon oxide layers on poly(ethylene terephthalate). I: Effect of substrate properties on coating's fragmentation process

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, July 1997, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  110. Adhesion of silicon oxide layers on poly (ethylene terephthalate). II: Effect of coating thickness on adhesive and cohesive strengths

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, July 1997, Wiley

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  111. Application of CFRP as a rotor shaft material

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, March 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  112. Constrained fragmentation of composites under uniaxial loading

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  113. Methods of fatigue prediction for composite laminates. A review

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  114. Strength and durability of mixed glass-fibre-reinforced laminates

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  115. Fiber and interface strength distribution studies with the single-fiber composite test

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, January 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  116. Effect of phase asynchronism on the fatigue resistance of laminated fiber composites in a plane stress state

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  117. Calculating the distribution of fatigue life of a composite laminate

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  118. Effect of stress ratio on the fatigue strength of organic plastics

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  119. Fatigue failure of laminated carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  120. Failure during axial loading of a plastic reinforced at oblique angles with organic fibers

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons

  121. Fatigue of laminated composites with various reinforcement systems. 2. Planar stress state and calculation model

    Article • Mechanics of Composite Materials, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Jānis Andersons