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  1. Calibration Functions to Determine Crack Size Using the Direct Current Electric Potential Difference Method for Standard Fracture Toughness Specimen Geometries

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, January 2026, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  2. Critical analysis of the mini-CT geometry for fracture toughness characterization of the 73W high-copper submerged-arc weld in the unirradiated and irradiated condition

    Article • Engineering Fracture Mechanics, March 2024, Elsevier

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  3. Loading Rate of Fracture Toughness Tests in Transition Regime

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, July 2023, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  4. Contribution of the striker design on the measured energy of low-energy Charpy reference specimens

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, January 2023, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  5. Design Optimization of Instrumented Strikers for Charpy V-Notch Pendulum Impact Testing

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, June 2019, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  6. Design and Dynamic Force Verification of Instrumented Charpy Strikers for the Tinius Olsen Pendulum Impact Tester

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, November 2017, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  7. Cost-Effective Precracking of Charpy V-Notch Specimens for Fracture-Toughness Testing Using a Piezoelectric Actuator

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, September 2016, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  8. Influence of Strain Gage Position on the Static and Dynamic Performance of Instrumented Impact Strikers

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, January 2009, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans

  9. Development and Qualification of an Algorithm for the Determination of the Initial Linear Portion of a Force Versus Displacement Record

    Article • Journal of Testing and Evaluation, January 2004, ASTM International

    MSc Johan Schuurmans