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  1. Experimental and numerical analysis of strength and deformation of large‐scale steel‐composite adhesive joints subjected to fatigue followed by static loading
  2. A Review on the Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminium Parts by Fusion and Solid-State Welding Processes
  3. Effect of stress triaxiality on the hydrogen embrittlement micromechanisms in a pipeline steel evaluated by fractographic analysis
  4. Modeling of Hydrogen-Charged Notched Tensile Tests of an X70 Pipeline Steel with a Hydrogen-Informed Gurson Model
  5. Front face strain compliance for quantification of short crack growth in fatigue testing
  6. Open-Access Experiment Dataset for Fatigue Damage Accumulation and Life Prediction Models
  7. Impact Assessment of Dynamic Loading Induced by the Provision of Frequency Containment Reserve on the Main Bearing Lifetime of a Wind Turbine
  8. Experimental deformation analysis of an adhesively bonded multi‐material joint for marine applications
  9. Digital Image Correlation for Measuring Full-Field Residual Stresses in Wire and Arc Additive Manufactured Components
  10. Durability of an adhesively bonded joint between steel ship hull and composite superstructure pre-exposed to marine environment.
  11. Influence of stress triaxiality on hydrogen assisted ductile damage in an X70 pipeline steel
  12. Numerical modelling of rolling contact fatigue damage initiation from non-metallic inclusions in bearing steel
  13. Influence of the Process Parameters on the Properties of Cu-Cu Ultrasonic Welds
  14. Influence of welding parameters and surface preparation on thin copper–copper sheets welded by ultrasonic welding process
  15. Method for statistical evaluation of cumulative damage models applied to block loading
  16. Interaction between surface breaking and embedded circumferential flaws in tension loaded (pressurized) steel pipes
  17. A Study On Effects of Flaw Shape Idealization On the Interaction of Co-Planar Surface Flaws Subjected to Tension Load
  18. Influence of accelerated corrosion on bi-material steel-CFRP double-lap joints bonded with thick adhesive
  19. Fracture mechanics and hot spot stress‐based fatigue life calculation: Case study for a crane runway girder
  20. Detection of corrosion on steel structures using an artificial neural network
  21. Influence of electrochemical hydrogenation parameters on microstructures prone to hydrogen-induced cracking
  22. Fatigue damage and life evaluation of thick bi‐material double strap joints for use in marine applications
  23. An X-FEM based framework for 3D fatigue crack growth using a B-spline crack geometry description
  24. Effects of Fixture Configurations and Weld Strength Mismatch on J-Integral Calculation Procedure for SE(B) Specimens
  25. Development and Evaluation of the Ultrasonic Welding Process for Copper-Aluminium Dissimilar Welding
  26. Influence of internal volumetric imperfections on the tearing resistance curve of welded Single Edge notched Tension (SENT) specimens
  27. Fully-coupled continuum damage model for simulation of plasticity dominated hydrogen embrittlement mechanisms
  28. Influence of weld porosity on crack size estimations in Single Edge Notched Tension (SENT) testing of steels: A numerical study
  29. Electrical admittance of a circular piezoelectric transducer and chargeless deformation effect
  30. Stress concentration factors of multi-planar tubular KT-joints subjected to in-plane bending moments
  31. An interdisciplinary framework to predict premature roller element bearing failures in wind turbine gearboxes
  32. A Multidimensional FEA Approach for Determination of Hot Spot Stresses in Offshore Jacket Structures
  33. Cumulative Damage and Life Prediction Models for High-Cycle Fatigue of Metals: A Review
  34. Fatigue assessment of a steel truss bridge based on multi-dimensional finite element modelling
  35. Influence of weld geometry on stress concentration factor distributions in tubular joints
  36. Numerical Methodology to Predict Subsurface Crack Initiation from Non-metallic Inclusions Due to Rolling Contact Fatigue
  37. Photon Doppler velocimetry measurements of the impact velocity during electromagnetic pulse welding of copper-steel tubular joints
  38. Deformation and damage evolution of a full-scale adhesive joint between a steel bracket and a sandwich panel for naval application
  39. Detection of corrosion on steel structures using automated image processing
  40. Unified methodology for characterisation of global fatigue damage evolution in adhesively bonded joints
  41. A numerical framework for determination of stress concentration factor distributions in tubular joints
  42. A comprehensive study on the microstructure and mechanical properties of arc girth welded joints of spiral welded high strength API X70 steel pipe
  43. Calibrating a ductile damage model for two pipeline steels: method and challenges
  44. Evaluation of fatigue crack propagation in steel ESET specimens subjected to variable load spectra
  45. Fatigue Crack Growth Model Incorporating Surface Waviness For Wire+Arc Additively Manufactured Components
  46. Modeling nonlinear fatigue damage accumulation in a welded runway girder
  47. Comment on the Paper Entitled “A New Cumulative Fatigue Damage Rule Based on Dynamic Residual S-N Curve and Material Memory Concept” by Peng Z., Huang H., Zhou J. and Li Y. Published in Metals (2018; 8 (6): 456)
  48. A Numerical framework for fatigue lifetime prediction of complex welded structures
  49. Crack tip constraint analysis in welded joints with pronounced strength and toughness heterogeneity
  50. Constraint corrected cycle-by-cycle analysis of crack growth retardation under variable amplitude fatigue loading
  51. Fatigue Crack Propagation in HSLA Steel Specimens Subjected to Unordered and Ordered Load Spectra
  52. Tearing resistance of heterogeneous welds in Single Edge notched Tensile (SE(T)) testing
  53. Electromagnetic Pulse Welding of Tubular Products: Influence of Process Parameters and Workpiece Geometry on the Joint Characteristics and Investigation of Suitable Support Systems for the Target Tube
  54. Weldability of high-strength aluminium alloy EN AW-7475-T761 sheets for aerospace applications, using refill friction stir spot welding
  55. Experimental evaluation of block loading effects on fatigue crack growth in offshore structural steels
  56. Measurement of CTOD along a surface crack by means of digital image correlation
  57. Crack driving force prediction in heterogeneous welds using Vickers hardness maps and hardness transfer functions
  58. Experimental-Numerical Assessment of Vintage Pipe and Girth Weld With a Geometrically Complex Corrosion Feature
  59. Influence of Material Heterogeneity on the Strain Capacity of Pipelines
  60. Total Cost of Ownership Optimization of Manufacturing Machines with Fast Energy Storage
  61. Effects of Flaw Shape (Idealization) on the Interaction of Co-Planar Surface Flaws
  62. Identification and Prediction of Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Path in High Strength Low Alloy Steel
  63. Calibration of Hardness Transfer Functions Based on Micro Tensile and All Weld Metal Tensile Tests of Heterogeneous Welds
  64. Using 3D Digital Image Correlation (3D-DIC) to Measure CTOD in a Semi-Elliptical Surface Crack
  65. A strain-based approach to study interaction between non-coplanar through-thickness edge notches
  66. A Non-Linear Model for Corrosion Fatigue Lifetime Based on Continuum Damage Mechanics
  67. Finite Element Analysis of Fretting Fatigue Fracture in Lug Joints Made of High Strength Steel
  68. Analytical limit load predictions in heterogeneous welded single edge notched tension specimens
  69. Effect of crack length on fracture toughness of welded joints with pronounced strength heterogeneity
  70. Feasibility study on measuring axial and transverse stress/strain components in composite materials using Bragg sensors
  71. Metallographic evaluation of the weldability of high strength aluminium alloys using friction spot welding
  72. Rapid Determination of Fretting Fatigue Limit by Infrared Thermography
  73. Crack growth characterization in single-edge notched tension testing by means of direct current potential drop measurement
  74. Assessment of hyperelastic material models for the application of adhesive point-fixings between glass and metal
  75. Evaluation of Weld Homogenization Schemes Based on Plastic Loading of Single Edge Notched Tension (SE(T)) Tests
  76. Shear behaviour of prestressed precast SFRC girders
  77. Ductile Tearing of Welds in Pipe Submitted to Cyclic Loading
  78. Scale Effects Influence on the Fatigue Crack Growth of an Offshore Steel
  79. Strain Capacity of Girth Welded Joints in HSAW Pipes
  80. Experimental and numerical study on effect of forming process on low-cycle fatigue behaviour of high-strength steel
  81. On-line detection of fretting fatigue crack initiation by lock-in thermography
  82. A novel flaw alignment approach based on the analysis of bands of maximum strain using full-field deformation measurements
  83. Elastic-plastic defect interaction in (a)symmetrical double edge notched tension specimens
  84. Evaluation of slip line theory assumptions for integrity assessnment of defected welds loaded in tension
  85. Evaluation of Methodologies to Accelerate Corrosion Assisted Fatigue Experiments
  86. Influence of process parameters on the weld quality of dissimilar Cu-Al magnetic pulse welded sheets
  87. Online fatigue crack growth monitoring with clip gauge and direct current potential drop
  88. Evaluation of a finite element model for SENT testing of welded connections
  89. Accelerating corrosion in a laboratory set-up for corrosion-fatigue of offshore steels
  90. Experimental investigation of the weldability of high strength aluminium using friction spot welding
  91. On the Application of Infrared Thermography and Potential Drop for the Accelerated Determination of an S-N Curve
  92. Characterization of heterogeneous arc welds through miniature tensile testing and Vickers-hardness mapping
  93. Influence of pipe steel heterogeneity of the upper bound tensile strain capacity of pipeline girth welds: A validation study
  94. On effect of pre-bending process on low cycle fatigue behaviour of high strength steel using lock-in thermography
  95. Experimental and numerical slip line analysis of welded single-edge notched tension specimens
  96. Fracture mechanics analysis of heterogeneous welds: Numerical case studies involving experimental heterogeneity patterns
  97. Evaluation and Comparison of Double Clip Gauge Method and Delta 5 Method for CTOD Measurement in SE(T) Specimens
  98. Comparison of girth weld tearing resistance obtained from Curved Wide Plate and Single Edge Notch Tensile testing
  99. Effects of specimen geometry and anisotropic material response on the tensile strain capacity of flawed spiral welded pipes
  100. Single-specimen evaluation of tearing resistance in SENT testing
  101. Testing methodologies for corrosion fatigue
  102. Effects of variable amplitude loading on fatigue life
  103. Low temperature tensile properties of line pipe steels
  104. The influence of material anisotropy and spiral welding on tensile strain capacity of spiral welded pipes
  105. Characterisation of weld heterogeneity through hardness mapping and miniature tensile testing
  106. Characterization of slip lines in single edge notched tension specimens
  107. Evaluation of ductile tearing for API-5L X70 pipeline grade steel using SENT specimens
  108. A complementary ηpl approach in J and CTOD estimations for clamped SENT specimens
  109. Evaluation of stress integration algorithms for elastic–plastic constitutive models based on associated and non-associated flow rules
  110. Evaluation of a numerical model for tapered threaded connections subjected to combined loading using enhanced experimental measurement techniques
  111. Framework for Key Influences on Tensile Strain Capacity of Flawed Girth Welds
  112. Enhancing Trapezoidal Threads Using a Parametric Numerical Approach
  113. Comparison of Fatigue Design Codes With Focus on Offshore Structures
  114. Efficient Fatigue Testing of Tubular Joints
  115. Constraint analysis of defects in strength mismatched girth welds of (pressurized) pipe and Curved Wide Plate tensile test specimens
  116. Determination of CTOD Resistance Curves in SENT Specimens With a Tilted Notch
  117. Effects of Weld Strength Heterogeneity on Crack Driving Force in Stress and Strain Based Design Scenarios
  118. On the use of digital image correlation for slip measurement during coupon scale fretting fatigue experiments
  119. Optimal Make-Up Torque for Trapezoidal Threaded Connections Subjected to Combined Axial Tension and Internal Pressure Loading
  120. Instrumented indentation for determination of full range stress-strain curves
  121. Influence of notch orientation on ductile tearing in SENT specimens
  122. R-curve evaluation of pipeline girth welds using advanced measurement techniques
  123. Review on the possible tool materials for friction stir welding of steel plates
  124. Advanced characterization of heterogeneous arc welds using micro tensile tests and a two-stage strain hardening (‘UGent’) model
  125. J-integral analysis of heterogeneous mismatched girth welds in clamped single-edge notched tension specimens
  126. Study on the definition of equivalent plastic strain under non-associated flow rule for finite element formulation
  127. Digital image correlation as a tool for three-dimensional strain analysis in human tendon tissue
  128. Validating numerically predicted make-up of threaded connections using digital image correlation and infrared monitoring
  129. Design of a fretting fatigue test rig with compliant springs
  130. An evolutionary anisotropic model for sheet metals based on non-associated flow rule approach
  131. Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Heterogeneous Welds: Validation of a Weld Homogenisation Approach
  132. Effects of pipe steel heterogeneity on the tensile strain capacity of a flawed pipeline girth weld
  133. Evaluation and interpretation of ductile crack extension in SENT specimens using unloading compliance technique
  134. Global collapse and J integral analysis for inner-diameter defected curved plates in tension
  135. Weld Strength Mismatch in Strain Based Flaw Assessment: Which Definition to Use?
  136. Determination of CTOD resistance curves in side-grooved Single-Edge Notched Tensile specimens using full field deformation measurements
  137. Evaluation of anisotropic constitutive models: Mixed anisotropic hardening and non-associated flow rule approach
  138. Effect of Make-Up on the Structural Performance of Standard Buttress Connections Subjected to Tensile Loading
  139. Framework for Key Influences on Tensile Strain Capacity of Flawed Girth Welds
  140. Evolution of anisotropy of sheet metals during plastic deformation
  141. Combined numerical-experimental framework for strain based design and flaw assessment of girth welds
  142. Considerations in selecting laboratory scale test specimens for evaluation of fracture toughness
  143. Latest developments in mechanical properties and metallurgical features of high strength line pipe steels
  144. Parametric finite element model for spiral welded pipes sections loaded in tension
  145. Residual strain-induced birefringent FBGs for multi-axial strain monitoring of CFRP composite laminates
  146. Sensitivity of Plastic Response of Defective Pipeline Girth Welds to the Stress-Strain Behavior of Base and Weld Metal
  147. The Influence of Connection Geometry on the Fatigue Life of National Pipe Thread Threaded Pipe Couplings
  148. Curved Wide Plate Testing With Advanced Instrumentation and Interpretation
  149. Comparison of Pipeline Girth Weld Defect Acceptance at the Onset of Yielding According to CSA Z662 and EPRG Guidelines
  150. Pressure Correction Factor for Strain Capacity Predictions Based on Curved Wide Plate Testing
  151. Weld Strength Mismatch in Strain Based Flaw Assessment: Which Definition to Use?
  152. Investigation of strain measurements in (curved) wide plate specimens using digital image correlation and finite element analysis
  153. Parametric finite element model for large scale tension tests on flawed pipeline girth welds
  154. Full-range stress–strain behaviour of contemporary pipeline steels: Part I. Model description
  155. Full-range stress–strain behaviour of contemporary pipeline steels: Part II. Estimation of model parameters
  156. Evaluation of Associated and Non-Associated Flow Metal Plasticity; Application for DC06 Deep Drawing Steel
  157. Resonant Bending Fatigue Test Setup for Pipes With Optical Displacement Measuring System
  158. Characterization of Melting and Solidification Phenomena in Electromagnetic Punching of Aluminum Tubes
  159. Experimental validation of a numerically determined multi-axial strain transfer from CFRP-laminates to embedded Bragg sensors
  160. Development of an analytical reference stress equation for inner-diameter defected curved plates in tension
  161. A generic stress–strain model for metallic materials with two-stage strain hardening behaviour
  162. Evaluation of fatigue crack propagation in a threaded pipe connection using an optical dynamic 3D displacement analysis technique
  163. Multiphysics Fully-Coupled Modelling of the Electromagnetic Compression of Steel Tubes
  164. Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Threaded Pipe Couplings
  165. Finite Element Analysis of Influence of Material Anisotropy on the Springback of Advanced High Strength Steel
  166. Sensitivity of Plastic Response of Defective Pipeline Girth Welds to the Stress-Strain Behavior of Base and Weld Metal
  167. Multi-axial strain transfer from laminated CFRP composites to embedded Bragg sensor: I. Parametric study
  168. Multi-axial strain transfer from laminated CFRP composites to embedded Bragg sensor: II. Experimental validation
  169. Experimental determination of the fatigue life of modified threaded pipe couplings
  170. Determination of Full Range Stress-Strain Behavior of Pipeline Steels Using Tensile Characteristics
  171. Fatigue Life Improvement of Threaded Pipe Couplings
  172. Pipe Resonant Bending Fatigue Test Setup With Optical Measurement System
  173. Nonlinear Contact Analysis of Different API Line Pipe Coupling Modifications
  174. Investigation of Pipe Strain Measurements in a Curved Wide Plate Specimen
  175. Limit Load and Reference Stress for Curved Wide Plates
  176. Benchmarking the response of Bragg gratings written in micro-structured and bow tie fiber embedded in composites
  177. Response of FBGs in Microstructured and Bow Tie Fibers Embedded in Laminated Composite
  178. Numerical and experimental study of the fatigue of threaded pipe couplings
  179. Fiber Bragg gratings in microstructured optical fibers for stress monitoring
  180. Parameter optimisation for automatic pipeline girth welding using a new friction welding method
  181. Non-Linear Contact Analysis of an API Line Pipe Coupling
  182. Transversal Load Sensing With Fiber Bragg Gratings in Microstructured Optical Fibers
  183. Strain Monitoring of FRP Elements Using an Embedded Fibre Optic Sensor
  184. Strain Monitoring of FRP Elements Using an Embedded Fibre Optic Sensor
  185. Online Wear Monitoring of Polymer Matrix Composites
  186. A Relation between Laboratory and Full-Scale Testing of Polyester/Polyester Composites under Static and Dynamic Load
  187. Frictional Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyester under Different Loads
  188. A Combination of Mathematical Morphology and Thermal Analysis of Wear Debris Explaining Polymer Sliding Mechanisms
  189. Atomic Force Microscopy of Sintered and Thermoplastic Polyimide Surfaces after Macroscopic Wear Tests
  190. Acoustic Emission as Analyzing Tool for Wear Mechanisms of Composite Materials
  191. A Combination of Mathematical Morphology and Thermal Analysis of Wear Debris Explaining Polymer Sliding Mechanisms
  192. Feasibility study of an embedded multi-axial fibre Bragg grating sensor
  193. Testing of a Prestressed Concrete Girder to Study the Enhanced Performance of Monitoring by Integrating Optical Fiber Sensors
  194. Online Wear Monitoring of Polymer Matrix Composites
  195. A Relation between Laboratory and Full-Scale Testing of Polyester/Polyester Composites under Static and Dynamic Load
  196. Frictional Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyester under Different Loads
  197. Atomic Force Microscopy of Sintered and Thermoplastic Polyimide Surfaces after Macroscopic Wear Tests
  198. Acoustic Emission as Analyzing Tool for Wear Mechanisms of Composite Materials
  199. Three-dimensional strain and temperature monitoring of composite laminates
  200. Development of Defect Interaction Criteria for Pipeline Girth Welds Subjected to Plastic Collapse Conditions
  201. Fiber Optic Sensing System for Discriminating Multi-Axial Strain Components in Composite Elements
  202. Measuring Ground Anchor Forces of a Quay Wall with Bragg Sensors
  203. Fitness-for-Purpose Assessment of Misaligned Welds
  204. Effect of Material Properties on the Plastic Straining Capacity of Defective Welds
  205. Prediction of the Tolerable Defect Size for Strain Based Design
  206. The Interaction of Weld Defects under Plastic Collapse
  207. The Interaction of Weld Defects under Plastic Collapse
  208. Prediction of the Tolerable Defect Size for Strain Based Design
  209. Fitness-for-Purpose Assessment of Misaligned Welds
  210. Effect of Material Properties on the Plastic Straining Capacity of Defective Welds
  211. Failure of a large ball bearing of a dockside crane
  212. Effect of Pipe and Weld Metal Post-Yield Characteristics on Plastic Straining Capacity of Axially Loaded Pipelines
  213. Speckle-shear interferometry with increased sensitivity
  214. Feasibility of integrated optical fibre sensors for condition monitoring of composite structures. Part II: Combination of Bragg-sensors and acoustic emission detection
  215. Weld Metal Test Performance Requirements: A Critical Appraisal of Future Needs
  216. Optical measurement of target displacement and velocity in bird strike simulation experiments
  217. Monitoring of a Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridge with Fiber Optical Bragg Grating Sensors
  218. Application of optical fibre sensors for monitoring civil engineering structures
  219. Monitoring of fibre reinforced composites with embedded optical fibre Bragg sensors, with application to filament wound pressure vessels
  220. Monitoring of Composite Structural Elements With Embedded Optical Fibre Bragg Sensors