The study seeks to investigate a failure of laminated composite structure subjected to a thermomechanical loading. Failure analysis of composite structures is an important design requirement. The stacking sequence of the structure investigated is res...
Road embankments along irrigation canals, constructed on soft Bangkok clay, have always been unstable. Numerous studies have shown that rapid drawdown of water level may be one of the main causes, while vehicle cyclic loading may also contribute to e...
In actual mining situations, the advancing speed of the working face is usually accelerated, which may affect the failure and seepage characteristics of gas-bearing coal, and may even induce dynamic disasters. In order to discover the effects of such...
The mechanical properties and failure characteristics of columnar jointed rock mass (CJRM) are significantly influenced by its irregular structure. Current research on CJRMs is mainly under static loading, which cannot meet the actual needs of engine...
The damage and fracture of coal is accompanied by a complex energy conversion process, and these different stages of energy evolution are closely related to coal failure. In this paper, an evolution model describing the behavior of coal failure was p...
This research is focused on the dynamic behavior and failure mechanisms of an ecologically vegetated bituminous mixture applied in a riverbank revetment model. The dynamic bearing capacity of the vegetated riparian slope was evaluated. The dynamic so...
The absence of sufficient knowledge of the heterogeneous damage behaviour of textile reinforced composites, especially under combined in-plane and out-of-plane loadings, requires the development of multi-scale experimental and numerical methods. In t...
In view of the problem that anchored bedding rock material is prone to instability and failure under impact loading in the process of deep coal mining, and taking the lower roadway of a deep 2424 coal working face in the Suncun coal mine as the engin...
The loading and the failure mode of metal hexagon bolt joints and metal counter-sunk bolt joints of C/C composites were investigated. The joints were tested for out-of-plane loading at two temperatures (600 °C and 800 °C). The failure morphol...
The fracture behavior of the disc specimens in the Brazilian test is closely related to the reliability and accuracy of the experimental results. To comprehensively investigate the effect of various loading methods and rock material types on the fail...
Deformation and fracture properties of structural materials are greatly influenced by the factors like applied load, state of stress, and temperature. A precise prediction of the material properties of stainless steel at elevated temperature is neces...
Global warming is becoming worse owing to carbon dioxide emissions around the world, and eco-friendly energy for reducing carbon dioxide emissions is gaining importance. Wind power plants are the most representative of the environmentally friendly en...
Hybrid bonded–bolted composite material interference connections significantly enhance the collaborative load-bearing capabilities of the adhesive layer and bolts, thus improving structural load-carrying capacity and fatigue life. So, these con...
A reliable finite element procedure to simulate shear-dominated ductile fractures in large-scale, thin-walled steel structures is still evolving primarily due to the challenges in determining the failure criterion of metal materials under complex str...
Reinforced concrete (RC) slabs are the main load-bearing member of engineering structures, which may be threatened by blast loading. Predicting and analyzing the damage condition and failure mode of RC slab is a necessary means to ensure structural s...
Most fatigue-loading research has concentrated on constant-amplitude tests, which seldom represent actual service conditions. Because of the significant time and expense associated with variable-amplitude experiments, researchers often employ block/s...
The instability of mine roadways is significantly influenced by the coupled effects of groundwater seepage and non-uniform loading. These interactions often induce localized plastic deformation and progressive failure, particularly in the roof and si...
Mechanical joints are commonly required in structures made of fiber metal laminate (FML), which pose a threat due to multi-site stress concentrations at rivet or bolt holes. Thus, for a reasonably designed FML joint, it is essential to characterize t...
Mastering the dynamic mechanical behaviors of pre-stressed fractured rocks under repeated impact loads is crucial for safety management in rock engineering. To achieve this, repeated impact loading experiments were performed on produced fractured sam...
The advancing speed of the coal mining face has a significant impact on the mining-induced stress and energy accumulation of the surrounding rock. To explain the influence mechanism from a mesoscopic perspective, this study conducted a uniaxial compr...
In this study, innovative enhancements of rectangular tube-type buckling-restrained braces are proposed to prevent bulging failure on the surface of the outer restrainer and validated experimentally. First, an inner restrainer composed of a bent plat...
The “method of overlap” replaces traditional welding to solve the problem of how the geosynthetic-encased stone column is limited by the welding frame during site construction, making the site construction simplified and economical, but i...
Early implant failure occurring within 1 year after implantation has been attributed to various factors. Particularly, early failure can lead to challenges in maintaining a full-arch prosthetic device, necessitating prompt intervention, including reo...
This paper focuses on the aramid fiber-reinforced polymer (AFRP) sheet bonding method to investigate the influences of the sheet volume and input impact energy on the failure modes of strengthened RC beams. The drop-weight impact loading tests were c...
The failure mechanism is the key problem for calculating the inclined failure loads adjacent to the undrained soil slope. Based on the undrained slip line field and boundary value problems, a new failure mechanism is proposed to evaluate the inclined...
Metal cylindrical shells are widely used to store and transport highly hazardous chemicals. The impact resistance of metal cylindrical shells under an explosive load is a concern for researchers. In this paper, an innovative failure criterion conside...
In underground engineering, the deformation of surrounding rock caused by “three heights and one disturbance” leads to the failure of grouted rockbolt systems, which causes huge economic losses to the mining industry. The research shows t...
Probabilistic failure risk analysis of aeroengine life-limited parts is of great significance for flight safety. Current probabilistic failure risk analysis uses equal amplitude load calculations for conservative estimation, avoiding inclusion of the...
To clarify the potential failure modes of reinforced concrete (RC) beams under impact and understand their impact resistance safety, a comprehensive study was conducted by focusing on the failure mode discrimination and failure probability of RC beam...
Multibolt composite joints are widely used in aircraft structures. The determination of the pin-load distribution among the bolts is a critical step in the failure prediction of bolted joints. In this paper, a two-dimensional model of the multibolt c...
This paper investigates the failure behavior and vulnerability of the containment structure (CS) under internal pressure according to different functional and structural failure criteria. Through nonlinear numerical analysis, the deformation of the s...
A reasonable definition of nodes load and capacity is essential for improving the robustness of scale-free networks against cascading failure, which has gained significant attention over recent years. This paper presents two methods for defining the...
Carbon fiber-reinforced composite stringers, which support aircraft skins in resisting tensile, compressive, and shear loads, are widely used in aircraft structures. These composite structures play a crucial role in enhancing the performance and safe...
The probability of accidents, including conductor breakage and tower collapse, for the transmission tower-line system significantly increases under combined ice and wind loads. The existing research on the failure probability of the tower-line system...
To explore the failure modes of high-Ni batteries under different axial loads, quasi-static compression and dynamic impact tests were carried out. The characteristics of voltage, load, and temperature of a battery cell with different states of charge...
In this work, a quantitative uncertainty estimation of the random distribution of the soil material properties to the probability density functions of the failure load and failure displacements of a shallow foundation loaded with an oblique load is p...
In recent years, glass has been a largely used material for load-bearing or non-structural components in buildings and constructions. For this reason, dedicated calculation methods and approaches are required for the major loading and boundary condit...
Coal mining often causes periodic disruption in the rock mass around the stope. The study of the deformation and failure characteristics of cyclic loading and unloading sandstone is very critical for gaining a thorough understanding of the mechanisms...
Background: Acromial Levy III fractures after inverse shoulder arthroplasty occur in up to 7% of patients. To date, it is not clear how these fractures should be treated as clinical outcomes remain unsatisfactory. The aim of this study was to evaluat...
Numerous floor water inrush (FWI) disasters have occurred during the roof weighting period in China. Therefore, to clarify why FWI accidents tend to cluster at a specific mining stage, a novel method for evaluating the failure depth of mining floors...
Successive failures in power transmission lines can cause cascading failures in the power grid, which may eventually affect large parts of the power grid and even cause the power grid system to go down. Collecting and transmitting primary equipment i...
For ensuring safety and efficiency during the construction of deep engineering, it is essential to explore the failure mode of the surrounding rock mass under dynamic disturbance and high geo-stress. We conducted true triaxial load tests for rock-lik...
Background and Objectives: The reduction of two-part oblique or spiral fractures of the distal femur using steel wire cerclage prior to plate osteosynthesis is a proven procedure. In addition to being useful in fracture reduction, wire cerclage was a...
It is unclear how zirconia dental crowns with different yttria compositions will perform clinically, and how they will compare with crowns made of glass-ceramics and polymers. The present objective was to determine failure loads of crowns and discs m...
Fatigue failure of carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) under cyclic loadings has attracted the attention of researchers recently. In this study, the entropy-based failure criterion is proposed to investigate the fatigue lifetime of unidirectiona...
The present study explores the failure and surface characteristics of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (GFRP). Stepwise loading was applied in this study to understand the multi-static loading effect on the laminates before final failure. The loading...
Rock is the main construction material of rock engineering, such as the engineering of mines and tunnels; in addition, its mechanical properties and failure laws are of great significance to the stability evaluation of rock engineering, especially un...
The aircraft landing gear system is vital in ensuring the aircraft’s functional completeness and operational safety. The mechanical structures of the landing gear must withstand significant operational forces, including repeated high-intensity...
This laboratory study aimed to evaluate the thermo-mechanical fatigue behavior and failure modes of monolithic and rapid-layer posterior single-crowns (SCs) supported by zirconia implants. Methods: 120 all-ceramic crowns supported by one-piece zircon...
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