International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 9 Issue 1

Finite element prediction of stress transfer in h-BN sheet nanocomposites

Konstantinos Spanos, Androniki Tsiamaki, Nicolaos Anifantis

The purpose of this paper is to implement a micromechanical hybrid finite element approach in order to investigate the stress transfer behavior of composites reinforced with…

Fluid flow modeling of a four-stage damping adjustable shock absorber and its experimental research

Erming Ding, Fangwei Xie, Heng Dai, Qingsong Gao, Jin Zhang, Yixian Feng, Hongtuo Liu

In order to improve the ride comfort of vehicle suspension, this paper first proposed a shock absorber with four-stage adjustable damping forces. The purpose of this paper is to…

Effect of air chamber and oil properties on damping characteristics of single-tube pneumatic shock absorber

Hongtuo Liu, Fangwei Xie, Kai Zhang, Xinxing Zhang, Jin Zhang, Cuntang Wang, Hao Li

The shock absorber is an important component of vehicle suspension that attenuates the vehicle vibration. Its running state directly affects the performance of the vehicle…

A survey of hysteresis energy distribution and lateral displacement in steel buildings with CCB brace at internal and external frames

Hadi Faghihmaleki, Gholamreza Abdollahzadeh, Hedieh Esmaili

The purpose of this paper is to study the method of hysteresis energy distribution and maximum relative lateral displacement in buildings’ stories, under the influence of scaled…

Prediction of fatigue limit improvement in needle peened welded joints containing crack-like defects

Ryutaro Fueki, Koji Takahashi

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the acceptable defect size amax after needle peening (NP) and predict the fatigue limit improvement through the use of NP for an…

Theoretical and experimental research on the pressure response characteristics of cartridge electromagnetic relief valve

Kaiyu Dai, Fangwei Xie, Qingsong Gao, Desheng Zhang, Erming Ding, Xinjian Guo

The purpose of this paper is to study the pressure response characteristics of the cartridge electromagnetic relief valve, which offers the problems caused by low pressure…

Experimental determination of fire degradation kinetic for an aeronautical polymer composite material

Nathan Grange, Pietro Tadini, Khaled Chetehouna, Nicolas Gascoin, Guillaume Bouchez, Samuel Senave, Isabelle Reynaud

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the fire resistance of an innovative carbon-reinforced PEKK composite for aeronautical applications. To this end, thermal degradation…

Fracture analysis of a three-dimensional functionally graded beam

Victor Rizov

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a delamination fracture analysis of the three-dimensional functionally graded split cantilever beam (SCB) configuration.

Influence rules of geometric parameters on deformation of valve slices in valve-controlled adjustable damping shock absorber

Fangwei Xie, Erming Ding, Rui Xuan, Xinxing Zhang, Yixian Feng, Jie Zhu

The purpose of this paper is to study the influence rules of geometric parameters on deformation of valve slices.

Seismic resistance prediction of corroded S400 (BSt420) reinforcing bars

Charis Apostolopoulos, George Konstantopoulos, Konstantinos Koulouris

Structures in seismic areas, during their service lifetime, are subjected to numerous seismic loads that certainly affect their structural integrity. The degradation of these…