Aleksandar Sedmak , Dorin Radu , Simon Sedmak , Mihajlo Arandjelovic
{"title":"Structural Integrity – Historical developments through millennia","authors":"Aleksandar Sedmak , Dorin Radu , Simon Sedmak , Mihajlo Arandjelovic","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this contribution, historical aspects through millennia of structural integrity development are presented, starting from the Great Pyramids in antient Egypt. Special attention is paid to the history of bridges, made of wood and stone in antient and medieval time, then from different kinds of iron and steel following the first Industrial revolution and finally by concrete, be it reinforced or pre-stresses, in modern times. The focus of this contribution is on bridges restoration, reconstruction and preservation as part of the world heritage. Two case studies are described, the old stone bridge in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and a historical iron bridge in Transylvania (Romania). In the second case structural integrity analysis was performed in the form of Engineering Critical Assessment, to provide a solution for retrofitting the historical riveted steel bridge. This paper is dedicated to the memory of Prof. Stojan Sedmak (1929-2014), one of the fathers of the fracture mechanics in Southeast Europe. Motivation for our research is the paper published 12 years ago on the significance and applicability of structural integrity assessment, Sedmak et al (2012), which was based on the presentation at the Tenth Meeting “New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture” (NT2F10) in Metz, France, 2010.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321624001707/pdf?md5=659d5adc7989ca9ca4cb6c5a47e3876d&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321624001707-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140309580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of a retrofit system to improve the seismic and energy performances of RC framed buildings","authors":"Gabriele Fichera , Veronica Guardo , Giuseppe Margani , Carola Tardo","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The need to renovate the existing building stock in earthquake-prone countries is now widely recognized. In this framework, this paper aims at investigating an innovative technology for the seismic, energy and architectural renovation of RC framed buildings. This technology combines the seismic resistance provided by steel trusses with the thermal performance of wood-based panels, which are both applied to the outer building envelope.</p><p>In this paper, the proposed system is applied to a pilot building located in the city of Bucharest, in Romania, to examine its effectiveness and replicability. The pilot building is a five-storey apartment block located in a suburban neighborhood of the city and representative of many coeval buildings in Bucharest that are energy-intensive and earthquakes-prone since they were built before the enforcement of effective seismic and energy efficiency standards.</p><p>The proposed retrofit methodology involves designing wood-based prefabricated panels and steel trusses according to criteria of structural strengthening and energy efficiency, standardization in manufacturing process, fast installation, and architectural integration. Furthermore, the parametric modeling in BIM environment of the above-mentioned components enables controlling their size, quantity, manufacturing, cost, and arrangement on the building façade to optimize the construction and installation processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321624001720/pdf?md5=e67572b77a7f55426d80b24bdfd123b2&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321624001720-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140309582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jéssica D. Bersch , Inês Flores-Colen , Angela B. Masuero , Denise Dal Molin
{"title":"An overview of the efficiency of anti-graffiti products in the context of climate change","authors":"Jéssica D. Bersch , Inês Flores-Colen , Angela B. Masuero , Denise Dal Molin","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Especially in urban environments, existing buildings are prone to anthropic hazards, such as unauthorized graffiti. Anti-graffiti products may protect surfaces against unwanted paints by acting as sacrificial, semi-permanent or permanent coatings. In addition, under the current climate change scenario, the preservation of the existing buildings is seeking sustainability and reducing maintenance energy and efforts. Therefore, the present study aims to discuss how anti-graffiti products and their related efficiency may be affected by the changing climate and how their performance and durability can present different scenarios. An overview is reported based on existing literature. Concerning the application of protective coatings on polluted environments, distinct anti-graffiti products can be differently affected by atmospheric pollutants, and the cleaning effectiveness of paints may be harmed. Furthermore, the cleaning and protective efficacy of anti-graffiti products may be affected by ageing, highlighting the importance of practical maintenance. The protective solutions’ choice is also fundamental within sustainable practices, pointing to the relevance of environmentally sustainable and low-invasive removal methods. The environmental and economic impacts of anti-graffiti products are closely related to their number of required cleaning cycles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321624001550/pdf?md5=5be68178b263bb5504fbfdac3040db6d&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321624001550-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140309663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical evaluation of the infill pattern upon mechanical proprieties of 3D printed materials","authors":"Laszlo Racz , Mircea Cristian Dudescu","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of the structure that is printed inside an object, known as infill pattern, on mechanical proprieties of ABS specimens was investigated in this paper. Numerous studies demonstrated that parts created with fused deposition molding (FDM) technology present inferior mechanical properties due to additional porosity and anisotropy caused by the nature of the manufacturing process. In this regard the influence of printing parameters may be analyzed for correct evaluation of mechanical behavior and material constants. The methodology proposed in this paper consists of a numerical simulation of the fused deposition moulding 3D printed specimen, identification of the real cross-sectional area and evaluation of the strain-stress curves of the materials. There are several infill pattern geometries, each with benefits and compromises between material usage, printing time or mechanical strength of the obtained part. The current paper analysed specimens with 100% density (infill rate) but having different infill patterns: grid 0°-90° and ±45°, triangular 60°, fast honeycomb, full honeycomb and wiggle. The results are showing the dependence of the specimen's E modulus with the infill pattern and comparison of the strain-stress curves drawn with full cross-section and numerically calculated ones.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245232162400177X/pdf?md5=ecde5ad678a536b59dd3e3dbec303240&pid=1-s2.0-S245232162400177X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140332776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A technique for estimation of cyclic stress-strain curves using an optical strain measurement and its application to additively manufactured AlSi10Mg","authors":"Radim Halama , Zbyněk Paška , Ajay Vignesh Natarajan , Jiří Hajnyš","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The article describes a new accelerated technique for estimation of cyclic stress-strain curves of cyclically stable materials based on a full-field measurement of strain during low-cycle testing on a large amplitude of loading. Any optical method suitable for capturing the strain contours on the curved part of the specimen during cyclic loading is applicable in the approach developed. In this study, the digital image correlation method is used to measure the deformation on the curved part of the specimen. The technique is presented on chosen results of low-cycle fatigue tests performed on AlSi10Mg printed with selective laser melting technology. Proportional loading cases were performed in tension-compression and pure torsion. The case of non-proportional loading was realized in the form of 90 degree out-of-phase tests. The stress-strain behavior is evaluated using a standard procedure and an accelerated technique with a good correlation for the three loading cases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321624001926/pdf?md5=636ed8c045212223618a9ec992dcf11c&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321624001926-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140332803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zbigniew Marciniak , Ricardo Branco , Wojciech Macek , Cândida Malça
{"title":"Fatigue behaviour of SLM maraging steel under variable-amplitude loading","authors":"Zbigniew Marciniak , Ricardo Branco , Wojciech Macek , Cândida Malça","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2024.02.047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>One of the most challenging issues for additive manufactured materials is fatigue endurance. Engineering components often operate under complex, variable amplitude loadings, in which existing technological imperfections promote fatigue cracks growth and damage of elements eventually. In this study the effects of different variable-amplitude strain levels on fatigue life, 18Ni300 steel was tested. The work presents various behaviours of the material depending on the load level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245232162400194X/pdf?md5=b10c0b61d2696e22f58f8ea9d8f9d308&pid=1-s2.0-S245232162400194X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140332805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FFT-based homogenisation for Thin Plate Structures","authors":"Haolin Li , Zahra Sharif Khodaei , M.H. Aliabadi","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.075","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper introduces an FFT-based homogenisation approach designed to mitigate the computational demands associated with conventional numerical methods for thin plate structures. The periodic Lippman-Schwinger is proposed equation as an approach to solve the governing equation of both Classical and First-order plate models in cell problems, achieving an explicit solution by Green's function obtained from the Fourier space. The paper provides comprehensive details on the developed method, its algorithmic implementation, and its potential application demonstrated through two case studies focused on complex plate structures. The findings reveal a significant alignment with the results derived from Finite Element Method (FEM), with an added advantage of marked time efficiency observed within the FFT-based approach.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321623007758/pdf?md5=65a186d51bc316d40fa3c52b4c2790b6&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321623007758-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139674464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Particle Shape Complexity Reduction for Estimation of Effective Elastic Properties of the Composite","authors":"Pascal Alexander Happ , Romana Piat","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The material development is an expensive process, especially considering composite materials as their microstructure can be very complex. Particle reinforced composites in particular can consist of particles with complicated shapes. Traditionally ellipsoid approximations are used to reduce shape complexity, which comes at the drawback of neglecting the influence of the particles shape onto the composite mechanical properties. The computational method as proposed in this work employs particle swarm optimization in combination with the FE method to create spherical equivalents, which reduces the complexity but also stores the particle shape information. The proposed method can minimize the development cost of new particle reinforced composite materials, while increasing the spectrum of evaluated material features.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321623007382/pdf?md5=014fb9fb26202e04783d91144999edae&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321623007382-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139674509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dita Puspitasari , Ahmad M. Anwar , Della S.G. Ananda , Ghullam Reza , Annisa Jusuf , Lia A.T.W. Asri
{"title":"Porous Sericin/PVA/Moringa oleifera Hydrogels: Physical Properties and Hyperelastic Model","authors":"Dita Puspitasari , Ahmad M. Anwar , Della S.G. Ananda , Ghullam Reza , Annisa Jusuf , Lia A.T.W. Asri","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>One method of treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), especially superficial and deep ulcers, is by using a wound scaffold in the form of a hydrogel. Sericin derived from silkworm cocoons is a promising hydrogel material candidate. Sericin protein is a part of silk that is rarely used but has the potential for biocompatibility, biological activities, and is easy to process. One of the drawbacks of sericin hydrogels is their lower mechanical properties. Therefore, sericin was composited with PVA through the freeze-thaw technique to obtain a hydrogel with good stability. Sericin/PVA hydrogel was prepared with variations in solution concentration and the ratio of PVA and sericin. It resulted in the hydrogel with interconnected pore structures. Hydrogel-based wound dressings are often chosen for the treatment of DFU in combination with herbal extract. <em>Moringa oleifera</em> leaves extract was embedded into sericin/PVA hydrogel as a substance to heal DFU. In this study, the morphological and structural properties of sericin/PVA hydrogels were evaluated. The micro-CT imaging analysis was done to confirm hydrogel structure and calculate its porosity percentage. The compression test and hyperelasticity validity test were done to validate the hyperelastic material model.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321623007394/pdf?md5=c7abb517ab499e450e7183143cc39cee&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321623007394-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139674510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recovery of Interlaminar Tensile Stresses in Curved Laminates Subject to Biaxial Flexure: The Case of an Elastically Induced Curvature Purposely Misaligned with the Principal Directions of Initial Curvature","authors":"Lorenzo Marchignoli , Enrico Bertocchi , Matteo Giacopini , Valerio Mangeruga","doi":"10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prostr.2023.12.054","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many literature contributions deal with the evaluation at FE post-processing stage of the interlaminar normal stress distribution in moderately thick single or doubly curved laminates subject to flexure, based on through-the-thickness equilibrium relations. Most of the contributions, however, discuss test cases in which the principal directions of the load-induced elastic curvatures are aligned with the principal directions of the initial curvature; this condition is not general. In the present work, a simple post-processing methodology for the recovery of the interlaminar tensile stress is presented.</p><p>The procedure retrieves the Interlaminar Tensile Stresses (ILTS) distribution in a doubly curved laminate modelled through common wise quadrilateral shell Finite Elements and is based on customary FE sub-model which inputs are the displacements and rotation calculated on the shell structure. At the moment the sub-model can't retrieves Interlaminar Shear Stresses but can be further enhanced to do it.</p><p>In this paper the methodology is successfully applied to an open thin walled profile in torsion test case, in which the principal directions of elastic curvature are strongly misaligned with the principal directions of initial curvature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":20518,"journal":{"name":"Procedia Structural Integrity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452321623007540/pdf?md5=d83ef724768515606c3f803a1aaf6110&pid=1-s2.0-S2452321623007540-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139674527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}