International Journal of Structural Integrity: Volume 4 Issue 2

Finite element simulation of a rollover protective structure

Tiago R. Cesa, Branca F. Oliveira

The purpose of this paper is to present a finite element simulation to validate the strength and energy absorption capacity of a rollover protective structure (ROPS) of…

Assessing the dynamic failure response of MEMS structures

Gilad Sharon, Rachel Oberc, Donald Barker

The development of micro‐electro‐mechanical systems (MEMS) for use in military and consumer electronics necessitates an analysis of MEMS component reliability. The understanding…

Interaction of two cracks in an orthotropic lamina subjected to uniaxial loading

Shashikant J. Joshi, Smita Manepatil

The determination of stress intensity factors (SIF) is of fundamental importance in prediction of brittle failure using linear elastic fracture mechanics. The presence of a crack…

On the application of the theory of critical distances to the structural integrity assessment of stress risers

Virginia Madrazo, Sergio Cicero, Isidro Carrascal

The purpose of this paper is to present and validate a methodology for the structural integrity assessment of components containing a variety of stress risers and subjected to…

Numerical and experimental study on buckling behaviour of multiple delaminated composite plates

Jayaram Mohanty, Shishir Kr. Sahu, Pravat Kr. Parhi

With the widespread use of the composites over other metallic materials in different fields of engineering, studies on damages of composite structures have assumed great…

Improvement of fatigue limit by shot peening for high‐tensile strength steel containing a crack in the stress concentration zone

Keiji Houjou, Koji Takahashi, Kotoji Ando

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of shot peening (SP) on the fatigue limit of high‐tensile‐strength steel containing a crack in the stress concentration zone.

Comparison between positive and negative bias stress on N‐channel VDMOSFET transistors

N. Abboud, R. Habch, Y. Cuminal, A. Foucaran, C. Salame

The purpose of this paper is to apply a negative gate bias stress in order to study instabilities of threshold voltage in N‐channel power vertical double‐diffused…

Tensile properties of corroded embedded steel bars B500c in concrete

Ch. Alk. Apostolopoulos, Vassilios Kappatos

The corrosion of reinforcing steel bars reduces significantly the life and durability of concrete structures. This critical concern causes great losses to the economy and…

Editorial

Chris A. Rodopoulos