Abstract: The problem of the stress-field of an elliptic inhomogeneity that has debonded over an arc of its common boundary with a different elastic material is studied under plane-strain conditions. ...

Abstract: This paper describes the elastic field of an elliptic inhomogeneity that has debonded over an arc of its common boundary with a different elastic material in which it is embedded. Eshelby’s ...

Abstract: We consider the problem of determining the cross-sectional shape of a thin-walled cylinder of constant (unknown) wall thickness and given contour length that uses the least possible material to ...

Abstract: The flexural fatigue behavior of an ultrahigh performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) is investigated. This UHPFRC is a self-compacting and industrially competitive version of an earlier material developed by the ...

Abstract: The poor rolling/sliding wear performance of transformation toughened ceramics (TTC) such as partially stabilized zirconia (PSZ) is believed to be a result of the volume expansion accompanying ...

Abstract: Materials with negative Poisson ’s ratio are peculiar in that they expand laterally when stretched. Examples of such type of behavior have been discovered with foams by Lakes (1987); however, ...

Abstract: An improved regular lattice network model is developed and validated for fracture of concrete structures. The improvements pertain to the inclusion of the tension softening response of the matrix phase, and of the modelling ...