Influence of Hydrogen Content on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of ER5183 Wires by Yilong Han, Songbai Xue, Renli Fu, Lihao Lin, Zhongqiang Lin, Yinyin Pei, Huawei Sun

“…Moreover, higher hydrogen content in the ϕ5.2 mm welding wire will bring obvious changes in the fracture surface, which are internal cracks and micropores replacing the original uniform and compact dimples. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Shear Strength of Directly and Indirectly Loaded Flanged Recycled Self-Compacted Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams by Thamer Hussein Amer Alhussein, Jamal Abdul Samad Khudhair

“…It was observed that beams with higher RCA exhibited higher deflection, strain, and crack width. …”
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Study of Simulation Test in Inclusion Rockburst by Zhidong Wang, Liyun Li, Bingquan Liu, Chuang Han, Tianxiang Lan

“…The smaller the crack length, the greater the stress loading in failure, and the more the energy accumulated, the higher the fractal dimension of the fragments in failure. …”
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Multifractal Analysis and Compressive Strength Prediction for Concrete through Acoustic Emission Parameters by Zhiqiang Lv, Annan Jiang, Jiaxu Jin, Xiangfeng Lv

“…Acoustic emission (AE) can be applied to identify crack propagation and damage of materials and structures. …”
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Study on Dynamic Behavior and Energy Dissipation of Rock considering Initial Damage Effect by Aihong Lu, Jinhai Xu, Yu Xia, Lei Sun

“…The test results show that the dynamic stress-strain curve of rock specimens with initial damage can be roughly divided into compaction stage, elastic deformation stage, crack evolution stage, and strain-softening stage; the higher the initial damage degree of rock mass, the more significant the compaction stage. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Toughness of SFRC and Bond Behavior with Reinforcing Bars by Hongmei Zhang, Zizhao Tang, Jinguang Li, Zheming Hu, Qian Feng

“…Steel-fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) has the advantages of high strength, durability, and crack prevention ability. Studies on the compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural behavior of SFRC have been carried out by many researchers. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Glued-Laminated Timber with Different Assembly Patterns by Shan Gao, Man Xu, Nan Guo, Ying Zhang

“…The beam section assembled by the asymmetrical mixed-grade pattern retains the higher level of safety compared to those assembled by uniform-grade and symmetrical mixed-grade patterns. …”
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Enhancement of Fracture Toughness of NiTi Alloy by Controlling Grain Size Gradient by Kai Huang, Zhongzheng Deng, Hao Yin

“…Meanwhile, the locally non-uniform GS distribution leads to deviation and tortuosity of the crack path, increasing the critical fracture stress. …”
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Identifying fracture-controlled resonance modes for structural health monitoring: insights from Hunter Canyon Arch (Utah, USA) by G. Grechi, G. Grechi, J. R. Moore, M. E. McCreary, E. K. Jensen, S. Martino

“…An evolutionary crack damage model was then applied to simulate fracture propagation, confirming that only this higher mode is sensitive to structural damage resulting from fracture growth. …”
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Wear Properties of TiC-Reinforced Co50 Composite Coatings from Room Temperature to High Temperature by Nga Thi-Hong Pham, Van-Thuc Nguyen

“…With 30% TiC, the hardness obtains a higher hardness, but the surface appears to crack. …”
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Development of Natural Fiber Hybrid Composites Using Sugarcane Bagasse and Bamboo Charcoal for Automotive Thermal Insulation Materials by Fasika Abedom, S. Sakthivel, Daniel Asfaw, Bahiru Melese, Eshetu Solomon, S. Senthil Kumar

“…The fiber alignments, internal crack, and binding properties are checked by morphological test. …”
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Flexural Behaviour of RC Beams Strengthened with Prestressed CFRP NSM Tendon Using New Prestressing System by Woo-tai Jung, Jong-sup Park, Jae-yoon Kang, Moon-seoung Keum, Young-hwan Park

“…The experimental results show that the crack and yield loads increase with higher level of prestress, while the ductility tends to reduce, and the anchor plate should be installed within the effective depth ds to minimize the occurrence of shear-induced diagonal cracks. …”
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Energy Analysis on Dynamic Fragmentation Degree of Cemented Sand Specimens under Confining Pressure by Ying Xu, Jinjin Ge, Wei Huang

“…The results show that (1) the absorbed energy and incident energy were in a linear relationship and the proportion between them was relatively constant under confining pressure, and the absorbed energy had a quadratic relationship with the incident energy under zero confining pressure. (2) The fracture energy ratio increased with the increase in incident energy, the damage energy ratio decreased with the increase in incident energy, and the damage energy ratio were always higher than the fracture energy ratio under confining pressure. (3) The energy absorbed by the cemented sand specimens decreased sharply with the increase of confining pressure under the same incident wave energy conditions, and the reflected wave energy and transmitted wave energy increased. (4) When the incident wave energy was constant, the ratio of the energy causing surface fractures to the energy absorbed by the cemented sand specimens decreased sharply with the increase of confining pressure, while the energy causing crack growth and damage increased sharply. …”
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Study on Energy Dissipation Characteristics and Damage Law of Backfill under Cyclic Impact by Xianglong Li, Qinglian Zhou, Jianguo Wang, Wei Sun, Yongxin Yao, Yongbo Wu, Zhiping Zhang

“…Moreover, it was found that the mechanical properties of the filling body affect the whole combined specimen, and the dynamic strength of the combined specimen with the cement-sand ratio of 1 : 4 was higher than that of the cement-sand ratio of 1 : 6. …”
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Dynamic mechanical properties and failure mechanism of sustainable lightweight aggregate rubber concrete by Lin Chen, Fei Yang, Yehua Hong, Wanhui Feng, Xin Li

“…It is found that the elastic failure characteristics of rubber particles provide additional crack paths for the conical failure of artificial lightweight aggregate, enhancing the mortar's flexibility and dynamic energy dissipation capacity. …”
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Wear Resistance of B₄C-TiB₂ Ceramic Composite by Pavol Švec

“…Transgranular fracture with pullout of the surface and micro-crack formation in the direction perpendicular to the wear direction was observed on the worn surfaces.…”
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Breaking Mechanism and Damage Evolution Rule of Ultra-High-Pressure Water Jet Impacting Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Jialiang Liu, Yuelong Chen, Yujie Zhu

“…In the affected area of steel fiber, due to the inhomogeneity in the contact area of steel fiber and concrete, the stress concentration in the contact area is produced, causing the formation of propagated crack along the steel fiber. And the steel fiber has an obstruction effect on the development of broken bodies on the upper and lower sides of steel fiber. …”
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PPV Criterion of a Rock Slope Imbedded with a Fault subjected to Blasting P-Waves by Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Ling Ji, Nan Jiang

“…The open-pit mining slopes continue to become higher and steeper with the continuous exploitation of near-surface mineral resources. …”
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Comparison of Sn-5Sb and Sn-10Sb Alloys in Tensile and Fatigue Properties Using Miniature Size Specimens by Tatsuya Kobayashi, Kyosuke Kobayashi, Kohei Mitsui, Ikuo Shohji

“…The tensile strength and 0.1% proof stress of Sn-10Sb are higher than those of Sn-5Sb at 25°C. Elongation of Sn-5Sb decreases with increasing the temperature except for a strain rate of 2 × 10−1 s−1, while Sn-10Sb increases with increasing temperature. …”
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Analysis of partial discharges in supporting insulators by D. A. Polyakov, K. I. Nikitin, N. A. Tereshchenko, A. S. Novoselov, Ya. P. Bilevich

“…The results of modeling the electric field show a high electric field intensity in a porcelain insulator with a slit and in an epoxy insulator with a crack. In these cases, the electric field in the air gap is higher than the electric strength of the air. …”
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