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JournalISSN: 0309-3247

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 

SAGE Publishing
About: Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Finite element method & Stress (mechanics). It has an ISSN identifier of 0309-3247. Over the lifetime, 2348 publications have been published receiving 37150 citations.


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TL;DR: In this article, a method of non-destructively assessing the integrity of structures using measurements of the structural natural frequencies is described, where measurements made at a single point in the structure can be used to detect, locate and quantify damage.
Abstract: A method of non-destructively assessing the integrity of structures using measurements of the structural natural frequencies is described. It is shown how measurements made at a single point in the structure can be used to detect, locate and quantify damage. The scheme presented uses finite-element analysis, since this method may be used on any structure. The principle may, however, be used in conjunction with other mathematical techniques. Only one full analysis is required for each type of structure.Results are presented from tests on an aluminium plate and a cross-ply carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic plate. Excellent agreement is shown between the predicted and actual damage sites and a useful indication of the magnitude of the defect is obtained.

1,379 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a standard metal-to-metal adhesive-bonded lap joint is analyzed by a two-dimensional finite-element method and comparisons are made with previous analyses.
Abstract: Stresses in a standard metal-to-metal adhesive-bonded lap joint are analysed by a two-dimensional finite-element method and comparisons are made with previous analyses. Particular attention is paid to the stresses at the ends of the adhesive layer. Unlike previous work, which assumes the adhesive to have a square edge, the adhesive spew is treated as a triangular fillet. The highest stresses exist at the adherend corner within the spew. Linear elastic behaviour is assumed throughout.A rubber model is reported which confirms these results physically.Good agreement was also obtained between some practical results and the finite-element predictions.

507 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a simple model of the can is used to show that the plastic strains so produced may cause ratchetting or plastic cycling as the temperature gradient across the can wall cycles because of startup and shutdown of the reactor.
Abstract: A sealed reactor fuel can when subjected to sufficiently high thermal stresses in the presence of an internal pressure will yield plastically. A simple model of the can is used to show that the plastic strains so produced may cause ratchetting or plastic cycling as the temperature gradient across the can wall cycles because of startup and shutdown of the reactor. On the assumption that creep is negligible, approximate criteria are derived for the onset of ratchetting and plastic cycling, simple expressions are obtained for the plastic strains incurred by each cycle, and failure of the can due to the above mechanisms is discussed both for work-hardening and non-work-hardening material. Consideration is then given to the effect of stress relaxation due to creep when the mean temperature of the can is sufficiently high to cause complete relaxation of the thermal stress while the reactor is at power, creep being ignored while the reactor is shut down. Under these conditions, it is found that the crite...

402 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a fracture mechanics approach employing the concept of crack opening displacement for application to situations in which linear elastic fracture mechanics is invalidated by yielding is given, and the hypothesis of critical crack opening opening displacement to fracture has been examined experimentally using mild steel specimens of vastly differing dimensions.
Abstract: An introduction is given to the fracture mechanics approach employing the concept of crack opening displacement for application to situations in which linear elastic fracture mechanics is invalidated by yielding. The hypothesis of a critical crack opening displacement to fracture has been examined experimentally using mild steel specimens of vastly differing dimensions. Subsidiary experiments have been carried out to define the factors responsible for the apparent effect of absolute size on the results. A theoretical analysis simulates elastic-plastic conditions to give a relationship between applied stresses and strains, crack length, and crack opening displacement.

333 citations

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TL;DR: The theory of thermoelastic stress analysis is reviewed and the implications of some theoretical developments are assessed in this article, where available instrumentation is described and techniques available for separation of individual stress values are summarized.
Abstract: The theory of thermoelastic stress analysis is reviewed and the implications of some theoretical developments are assessed. Available instrumentation is described and techniques available for separation of individual stress values are summarized. The scope of the technique is illustrated with reference to a number of applications covering crack-tip stress studies, stress analysis and damage assessment in composite materials, and ‘field’ work on a traffic-loaded road bridge.

217 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202320
202235
202180
202026
201936
201863