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Each quadrennium, the International Congress on Fracture, ICF, the world’s premier professional society of researchers pursuing the understanding and causes of fracture to prevent fracture and damage progression in engineering materials and structures, recognizes select members for their outstanding contributions to this important field of research. The field of Fracture and Structural Integrity is relevant to Aerospace, Power Generation, Chemical Process, Biomedical, Structural Materials, Electronics, and Recreation industries and in Geophysics and engages researchers in several academic disciplines. Four gold medals, and one silver medal named after pioneers in the field of fracture are presented at its quadrennial conference. The selection of winners was made by a committee consisting of past medal recipients.

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A two-step multiaxial racetrack filter algorithm for non-proportional load histories

Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Hao Wu
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Pages 1-7

Crack initiation life in notched Ti-6Al-4V titanium bars under uniaxial and multiaxial fatigue: synthesis based on the averaged strain energy density approach

Giovanni Meneghetti, Alberto Campagnolo, Filippo Berto, Keisuke Tanaka
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Pages 8-15

Cracking directions in multiaxial low cycle fatigue at high and room temperatures

Masao Sakane, Takamoto Itoh
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Pages 16-23

Determination of the critical plane orientation depending on the fatigue curves for bending and torsion

Marta Kurek, Tadeusz ?agoda
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Pages 24-30

Effect of different environmental conditions on surface crack growth in aluminum alloys

V. Shlyannikov, R. Yarullin, I. Ishtyryakov
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Pages 31-39

Effect of spectral cross-correlation on multiaxial fatigue damage: simulations using the critical plane approach

Andrea Carpinteri, Andrea Spagnoli, Sabrina Vantadori
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Pages 40-44

Evaluation and visualization of multiaxial fatigue behavior under random non-proportional loading condition

Takahiro Morishita, Fumio Ogawa, Takamoto Itoh
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Pages 45-53

Evaluation of new multiaxial damage parameters on low carbon steel

A. S. Cruces, P. Lopez-Crespo, B. Moreno, A. Lopez-Moreno, S. Suman
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Pages 54-61

Influence of crack micro-roughness on the plasticity-induced fatigue propagation in high strength steel

J. Toribio, J.C. Matos, B. González
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PAges 62-65

Joined application of a multiaxial critical plane criterion and a strain energy density criterion in low-cycle fatigue

Andrea Carpinteri, Giovanni Fortese, Camilla Ronchei, Daniela Scorza, Sabrina Vantadori, Filippo Berto
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Pages 66-70

Multiaxial fatigue property of type 316 stainless steel using hollow cylinder specimen under combined pull loading and inner pressure

Takahiro Morishita, Yuta Takada, Takamoto Itoh
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Pages 71-78

Multiaxial fatigue strength of titanium alloys

Filippo Berto, Alberto Campagnolo, Torgeir Welo, Sabrina Vantadori, Andrea Carpinteri
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Pages 79-89

Notched multiaxial fatigue of Al7050-T7451: on the need for an equivalent process zone size

M.V.C Sá, J.L.A Ferreira, C.R.M da Silva, J.A. Araújo
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Pages 90-97

On the applicability of Miner’s rule for multiaxial fatigue life calculations under non-proportional load histories

Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Samuel Elias Ferreira, Hao Wu
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Pages 98-105

Prediction of fatigue crack initiation under biaxial loading

J.V. Sahadi, D. Nowell, R.J.H. Paynter
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Pages 106-113

Sharp three-dimensional notches under combined nominal normal and shear fatigue loading

M. Vormwald, E. Shams
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Pages 114-122

Simple criterion for predicting fatigue life under combined bending and torsion loading

K. Slámecka, J. Pokluda
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Pages 123-128

A model to quantify fatigue crack growth by cyclic damage accumulation calculated by strip-yield procedures

Samuel Elias Ferreira, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro
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Pages 129-138

Crack tip field in circumferentially-cracked round bar (CCRB) in tension affected by loss of axial symmetry

J. Toribio, B. González, J.C. Matos
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Pages 139-142

Crack tip strain evolution and crack closure during overload of a growing fatigue crack

De-Qiang Wang, Ming-Liang Zhu, Fu-Zhen Xuan
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Pages 143-148

Effect of numerical parameters on plastic CTOD

F.V. Antunes, R. Simoes, R. Branco, P. Prates
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Pages 149-156

Experimental evaluation of CTOD in constant amplitude fatigue crack growth from crack tip displacement fields

J.M. Vasco-Olmo, F.A. Diaz, F.V. Antunes, M.N. James
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Pages 157-165

Experimental methodology for the quantification of crack tip plastic zone and shape from the analysis of displacement fields

J.M. Vasco-Olmo, F.A. Diaz, M.N. James, C.J. Christopher, E.A. Patterson
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Pages 166-174

Fracture toughness of rough and frictional cracks emanating from a re-entrant corner

Andrea Carpinteri, Andrea Spagnoli, Michele Terzano, Sabrina Vantadori
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Pages 175-182

Impact of specific fracture energy investigated in front of the crack tip of three-point bending specimen

J. Klon, J. Sobek, L. Malíkova, S. Seitl
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Pages 183-190

Influence of forging conditions on the fatigue mechanisms of low alloy steels: a 3D study

Pablo Lorenzino, Jean-Yves Buffiere, Catherine Verdu
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Pages 191-196

Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation at the micro-scale

D. Nowell, K.I. Dragnevski, S.J. O’Connor
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Pages 197-202

Mid-thickness studies of the stress intensity factor in the bulk of bainitic steel

P. Lopez-Crespo, J. Vazquez-Peralta, C. Simpson, T. Buslaps, P. J. Withers
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Pages 203-210

Modelling of interfacial transition zone effect on resistance to crack propagation in fine-grained cement-based composites

H. Simonova, M. Vyhlidal, B. Kucharczykova, P. Bayer, Z. Kersner, L. Malikova, J. Klusak
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Pages 211-219

Gradient approach for the evaluation of the fatigue limit of welded structures under complex loading

Y. Nadot, D. Halm, F. Dal Cero Coelho
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Pages 220-226

On DIC measurements of DeltaKeff to verify if it is the FCG driving force

Julián Andrés Ortiz González, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Giancarlo Luis Gomez Gonzáles, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, José Luiz de França Freire
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Pages 227-235

On short cracks that depart from elastoplastic notch tips

Verônica Miquelin Machado, Jaime Tupiassú Pinho de Castro, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro
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Pages 236-244

On the connection between mode II and mode III effective thresholds in metals

Tomas Vojtek, Stanislav Zak, Jaroslav Pokluda
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Pages 245-251

On the use of length scale parameters to assess the static strength of notched 3D-printed PLA

Adnan A. Ahmed, Luca Susmel
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Pages 252-259

Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates

F. Berto, M.R. Ayatollahi, S. Vantadori, A. Carpinteri
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Pages 260-268

Stress Intensity Factor calculation from displacement fields

S. Beretta, L. Patriarca, S. Rabbolini
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Pages 269-276

Study of strain localizations in a polycrystalline medium in presence of a quasi-static crack

L. Patriarca, P.G. Luccarelli, S. Foletti
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Pages 277-284

The effect of creep damage formulation on crack tip fields, creep stress intensity factor and crack growth assessments

V. Shlyannikov, A. Tumanov
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Pages 285-292

The effect of residual stress on the nonsingular T-stresses

A.S. Chernyatin, Yu.G. Matvienko, I.A. Razumovsky
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Pages 293-298

The heat energy dissipated in a control volume to correlate the crack propagation rate in stainless steel specimens

G. Meneghetti, M. Ricotta
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Pages 299-306

The influence of crack tip shielding on fatigue crack propagation

Anghel Cernescu
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Pages 307-313

Variable mode-mixity during fatigue cycles – crack tip parameters determined from displacement fields measured by digital image correlation

Michael Vormwald, Yigiter Hos, José L.F. Freire, Giancarlo L.G. Gonzáles, Jorge G. Díaz
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Pages 314-322

Williams expansion-based approximation of the stress field in an Al 2024 body with a crack from optical measurements

S. Seitl, L. Malíkova, J. Sobek, P. Frantík, P. Lopez-Crespo
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Pages 323-331

Application of Leak-Before-Break concept in 316LN austenitic steel pipes welded using 316L

Gabriel Giannini de Cunto, Arnaldo Homobono Paes de Andrade, Waldemar Alfredo Monteiro
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Pages 332-338

Research on differences and correlation between tensile, compression and flexural moduli of cement stabilized macadam

Yi Yang, Jianlong Zheng, Songtao Lu
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Pages 339-349

An original method of direct calculation for the identification of the last hinge and the definition of the deformative state at collapse

Roberto Maria De Salvo
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Pages 350-355

Study on the effect of new type liquid accelerator on the performance of shotcrete

Luchen Zhang, Shuchen Li, Qin Yan, Lin Zhu
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Pages 356-368

Dependence of mechanical characteristics from composition and structure and optimization of mechanical fracture energy of polymer composite material based on high-molecular rubbers

E. Nurullaev, A. S. Ermilov, N. Yu. Lyubimova
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Pages 369-377

Residual welding stress of I-section members beyond the limits of width-thickness ratio

Zhiyuan Li, Zhiyun Zhao
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Pages 378-387

Carbon nano-tubes in improving the mechanical property of cement-based composite materials

Xu Wu, Li Dai
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Pages 388-395

Parametric study of the deformation of transversely isotropic discs under diametral compression

Christos F. Markides, Stavros K. Kourkoulis
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Pages 396-411

An experimental study on mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced concrete of energy piles

Songying Zhao, Lei Chen, Yan Fu
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Pages 412-423

Notched graphite under multiaxial loading

S.M.J. Razavi, M. Peron, J. Torgersen, F. Berto
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Pages 424-431

Effect of hot dip galvanization on the fatigue strength of steel bolted connections

S.M.J. Razavi, M. Peron, J. Torgersen, F. Berto, F. Mutignani
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Pages 432-439

40CrMoV13.9 notched specimens under multiaxial fatigue: an overview of recent results

S.M.J. Razavi, M. Peron, J. Torgersen, F. Berto, T. Welo
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Pages 440-446

Fatigue assessment of steel rollers by means of the local energy

F. Chebat, M. Cincera, S.M.J. Razavi, F. Berto, T. Welo
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Pages 447-455

Creep behavior of V-notched components

P. Gallo, S.M.J. Razavi, M. Peron, J. Torgersen, F. Berto
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Pages 456-463

V-notch tip subjected to in-plane mixed mode loading: overview of recent results and possible future outcomes

F. Berto
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Pages 464-474

Cracked components under anti-plane loading: recent outcomes and future developments

F. Berto
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Pages 475-483

Fracture toughness investigations of Al6061-Graphite particulate composite using compact specimens

Saleemsab Doddamani, Mohamed Kaleemulla
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Pages 484-490

Analysis of longitudinal cracked two-dimensional functionally graded beams exhibiting material non-linearity

Victor Rizov
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Pages 491-503

Four-point bending test on a middle strength rock: numerical and experimental investigations

Aria Mardalizad, Riccardo Scazzosi, Andrea Manes, Marco Giglio
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Pages 504-523

Dynamic debonding in layered structures: a coupled ALE-cohesive approach

Marco Francesco Funari, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti
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Pages 524-535

Acoustic Emissions versus Pressure Stimulated Currents during bending of restored marble epistyles: Preliminary results

Stavros K. Kourkoulis, Ioanna Dakanali, Ermioni D. Pasiou, Ilias Stavrakas, Dimos Triantis
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Pages 536-551

Regularities of fracture pattern formation in alumina ceramics subjected to dynamic indentation

E. Tolmacheva (Lyapunova), M. Davydova, V. Chudinov, S. Uvarov, O. Naimark, D. Zaytsev, P. Panfilov
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Pages 552-561