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Integrating Grain to Ground Motion Data for Critical Rock Bridge and Slope Failure Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Volume 50, Issue 16, Page 5891-5918, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Rock masses can fail catastrophically with little warning, yet their stability depends on hidden internal connections that channel forces and localise damage. Among these, rock bridges–a “known unknown” in slope mechanics–lock fractured rock and control how failure unfolds, but their concealed geometry and uncertain strength obscure where and ...
Antoinette Tordesillas   +5 more
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Comparison of Mesoscale Crack Advance and Process Zone Element Approaches for Simulating Ductile Crack Trajectories in Steel

open access: yesFatigue &Fracture of Engineering Materials &Structures, Volume 49, Issue 11, Page 4850-4862, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Rigorous application of continuum damage mechanics (CDM) models coupled with crack propagation schemes can predict crack branching or zigzag trajectories near the crack tip, even when the macroscopic crack growth is straight. This arises from oscillations in the local damage field and is consistent with experimental observations of ductile ...
Andrew Ziccarelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonwoven rCF/PA6 Thermoplastic Composites: Hybrid Commingled Fibers vs. Powder Impregnation—Effects on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

open access: yesPolymer Composites, Volume 47, Issue 19, Page 17076-17090, 10 October 2026.
Comparison of powder impregnation and hybrid commingled non‐wovens for PA6/rCF nonwoven composites. The two‐step powder route gives lower voids and higher properties, while the single‐step hybrid route is limited by precursor inhomogeneity and high void content.
Gaia Francesca Lupia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moisture Effects on the Dimensional Stability of Bistable Carbon/Epoxy Laminates

open access: yesPolymer Composites, Volume 47, Issue 19, Page 17449-17460, 10 October 2026.
Experimental and numerical approach for studying moisture effects on composite dimensional stability. ABSTRACT Bistable composite laminates are attractive because they can switch between two stable shapes without continuous energy input, enabling applications in morphing structures and energy harvesting devices.
Andrea Dei Sommi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of Tensile Behavior in Additively Manufactured Polymer Matrix Composites via an Integrated Analytical Approach

open access: yesPolymer Composites, Volume 47, Issue 19, Page 17501-17513, 10 October 2026.
Integrated analytical framework for tensile response of additively manufactured polymer composites, supported by experimental validation. ABSTRACT Additive manufacturing (AM) enables innovative product development through its material versatility and design freedom, further enhanced by advanced materials such as composites.
Ozgur Poyraz, Abas Abasov
wiley   +1 more source

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