The model is calibrated with quantum mechanics data and is valid for high strains.
The methods and equations used in the present work for the analysis of the fracture mechanics data from the investigated ECT specimens is summarized in this section.
The aim of this study was to prove the efficacy of the LSF method in obtaining reliable respiratory mechanics data in two different ventilatory modes.
The basic fracture-mechanics data for these different joints in the two environments were measured, as well as the behaviour of single-lap joints.
In the stamping industry, there are certain needs to develop formability technology to process a great amount of (raw) mechanics data obtained from both experiment and mechanics calculation, especially in automotive body manufacturing.
The contact mechanics data generated from the FEM runs were used as training data to a statistical interpolator which estimated joint contact data for untested configurations of input variables.
Both the experimental compliance method and the virtual crack closure technique proved applicable for the interpretation of the fracture mechanics data of the structural joints examined, provided that stiffness degradation can be accurately described.
The applicability of fracture mechanics data to the prediction of fatigue failure in uncracked lap joints was assessed by attempting to predict fatigue thresholds in two types of lap joints at three different temperatures.
The effect of faulting on the development of fractures was assessed by a 3D finite element stress analysis that simulated paleostructural stress fields in the Middle Caledonian (the major fracture development period), using acoustic emission and rock mechanics data.
