17th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics

BSSM 17th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics

Glasgow University Union, University of Glasgow, UK
Wednesday 30th August - Friday 1st September 2023

A programme as a pdf document is available to download here

Programme

Session 1.1a 
Testing of Large Scale Composite Structures I

Application of digital image correlation (DIC) to torsional tests of a 40m wind turbine blade 
D Langston, Y Mahadik, P Greaves, O Thomsen & T Macquart
University of Bristol, UK

Use of digital image correlation and machine learning for the optimal strain placement in a full scale composite tidal turbine blade
J McLoughlin, MJ Munko, MA Valdivia Camacho, F Cuthill & S Lopez Dubon
University of Edinburgh, UK

Progress in full-field data fusion from a complex CFRP aero structure 
G Olafsson & J Dulieu-Barton
University of Bristol, UK

Compensation of apparent strain data due to temperature gradients in a full-scale mechanical test of a composite tidal turbine blade
S Castellano, MA Valdivia Camacho, MJ Munko, F Cuthill, C OBradaigh, ED McCarthy & S Lopez Dubon
University of Edinburgh, UK

Session 1.1b
Soft Matter & Associated Devices

Programmable topographical surface enabled by the controllable formation of instability pattern
Z Qin, D Wang, X Chen & B Bin Xu
Northumbria University, UK

Unraveling the physics of the hygro- and hydro-expansion of paper: A multi-scale experimental study *
JPM Hoefnagels, NH Vonk, RHJ Peerlings & MGD Geers
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

A facile stratification-enabled emergent hyper-reflectivity in cholesteric liquid crystals
Q Wei, P Lv, Y Zhang, J Zhang, Z Qin, LT De Haan, J Chen, D Wang, BB Xu, DJ Broer, G Zhou, L Ding & W Zhao
Northumbria University, UK

Mechanics of Sliding Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Sustainable Energy Harvesting
C Kumar, K Laughtland, S Bairagi, N Gadegaard & DM Mulvihill
University of Glasgow, UK

Session 1.1c
Materials for Nuclear Applications I

Experimental Mechanics Challenges and Opportunities for Fusion Technology Validation*
L Fletcher
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Enabling microscale full-field strain mapping in fusion relevant materials
B Poole, D Lunt, A Marsh, C Hardie, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Full-field kinematic characterisation of fusion divertor armour under high heat flux conditions
A Tayeb, L Fletcher, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Modal analysis of fusion thermal-hydraulic systems using digital image correlation
A Marsh, L Fletcher, C Hamelin, M Gorley & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

Session 1.2a
Residual Stresses I

11:00 Reveal residual stress in laser-welded Eurofer-97 joint using neutron-based techniques *
B Zhu, N Leung, W Kockelmann, S Kabra, M Gorley, MJ Whiting, Y Wang & T Sui
University of Surrey, UK

11:20 Why the Slitting and Contour Methods Have Unusual Spatial Resolution Capabilities for Residual Stress Measurements
MB Prime
Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

11:40 A Neutron Diffraction Residual Stress Analysis of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Tubes *
E Salvati, A Tognan, V Luzin & DG Hattingh
University of Udine, Italy

12:00 A thermal-mechanical uncoupled simulation to model the effects of residual stress in a butt-welded Eurofer-97 joints tensile response
B Steel, B Zhu, X Song, H Zhang, Y Wang, M Whiting & T Sui
University of Surrey, UK

Session 1.2b
Biomaterials & Biomechanics I

11:00 The effect of substrate stiffness on astrocytes and leptomeningeal cells
A Greaney, M Abubaker, C McCarthy & JJE Mulvihill
University of Limerick, Ireland

11:20 Full-field strains in an intact and torn rotator cuff animal model using magnetic resonance imaging
CN Villacís Núñez, U Scheven, A Bedi & EM Arruda
University of Michigan, USA

11:40 An imaged-based methodology to quantify ultrasonic cell deformation
MC Ballard, A Marek & F Pierron
University of Southampton, UK

Session 1.2c
Testing of Composite Materials I: Characterisation

11:00 Using a high-resolution full-field measurement technique to study heterogeneous strain fields obtained during an off-axis test on T700GC/M21 unidirectional composite
D Tixier, B Blaysat, T Fourest, M Grédiac, B Langrand & T Jailin
Université Clermont-Auvergne, France

11:20 Full field imaging techniques for high fidelity testing of a structural subcomponent
R Cappello, T Laux, JS Callaghan, G Ólafsson, S Boyd, DA Crump, AF Robinson, OT Thomsen & JM Dulieu-Barton
University of Bristol, UK

11:40 Lay-up Effects on Open Hole Specimens Subjected to Cyclic Shear Loading Assessed Using Digital Image Correlation and Thermoelastic Stress Analysis *
C Bullock, T Laux, OT Thomsen, JM Dulieu-Barton
University of Bristol, UK

12:00 Characterising the In-plane Deformation Behaviour of a Unidirectional Non-Crimp Glass Fabric
KDHN Kahavite, ED McCarthy, M Zhang, C O’Bradaigh & P Harrison
University of Glasgow, UK

Plenary Session 
Benefits of Using Experimental Mechanics during Aircraft Product Development and Certification
Dr Eszter Szigeti & Dr Linden Harris, Airbus, UK

Session 1.3a
Materials Challenges for Ultrasonic Devices

14:00 Fabrication and Dynamic Characterisation of a Nitinol Langevin Transducer
Y Liu, M Hafezi & A Feeney
University of Glasgow, UK

14:20 The use of additive manufacturing to miniaturise a HIFU transducer
J Stevenson, S. Cochran & M Lucas
University of Glasgow, UK

14:40 Characterisation of a Lead-free Piezoceramic for Application in Power Ultrasonic Transducers
O Onanuga, N Fenu, S Fotouhi & M. Lucas
University of Glasgow, UK

15:00 Microscale Nitinol Hardness Measurements for Engineering Adaptive Ultrasonic Devices
M Hafezi & A Feeney
University of Glasgow, UK

Session 1.3b
Testing of Large Scale Composite Structures II

14:00 Using audio-data for anomaly detection in the fatigue test of a composite tidal turbine blade
MJ Munko, MA Valdivia Camacho, F Cuthill, C O’Bradaigh, & S Lopez Dubon
University of Edinburgh, UK

14:20 Integration of DIC into multi-measurement system to optimise full-scale wing testing
E Rolfe
Airbus, UK

14:40 Parasitic effects of load introduction points in full-scale composite tidal turbine blade tests
MA Valdivia Camacho, MJ Munko, F Cuthill, ED McCarthy, C O’Bradaigh, & S Lopez Dubon
University of Edinburgh, UK

15:00 Capturing the moment: Measurement of bending moment in rotor blade test specimens using Digital Image Correlation *
J Hiles
Leonardo Helicoptors, UK

Session 1.3c
Fatigue and Fracture I

14:00 Design of a Novel Test Apparatus for Multi-Sample Interrupted Dynamic Fracture Tests
BMB Sargent, CM Davies & PA Hooper
Imperial College London, UK

14:20 3D study of overload effects on fatigue crack growth through X-ray tomography and volume correlation
L. Sanciet-Munier, N Limodin, J-Y Buffière, J-F Witz, J Réthoré, M Coret, G Bahaj Filali, Y Gaillard, M Fleuriot, A Bonnin, G Lovric, A King, J Lachambre and A Weck
Université de Lille, France

14:40 Effects of Thickness and Varying a/W Ratios on Fatigue Crack Growth Rates at High ΔK for 316 H Stainless Steel
MMJ Gillet & CM Davies
Imperial College London, UK

15:00 Corrosion Behaviour of a Coated AZ31 Mg Alloy under Static and Cyclic Loading in Four Point Bending Tests
B Yavuzyegit, K Karali, R Bonithon, N Smith, P Shashkov & G Blunn
University of Portsmouth, UK

15:20 Refreshments – GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

Session 1.4a
Dynamic Behaviour of Materials I

15:40 A Method for Correcting Stress Wave Dispersion in Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Experiments
A Van Lerberghe, AD Barr, SD Clarke & SL Kerr
University of Sheffield, UK

16:00 From Quasi-Static to High Strain Rate In-Plane Torsion Experiments of Sheet Metal
V Grolleau, X Colon, B Galpin, CC Roth & D Mohr
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland

16:20 Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability Experiments at Multiple Scales to Isolate Strain Rate Dependence of Copper Strength Near 107 /sec, and the Elusive Strength Upturn
MB Prime, SJ Fensin, DR Jones, JW Dyer & DT Martinez
Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

16:40 Blast resistance of UHMW-PE Panels
R Curry, GS Langdon, LH Nguyen, A Daliri & H Bornstein
University of Sheffield, UK

Session 1.4b
Adhesive and welded joints

15:40 An impact loaded blister test for studying de-bonding
S Devi & V Parameswaran
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

16:00 Effect of Surface Roughness and Oxidation Treatment on Joint Strength between Aluminum Alloy and High-Density Polyethylene *
N Tada, T Uemori & . Sakamoto
Okayama University, Japan

16:20 Methodology for the Automated Spatial Mapping of Heterogeneous Elastoplastic Properties of Welded Joints
R Hamill, A Marek, A Harte & F Pierron
University of Southampton, UK

Session 1.4c
Materials for Nuclear Applications II

15:40 Development of Digital Image Correlation for mechanical testing at cryogenic temperatures
K Amjad, R Spencer, L Fletcher, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK

16:00 Fatigue Crack Tip Plasticity in Hydrogen Charged Reactor Steels
M. Weihrauch, M. Patel & EA Patterson
University of Liverpool, UK

16:20 Developing a DIC capability for measuring thermal and irradiation creep at multiple length scales on an ion beamline
D Lunt, B Poole, C Hardie, T Hughes, J Quinta da Fonseca, P Frankel, E Pickering, S de Moraes Shubeita, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), UK
University of Manchester, UK

Session 1.5a
Dynamic Behaviour of Materials II

17:00 Dynamic Constitutive Response of MAX Phase Ti3SiC2 Leveraging the Virtual Fields Method
A Westra, A Matejunas, L Fletcher, & L Lamberson
Colorado School of Mines, USA

17:20 An experimental and numerical investigation of additive manufactured and cast maraging steel targets under ballistic impact
M Edwards-Mowforth, M Costas, M Kristoffersen, T Børvik & F Teixeira-Dias
University of Edinburgh, UK

17:40 The role of friction in the microstructural evolution of alpha brass under oblique impact against steel
S Khan & S Karthikeyan
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India

Session 1.5b
Model Validation & Data Driven Testing

17:00 A common workflow for the validation of simulations using datasets from point and full-field measurement techniques
CA Middleton, WJR Christian, LR Wright, L Wright, EA Patterson
University of Liverpool, UK

17:20 Assessing the quality of full-field measurements of a plate subject to thermoacoustic loading
K Dvurecenska, EA Patterson & C McElvaney
University of Liverpool, UK

17.40 Integrating Virtual and Physical Test Data into the 3D CAD Environment within Structures Test
N Loftus & T Goff
Airbus UK and Dassault Systèmes UK

Session 1.5c
Materials for Nuclear Applications III

17:00 The role of irradiation, hydrides and precipitates on strain localisation in a zirconium alloy
RG Thomas, D Lunt, MD Atkinson, J Quinta da Fonseca & P Frankel
University of Manchester, UK

17:20 Mechanical testing techniques suitable for high temperature characterisation of irradiated nuclear graphite grades
MSL Jordan, A Cackett, J Dinsdale-Potter, TL Shaw, M Crelling & A Tzelepi
UK National Nuclear Laboratory, UK

17:40 High temperature strain mapping in graphite and MAX phase using synchrotron x-ray diffraction and radiography
M Williamson, R Whybrow, J Marrow, S Michalik & C Reinhard
University of Oxford, UK

18:00 Bus Departure for Conference Welcome Drinks Reception – Glasgow City Chambers (George Square, City Centre)
Drinks reception begins 18:45

Thursday 31st August 2023

08:30 Refreshments – GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

Debates Chamber
Session 2.1a
Chair: Dr Karthik Ram Ramakrishnan
Testing of Composite Materials I: Impact & Damage

09:00 Effect of waviness defects on impact damage in composite materials
EYH Chai, WC Wang & WJR Christian
University of Liverpool, UK

09:20 Low Velocity Impact Behaviour of Mechanochromic Sandwich Composites
A Tabatabaeian, B Campbell, P Harrison & M Fotouhi
University of Glasgow, UK

09:40 The Role of Indentation on Impact Damage in CFRPs
RA Brooks, J Liu, ZEC Hall, AM Joesbury & LT Harper
Imperial College London, UK

10:00 Digital image correlation approach for improving low-velocity impact tests on UHMWPE panels with nanofillers
HS Alabdouli, A Aziz, R Santiago, H Ramos, Z Guan, GS Langdon
Technology Innovation Institute, Masdar, UAE

Reading Room
Session 2.1b
Chair: Dr Mateusz Kopec
Metals and Microstructure

09:00 Going beyond necking: using surround DIC to extract true stress-strain curve from uniaxial tension experiments
B Jordon, V Grolleau & D Mohr
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland

09:20 In situ deformation observation via EBSD during high temperature tensile testing
S Krauß, H Bale & B Trodoff
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Germany

09:40 Advancing complex mechanics models: the continuum bond method, discrete slip plane model and minimum energy atomic deposition method *
JPM Hoefnagels, S Sperling, J Wijnen, S Karewar, G Clavier, MGD Geers & RHJ Peerlings
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

10:00 A multiscale experimental study of martensitic steel at high shear strains
PS Rao, A Youssef, K Ramaswamy, S Isavand, SB Leen & NP O’Dowd
University of Limerick, Ireland

Bridie Library
Session 2.1c
Chair: Dr Charchit Kumar
Soft Materials and Devices II

09:00 Understanding the dynamic response of soft materials in the ultrasonic range using the IBUS test
A Marek & F Pierron
University of Southampton, UK

09:20 Ultra-robust gel hybrids for epidermal bio-monitoring
B Bin Xu, D Wang, D Liu, X Han, X Liu, H Torun, Z Guo, S Duan, X He, X Zhang, B Xu & F Chen
Northumbria University, UK

09:40 Mechanical Characterisation of Soft Materials for EBUS-TBNA
LR Mkoh, S Bricknell, R Sayer, S Cochran & E Henderson
University of Glasgow, UK

10:00 A novel feature-based incremental digital image correlation method to measure large deformations of soft materials
S Prasad, D Kumar, S Kalra & A Khandelwal
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India

10:20 Exhibitor Introductions
Debates Chamber
Chair: Dr Hari Arora

10:40 Refreshments and EMex23 Exhibition
GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

Exhibitors
Alemnis AG, Asset Instruments Eng Ltd., Carl Zeiss Ltd., Correlated Solutions, Dantec Dynamics Ltd., Fidgeon Ltd., Imetrum, iPPT-Pan, LaVision UK, MatchID, Photonlines, Photo-sonics International, Shimadzu, Techni Measure Ltd., Vishay Measurement Group.

Debates Chamber
Session 2.2a
Chair: Dr Richard Curry
Dynamic Behaviour of Materials III

11:10 The transient behaviour of blast-loaded glass fibre reinforced epoxy sandwich panels with foam cores
GS Langdon, S Gabriel, CJ von Klemperer & SC Kim Yuen
University of Sheffield, UK

11:30 Method development for compression testing of synthetic ballistic gelatine
EL Clarke, RJ Curry, GS Langdon, SD Clarke and JP Tyler
University of Sheffield, UK

11:50 Characterisation of cohesive soils under high-strain rate via split Hopkinson pressure bar
OKS Li, SD Clarke & AD Barr
University of Sheffield, UK

Reading Room
Session 2.2b
Chair: Dr Geir Olafsson
Structural Health & Condition Monitoring

11:10 Structural health monitoring and model updating with distributed optic fiber measurements
S Farahbakhsh, M Poncelet & L Chamoin
Université Paris-Saclay, France

11.30 Utilising Machine Learning for Tool Condition Monitoring of Diamond-Coated Burrs with Acoustic Emission *
TH Jessel, C Byrne, M Eaton, R Pullin
Cardiff University, UK

11:50 Acoustic approaches for monitoring composite aerospace structures *
R Pullin, CA Featherston, MR Pearson, JP McCrory, MJ Eaton, M Naaman, B Fisher, S Grigg & F Almudaihesh
Cardiff University, UK

12:10 Acoustic emission monitoring during microcracking fracture testing of composites cycled to cryogenic temperatures
B Gittins, H Edwards, J Griffith & N Chandarana
University of Bristol, UK

Bridie Library
Session 2.2c
Chair: Dr Charchit Kumar
Nano & Micromechanical Testing

11:10 In situ Extreme Micromechanics – Recent Innovations and Prospects
N Randall, R Pero, R Widmer & JM Breguet
Alemnis AG, Switzerland

11:30 Evaluating the micro-mechanics and residual stresses generated in W/CuCrZr dissimilar joints used in fusion reactors
O. Mohamed, N Leung, B Zhu, Y. Wang, N Mantel, JH You, MJ Whiting & T Sui
University of Surrey, UK

11:50 In depth analysis of Zinc coatings using in-situ Nano tensile test with DIC and EBSD
D König, T Vermeij, F Maresca & J Hoefnagels
Technical University Eindhoven, Netherlands

12:10 High strain rates at high temperatures: new perspectives on the microplasticity of fused silica
RN Widmer, A Groetsch, G Kermouche, A Diaz, M Jain, R Ramachandramoorthy, L Pethö, & J Michler
Alemnis AG, Switzerland

12:30 Plenary Session
Debates Chamber
Chair: Prof Johan Hoefnagels
BSSM Best Paper in ‘Strain’ Fylde Prize for 2022

Craig M. Hamel, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
CM Hamel, KN Long & SLB Kramer (2022)
'Calibrating constitutive models with full-field data via physics informed neural networks’ Strain, Vol 59(2),
e12431.

13:00 Lunch and EMex23 Exhibition
GUU Dining Hall (Ground floor)
Exhibitor layout here

Exhibitors
Alemnis AG, Asset Instruments Eng Ltd., Carl Zeiss Ltd., Correlated Solutions, Dantec Dynamics Ltd., Fidgeon Ltd., Imetrum, iPPT-Pan, LaVision UK, MatchID, Photonlines, Photo-sonics International, Shimadzu, Techni Measure Ltd., Vishay Measurement Group.

14:00 Plenary Session
Debates Chamber
Chair: Dr Neha Chandarana
BSSM Young Stress Analyst Competition

1. Eric Yu Heng Chai, ‘Automating the Interpretation of Large Amounts of Composite Materials Test Data’
University of Liverpool, UK

2. Peihao Song, ‘Compression Behaviour of Short Glass Fibre Reinforced Polycarbonate Composite at Varying Rates during Large Strain Deformation’
University of Oxford, UK

3. Melissa Weirauch, ‘Investigating Fatigue Crack Propagation and Secondary Cracking using Thermoelastic Stress Analysis and Microscopy’
University of Liverpool, UK

15:10 Refreshments and EMex Exhibition
GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

Exhibitors
Alemnis AG, Asset Instruments Eng Ltd., Carl Zeiss Ltd., Correlated Solutions, Dantec Dynamics Ltd., Fidgeon Ltd., Imetrum, iPPT-Pan, LaVision UK, MatchID, Photonlines, Photo-sonics International, Shimadzu, Techni Measure Ltd., Vishay Measurement Group.

15:45 Plenary Session
Debates Chamber
Chair: Dr Hari Arora (Chair of the BSSM)
Tribute to the late Dr Eddie O’Brien (formally of Airbus & BSSM)
Dr Richard Burguete, National Physical Laboratory, UK

16:00 BSSM Measurements Lecture 2023
Grain Scale Strain Mapping of Deformation in Mg Alloys at Room and Elevated Temperatures by High Resolution Digital Image Correlation
Prof. Philip Withers FREng FRS, University of Manchester, UK

18:30 Pre-dinner Drinks Reception – The University Cloisters (Bute Hall), University of Glasgow (Main Quadrangles)

19:00 Chair’s Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony – Bute Hall, University of Glasgow (Main Quadrangles)

Friday 1st September 2023

08:30 Refreshments – GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

Debates Chamber
Session 3.1a
Chair: Dr Hari Arora
Biomechanics and Biomaterials II

09:00 Mechanical characterisation of lower limb vasculature in determining autograft suitability for peripheral arterial disease bypass surgeries
CM McCarthy, KL McKevitt, JM Allardyce, KD McGourty, FC Leahy, EG Kavanagh, A Moloney, MT Walsh & JJE Mulvihill
University of Limerick, Ireland

09:20 Comparison of the micro and macro mechanical properties of brain tissue phantoms
TJ Pritchard, R Van Loon & H Arora
Swansea University, UK

09:40 FE-based heterogeneous digital volume correlation to measure large deformations of breast’s soft tissues
T Lavigne, A Mazier, A Perney, SPA Bordas, F Hild & J Lengiewicz
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

10:00 Universal respiratory controller for novel insight into respiratory failure and mechanical ventilation
L Giron, S Sattar, T Pritchard, M Darcy, T van Loon & H Arora
Swansea University, UK

Reading Room
Session 3.1b
Chair: Dr Yevgen Gorash
Fatigue and Fracture II

09:00 Active chain density effect on the fatigue resistance of natural rubber
G Delahaye, SM Guillaume, J Rosselgong, B Ruellan, I Jeanneau & J-B Le Cam
University of Rennes, France

09:20 Determining the Fatigue Life of Seam-welded joints in Hot Finished Welded Rectangular Hollow Sections
PD Hanna & CM Davies
Imperial College London, UK

09:40 Investigating the effect of temperature on the fracture toughness properties of as-cast DP800 steel slabs
OD Taiwo, D Farrugia, CM Davies
Imperial College London, UK

Bridie Library
Session 3.1c
Chair: Dr Geir Olafsson
Testing of Composite Materials II: Failure & Damage

09:00 An experimental and numerical study on the thermal V-bending mechanism of fibre metal laminates
Q Lin, Z Guan & WJR Christian
University of Liverpool, UK

09:20 Using Thermoelastic Stress Analysis for Damage Quantification on CFRP laminates
RR Iglesias, G Olafsson, O Thomsen, J Dulieu-Barton
University of Bristol, UK

09:40 Multi-instrument Approach for Evaluating Damage in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites under Mode-I Loading Condition *
CO Senol, S Akgun, G Kilic, IE Tabrizi & M Yildiz
Sabanci University, Turkey

10:20 Refreshments – GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

10:40 Plenary Session – Debates Chamber
Chair: Dr Yevgen Gorash
Stress Relaxation and Distortion during Manufacturing of High Value Components
Dr Salah Rahimi, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, UK

Debates Chamber
Session 3.2a
Chair: Dr Dave Hollis
Optical and DIC Techniques

11:30 Meshfree Digital Image Correlation for Accurate Deformation Measurement
B Chen & S Coppieters
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

11:50 The impact of penalties over mechanical cracks
A Chabib, JF Witz, P Gosselet & V Magnier
Université de Lille, France

12:10 Correction Fields, a new approach to Improve Calibration of DIC systems
TH Siebert & B Wieneke
LaVision GmbH, Germany

12:30 Uncertainty of constitutive model parameters identified from heterogeneous DIC full-field measurements
A. Maček, B. Starman & M Halilovič
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Reading Room
Session 3.2b
Chair: Dr Catrin Davies
Fatigue & Fracture III

11:30 Influence of a microstructure gradient on crack propagation in railway axles
MA Faham, JF Witz, A Tandjaoui, J Hosdez and N Limodin
Université de Lille, France

11:50 Temperature effects on the fatigue lifetime reinforcement under non-relaxing torsion and comparison with non-relaxing tension loading
Y Mouslih, J-B. Le Cam, B Ruellan, I Jeanneau & F Canévet
University of Rennes, France

12:10 Experimental investigation of early strain localizations on polycrystalline α-Fe in cyclic loading
NN Prasad, AEl Bartali, J-F Witz, N Limodin & D Najjar
Université de Lille, France

12:30 Experimental Validation of a Single Z-Stent Spring for Stent-Graft Fatigue Analysis Models
A McBride, W Dempster, D Nash, C Maclean & A Boukis
University of Strathclyde, UK

Bridie Library
Session 3.2c
Chair: Prof Mike Prime
Residual Stresses II

11:30 Validation of the residual stress measurement for a Eurofer97 laser welded joint
D England, B Zhu, D Cox, MJ Whiting, H Zhang, Y Wang & T Sui 
University of Surrey, UK  

11:50 Experimental analysis of mechanical properties and microstructure on AlSi10Mg parts produced by means of Selective Laser Melting
H Zhang, AT Fry, P Woolliams & K Mingard
National Physical Laboratory, UK

12:10 Finer-scale residual stress characterisation in laser-welded Eurofer97 steel for fusion plant
B Zhu, N Leung, J Dluhoš, AJ London, M Gorley, MJ Whiting, Y Wang & T Sui
University of Surrey, UK

12:30 Effects of cyclic elastoplastic deformation on microstructure and residual stress of AISI 316L fabricated via Laser-Powder Bed Fusion
M Beltrami, M Pelegatti, F Sordetti, A Lanzutti, M Avdeev, V Luzin, M Leoni, F De Bona & E Salvati
University of Udine, Italy

12:50 Lunch – GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

Debates Chamber
Session 3.3a
Chair: Dr Ksenija Dvurecenska
Testing of Composite Materials IV: Characterisation

13:50 Identification of thermal properties and process parameters of quasi-isotropic CFRP under uniform in-plane conditions of induction heating 
A Samanis, JM Dulieu-Barton, JZ Jiang & DS Ivanov
University of Bristol, UK

14:10 Sequential Instabilities for Actuating Aerodynamic Surfaces
ED Wheatcroft, CJ McInnes, M O'Leary, R Ruiz Iglesias, RM Birgisson, A Biqai, J Lavazza, M Leeder, M Lillywhite, W Mahoney, J Rifai,  G Sancak, JM Uszko, A Williams, ML Longana, M Schenk, KR Ramakrishnan
University of Bristol, UK

14:30 A Study on the Effect of Concentric Fiber Layers on the Mechanical Properties of Onyx Reinforced with Continuous Fiberglass
N Naveed
University of Sunderland, UK

14:50 Comparing 3D Matrix Rich Zones in Ceramic Matrix Composites Using Orthogonal Decomposition
I Emami-Tabrizi, WJR Christian, C Przybyla & EA Patterson
University of Liverpool, UK

15:10 3D-Printing Liquid Crystal Polymers to replicate the Anisotropic Complexity of Wood *
C Houriet, V Damodaran, D Peeters, K Masania
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Reading Room
Session 3.3b
Chair: Dr Catrin Davies
Fatigue and Fracture IV: Fatigue of Steels

13:50 Ultrasonic fatigue testing of structural steel welded joints
A England, T Toumpis, & Y Gorash
University of Strathclyde, UK

14:10 Monitoring of fatigue damage development in as-received and exploited for 280 000 hours 10CrMo9-10 power engineering steel supported by Digital Image Correlation
M Kopec, A Brodecki & ZL Kowalewski
Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

14:30 Evaluation of Strain Rate Sensitivity in UFT Testing of Structural Steels
L Milne, Y Gorash, T Comlekci & D McKenzie
University of Strathclyde, UK

14:50 Comparing the Reliability of Structural Steel Welds using Ultrasonic Fatigue Testing
Y Gorash, T Comlekci, C Walker, J Kelly & L Milne
University of Strathclyde, UK

Bridie Library
Session 3.3c
Chair: Prof Fabrice Pierron
Materials Testing 2.0 & VFM

13:50 Mapping the elasto-plastic properties of a Cu-CuAl functionally-graded alloy using the Virtual Fields Method
FG Cunha, TG Santos, J Xavier & F Pierron
NOVO University of Lisbon, Portugal

14:10 Materials Testing 2.0 for Identifying the Orthotropic Stiffness Components of Cortical Bone
P Tavianatou, L Fletcher & F Pierron
University of Southampton, UK

14:30 From Materials Testing 1.0 to 2.0 for Fusion Materials
R Spencer, L Fletcher, M Gorley, C Hamelin & A Harte
UK Atomic Energy Authority, UK

14:50 On the validation of finite element models through stereo digital image correlation measurements in a bulge test
V Firouzbakht & F Pierron
MatchID NV, Belgium

15:30 Closing Plenary Session – Debates Chamber
Conference Chair: Dr Daniel Mulvihill & BSSM Chair Dr Hari Arora

Announcement of BSSM 18th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics 2024 – University of Liverpool
Conference Chair: Dr William Christian, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Tuesday 3rd – Thursday 5th September 2024

15:40 Refreshments & Conference Close – GUU Dining Hall (Ground Floor)

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