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    A non-linear stress-strain relation endowed with fractional derivative elements

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    In this paper a non-linear stress-strain relation based on an integral formulation with a power-law kernel is proposed. This constitutive law is able to reproduce both the viscoelastic behavior and the inelastic irreversible phenomenon. It is shown how the proposed stress-strain law is capable to fit experimental data obtained from tensile tests on two kind of metal alloys. Such best-fitting procedure have shown the accuracy of the proposed model and its results are compared to other ones obtained with the aid of classical non-linear constitutive law

    An Innovative study of the debonding process for adhesively bonded interfaces under different loading conditions

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    The prediction of the interfacial failure mechanisms for adhesively bonded joints and composite structures is a well-known issue that has been studied both theoretically and/or numerically [1,2]. Small loads usually leave an adhesive junction bonded, where a jump of displacements is allowed due to the compliance of the interface. An increasing load, instead, can lead to adhesive breaks in one or more interface points where a crack starts and propagates along the interface, up to the complete detachment of the adherends. This work focuses on the development of a new theoretical approach to determine the debonding onset and propagation along weak interfaces under different loading conditions. The interfacial problem is addressed by means of the cohesive crack modeling, assuming a linear- elastic behavior for the adherends and concentrating all non-linearities at the interface. This means that interfaces are considered as an assemblage of two sublaminates partly bonded together by an elastic interface. Such interface can be modeled as a continuous distribution of elastic springs acting along the normal and/or tangential direction depending on the interfacial loading condition. This generalizes the idea suggested recently in [3] for a single mode-I debonding. The analytical predictions of crack advancement, length of the process zone, maximum load and load-deflection response, are compared to the numerical results as provided by a simple node- to-segment contact formulation. This is here generalized to handle cohesive forces along the normal and tangential directions, as employed in [4]. The very good agreement between analytical and numerical results confirms the accuracy of the theoretical proposed formulation

    I tunnel artificiali: una soluzione innovativa per attraversare antiche strade romane

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    I tunnel artificiali richiedono una delicata progettazione e una accurata costruzione, consentono di bypassare importanti infrastrutture recando il minimo disturbo. Trovano largo impiego in ambito ferroviario ma una recente applicazione, avvenuta a Taranto, ha consentito di evidenziare le potenzialità di queste opere grazie all'attraversamento di un'antica strada romana. In questo articolo si propone un focus sulla programmazione del varo e la procedura di calcolo del muro reggispinta
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