Fracture mechanics and fatigue analysis are essential to understanding the structural performance of real materials. Fracture mechanics is the study of complex stress fields around cracks to determine whether existing cracks are spreading or reversing. Fatigue analysis is the study of fracture behavior under repeated cyclic loads. 

This topic collection is aimed to emphasize the application of fracture mechanics to prevent fractures and fatigue failures in structures. The topics include stress analysis for crack members, resistance forces, fatigue crack initiation, and readiness for service.

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List of Publication

2026
Application of the DfT Methodology for the Design and Validation of Exoskeletons Used in Hand Rehabilitation for Patients with Cerebral Vascular Accident
Erick Chuquimamani, Edwin C. Calcina*, Yuri L. Silva, Daniela Ponte, and Erick Valdeiglesias Flores

Design and Evaluation of a Device for Reconstitution of Lyophilized Medications in the Hospital Setting
Franco Pareja Molina, Carlos Rodríguez Davila*, Erick Valdeiglesias Flores, Yuri L. Silva, and Daniela Ponte

Assessment of the Service Life of TE33A Series Locomotive Wheelset Components Using Statistical Analysis Methods
Amandyk Yelshibekov, Gabit Bakyt*, Galymzhan Ashirbayev, Toleu Balgabekov, Gulzhazira Khamitova, Nurbek Jakupov, Islam Adil, and Imangali Mikhtibek

Development of Ampoule Opener Machine Adapted to Hospital Environments Using Fused Deposition Modeling
Bruno Apaza Apaza, Anderson Giron Mamani*, Yuri L. Silva , Erick Valdeiglesias Flores, and Daniela Ponte

Static and Thermal Analysis Using the CFD-FEA Method of the Electronic Enclosure for an EOD Robot
Enrique G. Marin, Wilberth Huamani*, Yuri L. Silva, and Erick Valdeiglesias Flores

2025

Investigation of Critical Stress Intensity Factors for AISI 4340 and ASTM A533 Alloy Steels at Different Murakami Area Parameters
Azzam D. Hassan, Yahya Muhammed Ameen, M. A. Mohammed, and Raheem Al-Sabur*

The Procedure for Establishing the Permissible Speeds of Semi-Wagons

Seidulla Abdullayev, Natalya Tokmurzina-Kobernyak, Azamat Alpeisov, Arailym Tursynbayeva*, Assel Kurbenova, Aldabergen Bektilevov, and Daniyar Kerimkulov

Assessment of Dynamic Loads on a Railway Track from Open Wagons in a Worn Condition with an Increase in Axial Load

Seidulla Abdullayev, Gabit Bakyt*, Aliya Izbairova, Arailym Tursynbayeva, Assel Kurbenova, Sholpan Akhmetova, and Laila Sagatova

2022

Fatigue Testing of the Small Wind Turbine Blade

Karol Zawadzki, Anna Baszczyńska, Angela Fliszewska, Szymon Molenda, Jakub Bobrowski, and Michał Sikorski

2021
Gas Piping System Fatigue Life Estimation through Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV) Analysis
Mohd Fazril Irfan Ahmad Fuad, Muhammad Shalihan Mustafa, Ahmad Danial Zulhilmi Ahmad Nazari, and Zulkifli Abdul Rashid