Proceedings of the 14th Symposium on Experimental Stress Analysis and Materials Testing -- Preface, Committees and Sponsors -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Experimental Stress Analysis and Materials Testing -- Apparatus for Measuring Dynamic Bulk Compliance of Time-Dependant Materials -- Novel Testing Device for the Experimental Stress Concentration Analysis of Multilayer Textile Composites under In-Plane Compressive Load -- Cyclic Loading of Polyetheretherketone at High Tensile Stress Levels -- Considerations on the Necessity of Determining Principal Stresses and Directions for Analysis of Material Durability under Multiaxial Fatigue -- Steels as Materials for Sonotrode Tools -- Fatigue Response of the Hybrid Joints Obtained by Hot Spot Welding and Bonding Techniques -- Flexural Properties of Polyamides: Influence of Strain Rate, Friction and Moulding-Induced Anisotropy -- Measurement of Thermoplastics Tensile Proprieties Using Digital Image Correlation -- Evaluation of the Thermally Sprayed Cermet Coatings Adhesion by Scratch Test -- Deflection Determination of V-Beam Thermal Sensors Using Digital Image Correlation -- State of Stress Determination in a Water Drinker by Numerical and Experimental Methods -- Mechanical Behaviour of Nickel Based Amorphous Alloys during Tensile Test at Different Strain Rates -- Measurement and Analysis of Noise Generated in a Tram Rail Wheel Contact -- A Comparison of Composite Bars against Metallic Bars from the Mass per Unit Length Point of View -- Chapter 2: Analytical and Numerical Stress Analysis -- Effect of Exploitation Conditions and Flaw Geometry on the Load Carrying Capacity of Casing Pipes for Oil Drilling Rigs -- Estimation of Thermal Stress Intensity Factor in a Strip with Various Property Gradations Subjected to Thermal Shock.

Structural Solutions for Ship Hull Plates Strengthening, under Blast Loads -- A Special Pipe Support Analysis -- A Strength Calculation of a Nozzle Using Comparative Methods -- Buckling Behaviour of the Delaminated Sandwich Plates under Combined Loads -- Theoretical Meso-Model of Al2O3/ZrO2 Ceramic Response under Compression -- Cracked Pre-Stressed Elastic Composite Subjected by Sliding Forces I. Mathematical Modelling -- Creep Behaviour of a Thermoresistant Steel Working under Thermal Loads -- Fatigue Calculation of a Car Component Subjected to Random Vibrations -- Mathematical Aspects Regarding Cracks Behaviour in Wood Composites -- Stress Analysis of Hyperbaric Chambers of Different Geometries -- Stress and Displacements Analysis for Drilling Mast Elements Made of Rectangular Pipe under the Action of the Wind as a Hurricane -- Stress and Displacements Analysis for Drilling Mast Elements Made of Rectangular Pipe: The Overload Test Case -- The Effect of the Secondary Bending Moment on the Fracture Strength Evaluation of the Laser Welded Joints from a Web Core Sandwich Structure -- Study of Multiple Holes Influence on Theoretical Stress Concentration Coefficient in Case of Cylindrical Vessels -- Synthesis and Analysis of the Bellows Actuators -- Correlation between Numerical and Experimental Analysis Using Model Updating Techniques -- Chapter 3: Biomechanical Applications -- Ocular Thermography: Investigation on some Pathologies -- Modeling and Finite Element Analysis of the Human Knee Joint Affected by Osteoarthritis -- Calculation of Maximum Tensile and Shear Forces in Restorative Materials Using Finite Element Method -- Evaluation of Rearfoot Deformity Based on Instrumented Motion Analysis. Talus Valgus Case Study -- Influence of Acetabular Liner Design on Periprosthetic Pressures during Daily Activities.

Influence of the Sampling Rate on the Measurements of the Upper Limb Movements -- Stress Distribution in an Artificial Cruciate Ligament during the Gait Cycle -- Stress State Evaluation in Complete Denture by Electrical Resistance Strain Gage -- Clinical Outcomes after Chevron Procedure are Better than Pedobarographic Results -- Troughing after Scarf Osteotomy Leads to Minimal Gait Alterations -- First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis Modifies Plantar Pressures Distribution -- Determination of Young's Modulus of Hydroxyapatite Doped with Magnesium by Vibration Method -- Virtual Geometric Model of the Human Lower Limb -- Chapter 4: Civil Engineering Applications -- Vibrated Concrete vs. Self-Compacting Concrete: Comparison of Fracture Mechanics Properties -- Bending Performance of Concrete Beams Strengthened with Textile Reinforced Mortar TRM -- Dynamic Testing of a Reinforced Concrete Road Bridge -- Calibration of a Wooden Floor Calculation Model Based on the Experimentally Determined Dynamic Characteristics -- Experimental Case Studies on Clay Fired Bricks Compressive Strength -- Experimental Testing of a Base Isolated Model in Laboratory Conditions -- Influence of Cracks on Chloride Penetration in Mortar Specimens Subjected to Cyclic Treatment -- Mechanical and Dynamic Characteristics of Laminated Glass Sheets Used for Staircases -- On-Site Experimental Testing to Study the Vibration of Composite Floors -- Chapter 5: Mechanical Behavior of Cellular Materials -- Uniaxial Compression Tests of Metallic Foams: A Recipe -- Evaluation of Thermal Stresses in Sandwich Panels with Chiral Cellular Cores -- Energy - Absorption and Efficiency Diagrams of Rigid PUR Foams -- Analysis of Deformation Bands in Polyurethane Foams -- Experimental Determination of Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Foams Using Digital Image Correlation -- Keywords Index.

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