• The effect of crack insertion for FDM printed PLA materials on Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness 

      Valean, C; Marsavina, Liviu; Marghitas, M; Linul, E; Razavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad; Berto, Filippo; Brighenti, Roberto (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The paper presents mode I and II fracture toughness results for polylactic acid material obtained via fused deposition modeling. The tests were performed using Single Edge Notch Bend specimens loaded in four point bending: ...
    • Volume Free Strain Energy Density Method for Applications to Blunt V-Notches 

      Foti, Pietro; Razavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad; Marsavina, Liviu; Berto, Filippo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This work investigates the application of the strain energy density method to rounded V-notches under mode I loading conditions and to components without stress concentrators through finite element models that do not involve ...