1. A National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) research team has identified the mechanism by which microscopic fatigue cracks grow in metals, solving a half-century-old mystery. The team found ...

Fatigue crack growth and closure mechanisms are fundamental to understanding the durability of engineering structures subjected to cyclic loading. Over decades of research, scientists have ...

Recently, a research team led by Prof. NI Yong and Prof. HE Linghui from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) uncovered the propagation and toughening mechanism of tortuous crack ...

SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 109. Coordinated Sustainable Development in Coastal Areas: Environment and Economy (FALL 2020), pp. 159-166 (8 pages) Published By: Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc. In ...

Cracking is a natural, expected, and accepted behavior of concrete. However, cracks may affect the appearance, function, durability, service life, or more seriously, the structural integrity of the ...

How often have we been told not to crack our knuckles? The belief that cracking knuckles leads to arthritis is deeply embedded in popular culture. This notion has been perpetuated through generations, ...

An age-old urban legend that claims cracking one’s knuckles will lead to arthritis may be old in every middle school child’s repertoire, but a look at the scientific literature finds that there is ...