In this work, the phase-field approach to fracture is extended to model fatigue failure in high- and low-cycle regime. The fracture energy degradation due to the repeated externally applied loads is introduced as a function ...

To improve the robustness of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) in bolted joints, local metal-hybridization of the FRP laminate can be performed to obtain an FRP-based fiber metal laminate (FML) of increased bearing strength. ...

As a cost-effective hole production technique, friction drilling is widely used in industrial and automotive manufacturing. Compared with the traditional bolted connection, it enables the fastening of thin metal sheets and ...

Systematic validation of a deterministic finite element (FE) model updating procedure for damage assessment using a self-developed modular laboratory experiment. The measurement data is made available in open-access form.