Mechanisms of fatigue crack initiation and propagation in auxetic meta-biomaterials
Journal Paper
Kolkena HMA, Fontecha Garciab A, Du Plessis A, Meynen C, Rans CD, Scheys L, Mirzaali MJ, Zadpoor AA
Acta Biomaterialia. 138:398-409
2022
Accuracy of strain measurement systems on a non-isotropic material and its uncertainty on finite element analysis
Journal Paper
Alessandro Baldassarre, Juan Ocampo, Marcias Martinez, Calvin Rans
The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 56 (2), 76-95
2021
The influence of grit blasting and UV/Ozone treatments on Ti-Ti adhesive bonds and their durability after sol-gel and primer application
Journal Paper
Laura A. Ardila-Rodríguez, Bart Boshuizen, Calvin Rans, Johannes A. Poulis
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, vol. 104, 2021
2021
Fatigue crack growth of butt welded joints subjected to mixed mode loading and overloading
Journal Paper
I. Shakeri, A.R. Shahani, C.D. Rans
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 241 (2021)
2021
Modelling the variability and the anisotropic behaviour of crack growth in slm ti-6al-4v
Journal Paper
R Jones, C Rans, AP Iliopoulos, JG Michopoulos, N Phan, D Peng
Materials 14 (6), 1400
2021
Fatigue performance of auxetic meta-biomaterials
Journal Paper
HMA Kolken, AF Garcia, A Du Plessis, C Rans, MJ Mirzaali, AA Zadpoor
Acta Biomaterialia 126, 511-523
2021
The dangers of single-lap shear testing in understanding polymer composite welded joints
Journal Paper
IF Villegas, C Rans
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 379 (2203), 20200296
2021
Effect of surface morphology on the Ti-Ti adhesive bond performance of Ti6Al4V parts fabricated by selective laser melting
Journal Paper
LA Ardila-Rodríguez, C Rans, JA Poulis
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, IN PRESS (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2021.102918)
2021
Further studies into crack growth in additively manufactured materials
Journal Paper
Athanasios P Iliopoulos, Rhys Jones, John G Michopoulos, Nam Phan, Calvin Rans
Materials 2020, 13(10), 2223;
2020
Effect of residual stress redistribution and weld reinforcement geometry on fatigue crack growth of butt welded joints
Journal Paper
Amir Reza Shahani, Iman Shakeri, Calvin Rans
International Journal of Fatigue Volume 139, October 2020
2020
Fatigue crack growth of Al 5083-H111 subjected to mixed-mode loading
Journal Paper
Amir Reza Shahani, Iman Shakeri, Calvin David Rans
Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 42, Article number: 442 (2020)
2020
Evaluation of mode II fatigue disbonding using Central Cut Plies specimen and distributed strain sensing technology
Journal Paper
Fabricio N. Ribeiro , Marcias Martinez, & Calvin Rans
The Journal of Adhesion, 95(4):259-285
2019
On sequential ultrasonic spot welding as an alternative to mechanical fastening in thermoplastic composite assemblies: A study on single-column multi-row single-lap shear joints
Journal Paper
T Zhao, C Rans, IF Villegas, R Benedictus
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 120, 1-11
2019
Residual stress evaluation of adhesively bonded composite using central cut plies specimens
Journal Paper
Alessandro Baldassarre, Marcias Martinez & Calvin Rans
The Journal of Adhesion, DOI: 10.1080/00218464.2019.1598862
2019
Two engineering models for predicting the retardation of fatigue crack growth caused by mixed mode overload
Journal Paper
Amir Reza Shahani, Iman Shakeri, Calvin David Rans
International Journal of Fatigue, Volume 132, March 2020, 105378
2019
Fatigue performance of additively manufactured meta-biomaterials: the effects of topology and material type.
Journal Paper
SM Ahmadi, R Hedayati, Y Li, K Lietaert, N Tümer, A Fatemi, CD Rans, B Pouran, H Weinans, AA Zadpoor
Acta biomaterialia, 62:292-304;2018
2018
Analytical solutions for crack opening displacements of eccentric cracks in thin-walled metallic plates
Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
Thin-Walled Structures, 123:371–381;2018
2018
Theoretical analysis of fatigue failure in mechanically fastened Fibre Metal Laminate joints containing multiple cracks
Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
Engineering Failure Analysis, Volume 91, September 2018, Pages 151-164
2018
Isolated and modulated effects of topology and material type on the mechanical properties of additively manufactured porous biomaterials
Journal Paper
R.Hedayati, S.M.Ahmadi, K.Lietaert, B.Pouran, Y.Li, H.Weinans, C.D.Rans, A.A.Zadpoor
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Volume 79, March 2018, Pages 254-263
2018
Beyond the orthogonal: on the influence of build orientation on fatigue crack growth in SLM Ti-6Al-4V
Journal Paper
Calvin Rans, Jef Michielssen, Megan Walker, Wandong Wang, Ludmila ’t Hoen-Velterop
Internation Journal of Fatigue, Volume 116, November 2018, Pages 344-354
2018
Effects of applied stress ratio on the fatigue behavior of additively manufactured porous biomaterials under compressive loading
Journal Paper
Joep de Krijger, Calvin Rans, Brecht Van Hooreweder, Karel Lietaert, Behdad Pouran, Amir A Zadpoor
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 70:7-16,2017
2017
Mechanical behaviour of thermoplastic composites spot-welded and mechanically fastened joints: A preliminary comparison
Journal Paper
Tian Zhao, Genevieve Palardy, Irene Fernandez Villegas, Calvin Rans, Marcias Martinez, Rinze Benedictus
Composites Part B: Engineering, 112(1):224-234;2017
2017
Analytical prediction model for fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates with MSD scenario
Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
International Journal of Fatigue, 104:263-272;2017
2017
Analytical prediction model for non-symmetric fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates
Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
International Journal of Fatigue, 103:546-556;2017
2017
Prediction methodology for fatigue crack growth behaviour in Fibre Metal Laminates subjected to tension and pin loading
Journal Paper
Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Zhinan Zhang, Rinze Benedictus
Composite Structures, 182:176-182;2017
2017
Strain Monitoring using a Rayleigh Backscattering System for a Composite UAV Wing Instrumented with an Embedded Optical Fiber
Journal Paper
P. Martinez Bueno, M. Martinez, C.D. Rans, R. Benedictus
Advanced Materials Research, 1135:1-19; 2016.
2016
An experimental investigation into pin loading effects on fatigue crack growth in Fibre Metal Laminates
Journal Paper
Zhinan Zhanga, Wandong Wang, Calvin Rans, Rinze Benedictus
Procedia Structural Integrity, 2:3361-3368; 2016.
2016
Finite element modeling of fatigue in Fiber-Metal Laminates
Journal Paper
P.B. Woelke, M.P. Rutner, M.D. Shields, C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten
AIAA Journal, 53(8):2228-2236; 2015
2015
On the onset of the asymptotic stable fracture region in the Mode II fatigue delamination growth behaviour of composites
Journal Paper
C.D. Rans, J. Atkinson, C. Li
Journal of Composite Materials, 49(6):685-697; 2015
2015
Predicting the influence of discretely notched layers on Fatigue crack growth in fibre metal laminates
Journal Paper
W. Wang, C.D. Rans, R.C. Alderliesten, R. Benedictus
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 145:1-14; 2015
2015
