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A continuum damage mechanics model for fatigue and degradation of fiber reinforced materials

This engineering paper presents a mathematical model describing how fiber-reinforced materials degrade under repeated loading, using microplastic deformation as the driving mechanism for damage accumulation. It is a materials science study with no direct relevance to environmental plastic pollution or human health.

2020 Journal of Composite Materials 17 citations
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Durability Analysis of CFRP Adhesive Joints: A Study Based on Entropy Damage Modelling Using FEM

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it analyzes fatigue lifetime prediction methods for carbon fiber reinforced polymer adhesive joints using entropy-based damage models.

2023 Preprints.org 7 citations
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Thermo‐based fatigue life prediction: A review

Not relevant to microplastics — this review covers thermography-based methods for predicting the fatigue life of metals under cyclic stress, with no connection to plastic pollution or environmental health.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 13 citations
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Fatigue behaviour of load-bearing polymeric bone scaffolds: A review

This review examines how polymeric bone scaffolds used in tissue engineering perform under repeated mechanical stress, focusing on their fatigue behavior. While not directly about microplastics, the research is relevant because it explores how polymer materials break down under physical stress, which is similar to how plastic products degrade into microplastics in the environment. Understanding polymer fatigue helps explain why plastic materials fragment over time and contribute to micro- and nanoplastic pollution.

2023 Acta Biomaterialia 56 citations
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A Small-Deformation Rate-Independent Continuous-Flow Model for Elasto-Plastic Frames Allowing Rapid Fatigue Predictions in Metallic Structures

This engineering paper presents a computational model for predicting fatigue behavior in metal frame structures with localized plastic deformation. The study is focused on structural engineering and is unrelated to microplastic pollution research.

2023 International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 1 citations
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Comparison of Stress Concentration Factors Obtained by Different Methods

This paper is not about microplastics; it is an engineering study comparing methods for calculating stress concentration factors in structural components under tension loading.

2023 Applied Sciences 10 citations
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Change over Time in the Mechanical Properties of Geosynthetics Used in Coastal Protection in the South-Eastern Baltic

Researchers documented how geosynthetic materials used in a massive Baltic coastal protection structure in Svetlogorsk degrade over time, with changing elastic properties potentially making the installation a significant source of microplastic pollution.

2023 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8 citations
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Influence of hard phase size and spacing on the fatigue crack propagation in tool steels—Numerical simulation and experimental validation

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper investigates how carbide size and spacing in tool steel microstructures affects fatigue crack growth rate, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 6 citations
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Fatigue Failure of Adhesive Joints in Fiber-Reinforced Composite Material Under Step/Variable Amplitude Loading—A Critical Literature Review

This study is not about microplastics; it is a materials engineering review of fatigue failure mechanisms and damage accumulation models for fiber-reinforced polymer composite adhesive joints under variable-amplitude loading conditions.

2024 Journal of Composites Science 3 citations
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Numerical Simulation of Inelastic Cyclic Response of Hss Braces Upon Fracture

This structural engineering study modeled the fracture behavior of hollow steel braces used in earthquake-resistant building structures, simulating how they fail under cyclic loading. This is a civil engineering study with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2014 42 citations
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Research Progress on Fatigue Behavior and Life Prediction under Multiaxial Loading for Metals

This Chinese-language review summarizes research on fatigue damage and life prediction of metal structures under complex, multi-directional loading conditions. The research is focused on structural engineering and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Journal of Mechanical Engineering 7 citations
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The effects of mechanical degradation on the quasi static and dynamic stiffness of polyester yarns

Researchers examined how different levels of mechanical degradation affect the quasi-static and dynamic stiffness of polyester yarns used in offshore mooring ropes, providing data to better predict performance and failure of these critical marine structures.

2023 Engineering Solid Mechanics 7 citations
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Rapid estimation of fatigue limit for C45 steel by thermography and digital image correlation

This materials engineering study used thermography and digital image correlation to rapidly estimate the fatigue limit of steel, linking temperature and mechanical changes to the onset of microplastic deformation in metal. It is a mechanical engineering paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 16 citations
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Development of a Resilience Parameter for 3D-Printable Shape Memory Polymer Blends

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper develops a resilience parameter metric for evaluating shape memory polymer blends (PLA/SEBS, ABS/SEBS, PLA/TPU) fabricated via fused filament 3D printing for engineering applications.

2023 Materials 12 citations
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Decoupling plasticity- and damage-induced property changes by an elasto-plasticity framework coupled with a data-driven damage evolution model

Despite its title referencing plasticity and damage in materials, this paper studies how microscale void formation and dislocation movement in dual-phase steel affect its mechanical stiffness as it deforms — using "microplasticity" in its engineering sense, not in reference to plastic pollution. It examines the relative contributions of damage and work-hardening to stiffness loss in steel and is not relevant to microplastic contamination or human health.

2026 International Journal of Plasticity
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Determination of energy dissipation during cyclic loading and its use to predict fatigue life of metal alloys

This paper is not about microplastics — it develops a mathematical method for predicting the fatigue life of metal alloys from energy dissipation during cyclic loading.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 7 citations
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Comparative Physical–Mechanical Properties Assessment of Tailored Surface-Treated Carbon Fibres

This study compared surface treatment methods for carbon fibers used in composite materials to improve mechanical bonding strength. The research is focused on materials engineering and is not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2020 Materials 15 citations
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Damage evolution in AA2124/SiC metal matrix composites under tension with consecutive unloadings

This engineering study investigated how aluminum-silicon carbide metal matrix composites deform and accumulate damage under tensile loading. It is a materials science paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2020 Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 15 citations
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Dynamic load assessment of building structures

This engineering paper covers methods for testing building structures under dynamic loads, with applications in structural safety assessment. The paper is not related to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 E3S Web of Conferences
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Evaluation of Fracture Toughness Measurements Using Chevron-Notched Silicon and Tungsten Microcantilevers

Researchers evaluated methods for measuring the fracture toughness of small samples of tungsten, a brittle material used in nuclear applications. This is a materials engineering study with no relevance to environmental microplastics.

2019 JOM 19 citations
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Experimental Tests on Lightweight Cement Mortar and Concrete with Recycled Plastic Wastes

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it tests the mechanical properties of cement mortar and concrete incorporating recycled plastic waste granules as aggregate substitutes, a construction materials engineering study.

2023 Buildings 6 citations