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Fatigue Resistance of Fillet Welds of Traction Rod Brackets on a Locomotive Bogie Based on International Union of Railways Standards and Improvement Measures Adopted

This engineering study analyzed fatigue failure in fillet welds on locomotive bogie brackets and proposed manufacturing improvements to extend component life. The research is focused on mechanical engineering with no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2023 Applied Sciences 2 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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Influence of Weld-Porosity Defects on Fatigue Strength of AH36 Butt Joints Used in Ship Structures

This study tested the fatigue strength of welded steel joints with and without weld defects for use in ship structures. Durable, well-engineered ships are less likely to break up and release plastics that eventually become marine microplastics.

2021 Metals 6 citations
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Exploring the effect of complex hierarchic microstructure of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels on their high cycle fatigue behaviour

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper investigates high cycle fatigue behavior of quenched-and-partitioned martensitic stainless steels, exploring how their complex retained-austenite microstructure affects fatigue fracture performance.

2023 Materials & Design 14 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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Review on The Prediction of Residual Stress in Welded Steel Components

This review covers empirical, semi-empirical, and simulation-based methods for predicting residual stress in welded steel structures after manufacturing. It is a mechanical engineering paper with no connection to environmental microplastics or human health.

2020 Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print) 29 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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Exploring the effect of complex hierarchic microstructure of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels on their high cycle fatigue behaviour

This study examined the fatigue behavior of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels, finding that their complex microstructure affects how they fail under cyclic loading. This is a materials science paper with no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Exploring the effect of complex hierarchic microstructure of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels on their high cycle fatigue behaviour

This materials science study examined the fatigue behavior of quenched and partitioned martensitic stainless steels, finding improved strength-ductility balance. This is a metallurgy paper with no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Analysis of fatigue crack initiation in cyclic microplasticity regime

This engineering study analyzed how fatigue cracks begin in metals under cyclic loading, focusing on microscale stress and material defects. It is a materials science paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2019 International Journal of Fatigue 20 citations
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A quantitative residual stiffness model for carbon fiber reinforced polymer tendons

Not relevant to microplastics — this engineering study models residual stiffness degradation in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer tendons under fatigue loading, relevant to civil infrastructure but with no connection to microplastic research.

2024 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 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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The influence of microstructure on the fatigue crack growth rate in marine steels in the Paris Region

This study examined how internal microstructure affects fatigue crack growth in marine-grade steel under seawater and air conditions, identifying three crack-influencing phenomena. The research pertains to offshore structural integrity and is not directly related to microplastics or human health.

2020 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 20 citations
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Resistance of Heterogeneous Metal Compositions to Fracture under Dynamic and Cyclic Loads

This study examined how heterogeneous multilayer metal composites resist fracture under dynamic and cyclic loading, finding that layer boundaries retard crack propagation compared to homogeneous materials. The findings are relevant to materials engineering for durable structures, though not directly related to microplastic research.

2023 Metals
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On Microplasticity-induced Fatigue Fracture and its Relation to Entropy

Researchers investigated the relationship between microplasticity and fatigue fracture in steel specimens under axial cyclic loading, using fatigue testing machines to identify the stress cycle point at which microplastic deformation becomes detectable and analyzing its relationship to entropy production.

2024 Journal of Physics Conference Series
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Rapid Fatigue Limit Estimation of Metallic Materials Using Thermography-Based Approach

This paper is not about environmental microplastics; it uses the term "microplastic" in a materials science context to describe microscopic plastic deformation in metals during fatigue testing.

2023 Metals 8 citations
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A Review of Damage, Void Evolution, and Fatigue Life Prediction Models

This engineering review summarizes models for predicting how damage, voids, and fatigue cause materials such as metals and composites to fail over time. This materials science paper is not related to microplastic environmental contamination.

2021 Preprints.org 13 citations
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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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A review of fatigue crack growth for pipeline steels exposed to hydrogen

This review examines how exposure to pressurized hydrogen accelerates fatigue crack growth in pipeline steels, a concern for hydrogen energy transport infrastructure. This structural engineering study has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

2010 Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 126 citations
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Investigation of Fatigue Damage of Tempered Martensitic Steel during High Cycle Fatigue and Very High Cycle Fatigue Loading Using In Situ Monitoring by Scanning Electron Microscope and High‐Resolution Thermography

This study examined how fatigue damage develops in martensitic steel under high-cycle loading, finding that heat treatment conditions affect the material's failure mechanisms. The research is focused on materials engineering and has limited direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 steel research international 9 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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Experiments and Modeling of Fatigue Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Lithium Alloy

Researchers conducted experimental and computational studies of fatigue behavior in aluminum-lithium alloy welded joints. This is an aerospace materials engineering paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 20 citations
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Microplastic Strain Hysteresis Energy as a Criterion for Fatigue Fracture

This materials science paper proposes an energy-based fatigue failure criterion using microplastic strain hysteresis energy, developing a relation between stress amplitude and cycles to failure. 'Microplastic strain' refers to small-scale plastic deformation in metals during cyclic loading and has no connection to environmental plastic pollution.

1961 Journal of Basic Engineering 279 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