| Cover | 1 |
| TOC | 3 |
| Z. Marciniak, D. Rozumek - Models of initiation fatigue crack paths proposed by Macha | 13 |
| F. Berto - Local approaches for the fracture assessment of notched components: the research work developed by Professor Paolo Lazzarin | 23 |
| N. R. Gates, A. Fatemi - Crack paths in smooth and precracked specimens subjected to multiaxial cyclic stressing | 39 |
| Y. Sumi - Fracture morphology and its evolution. A review on crack path stability and brittle fracture along butt-weld | 54 |
| R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, D. Scorza - Effect of fibre arrangement on the multiaxial fatigue of fibrous composites: a micromechanical computational model | 71 |
| D. Scorza, A. Carpinteri, G. Fortese, S. Vantadori, D. Ferretti, R. Brighenti - Investigation of Mode I fracture toughness of red Verona marble after thermal treatment | 81 |
| C. Ronchei, A. Carpinteri, G. Fortese, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, M. Kurek, T. Łagoda - Life estimation by varying the critical plane orientation in the modified Carpinteri-Spagnoli criterion | 86 |
| R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, N. Corbari - A unified approach for static and dynamic fracture failure in solids and granular materials by a particle method | 92 |
| I. Ivanova, J. Assih - Static and dynamic experimental study of strengthened reinforced short concrete corbel by using carbon fabrics, crack path in shear zone | 102 |
| C. Fischer, W. Fricke - Influence of local stress concentrations on the crack propagation in complex welded components | 111 |
| G. Meneghetti, B. Atzori, A. Campagnolo, F. Berto - A link between the peak stresses and the averaged strain energy density for cracks under mixed-mode (I+II) loading | 121 |
| L. Náhlík, K. Štegnerová, P. Hutař - Estimation of stepwise crack propagation in ceramic laminates with strong interfaces | 128 |
| R. D. Caligiuri - Critical crack path assessments in failure investigations | 137 |
| Y. Hos, M. Vormwaldl -Measurement and simulation of crack growth rate and direction under non-proportional loadings | 145 |
| J. Pokluda, T. Voijtek, A. Hohenwarter, R. Pippan -Effects of microstructure and crystallography on crack path and intrinsic resistance to shear-mode fatigue crack growth | 154 |
| L. P. Pook - Crack paths and the linear elastic analysis of cracked bodies | 162 |
| B. Žužek, M. Sedlaček, B. Podgornik - Effect of segregations on mechanical properties and crack propagation in spring steel | 172 |
| F. Berto - Crack initiation at V-notch tip subjected to in-plane mixed mode loading: An application of the fictitious notch rounding concept | 181 |
| P. Gallo, F. Berto - High temperature fatigue tests and crack growth in 40CrMoV13.9 notched components | 192 |
| A. Campagnolo, F. Berto, L. P. Pook - Three-dimensional effects on cracked discs and plates under nominal Mode III loading | 202 |
| A. Shanyavskiy - Crack path for run-out specimens in fatigue tests: is it belonging to high- or very-high-cycle fatigue regime? | 211 |
| P.O. Judt, A. Ricoeur - Crack path predictions and experiments in plane structures considering anisotropic properties and material interfaces | 220 |
| M. Ševčík, P. Hutař, A. P. Vassilopoulos, M. Shahverdi - Analytical model of asymmetrical Mixed-Mode Bending test of adhesively bonded GFRP joint | 228 |
| L. E. Kosteski, F. S. Soares, I. Iturrioz - Applications of lattice method in the simulation of crack path in heterogeneous materials | 238 |
| T.-T.-G. Vo, P. Martinuzzi, V.-X. Tran, N. McLachlan, A. Steer - Modelling 3D crack propagation in ageing graphite bricks of Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor power plant | 249 |
| Y. Nakai, D. Shiozawa, S. Kikuchi, K. Sato, T. Obama, T. Makino, Y. Neishi - In situ observation of rolling contact fatigue cracks by laminography using ultrabright synchrotron radiation | 258 |
| Yu.G. Matvienko, M.M. Semenova - The concept of the average stress in the fracture process zone for the search of the crack path | 267 |
| S. Kikuchi, T. Imai, H. Kubozono, Y. Nakai, A. Ueno, K. Ameyama - Evaluation of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with harmonic structure created by Mechanical Milling and Spark Plasma Sintering | 273 |
| K. Nambu, N. Egami - Influence of vacuum carburizing treatment on fatigue crack growth characteristic in DSG2 | 283 |
| B. Schramm, H.A. Richard - Crack propagation in fracture mechanical graded structures | 292 |
| G. Lesiuk, M. Szata - Kinetics of fatigue crack growth and crack paths in the old puddled steel after 100-years operating time | 302 |
| J. Saliba, A. Loukili, J.P. Regoin, D. Grégoire, L. Verdon, G. Pijaudier-Cabot - Experimental analysis of crack evolution in concrete by the acoustic emission technique | 312 |
| K. Tanaka, K. Oharada, D. Yamada, K. Shimizu - Fatigue crack propagation in short-fiber reinforced plastics | 321 |
| M. Kikuchi, Y. Wada, Y. Li - Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments | 330 |
| S. Henschel, L. Krüger - Effect of inhomogeneous distribution of non-metallic inclusions on crack path deflection in G42CrMo4 steel at different loading rate | 338 |
| T. Makino, Y. Neishi, D. Shiozawa, S. Kikuchi, S. Okada, K. Kajiwara, Y. Nakai - Effect of defect length on rolling contact fatigue crack propagation in high strength steel | 346 |
| P. Hess - Graphene as a model system for 2D fracture behavior of perfect and defective solids | 353 |
| A. Tajiri, Y. Uematsu, T. Kakiuchi, Y. Suzuki - Fatigue crack paths and properties in A356-T6 aluminum alloy microstructurally modified by friction stir processing under different conditions | 359 |
| S. Takaya, Y. Uematsu, T. Kakiuchi - EBSD-assisted fractographic analysis of crack paths in magnesium alloy | 367 |
| O. Ševeček, M. Kotoul, D. Leguillon, E. Martin, R. Bermejo - Understanding the edge crack phenomenon in ceramic laminates | 374 |
| S. Keck, M. Fulland - Investigation of crack paths in natural fibre-reinforced composites | 383 |
| E. Marcisz, D. Rozumek, Z. Marciniak - Influence of control parameters on the crack paths in the aluminum alloy 2024 under bending | 391 |
| L. Marsavina, E. Linul, T. Voiconi, D. M. Constantinescu, D. A. Apostol - On the crack path under mixed mode loadings on PUR foams | 399 |
| A. Satoh, M. Satoh, K. Yamada - Improvement of adhesion performance of mortar-repair interface with inducing crack path into repair | 409 |
| F. Iacoviello, V. Di Cocco - Degenerated graphite nodules influence on fatigue crack paths in a ferritic ductile cast iron | 418 |
| V. Di Cocco, F. Iacoviello, S. Natali, A. Brotzu - Fatigue crack micromechanisms in a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy with pseudo-elastic behavio | 427 |
| V. Oborin, M. Bannikov, O. Naimark, M. Sokovikov, D. Bilalov - Multiscale study of fracture in aluminum-magnesium alloy under fatigue and dynamic loading | 434 |
| M. Goto, K. Morita, J. Kitamura, T. Yamamoto, M. Baba, S.-z. Han, S. Kim - Growth behavior of fatigue cracks in ultrafine grained Cu smooth specimens with a small hole | 439 |
| A. Riemer, H. A. Richard, J.-P. Brüggemann, J.-N. Wesendahl - Fatigue crack growth in additive manufactured products | 449 |
| F. Curà, A. Mura, C. Rosso - Effect of centrifugal load on crack path in thin-rimmed and webbed gears | 459 |
| J. Bär, A. Vshivkov, O. Plekhov - Combined lock-in thermography and heat flow measurements for analysing heat dissipation during fatigue crack propagation | 468 |
| S. Henkel, E. Liebelt, H. Biermann, S. Ackermann, L. Zybell - Crack growth behavior of aluminum alloy 6061 T651 under uniaxial and biaxial planar testing condition | 478 |
| K.L. Yuan, Y.Sumi - Modelling of ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) of welded joints and its effect on fatigue strength | 488 |
| T. Itoh, M. Sakane, T. Morishita, H.Nakamura, M. Takanashi - Crack mode and life of Ti-6Al-4V under multiaxial low cycle fatigue | 499 |
| G. M. Domínguez Almaraz, E. Correa Gómez, J.C. Verduzco Juárez, J.L. Avila Ambriz - Crack initiation and propagation on the polymeric material ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), under ultrasonic fatigue testing | 510 |
| K. Nowak - Paths of interactive cracks in creep conditions | 519 |
| R. Citarella, V. Giannella, M. Lepore - DBEM crack propagation for nonlinear fracture problems | 526 |
| S. Ahmad, J. M. Tulliani, G. A. Ferro, R. A. Khushnood, L. Restuccia, P. Jagdale - Crack path and fracture surface modifications in cement composites | 536 |
| R. A. Khushnood, S, Ahmad, G, A, Ferro, L, Restuccia, J. M. Tulliani, P. Jagdale - Modified fracture properties of cement composites with nano/micro carbonized bagasse fibers | 546 |
| Q. Like, D. Jun, Y. Liqun -Meso-mechanics simulation analysis of microwave-assisted mineral liberation | 555 |
| R. Citarella, M. Perrella - Robust design of a polygonal shaft-hub coupling | 566 |
| J. He, P. Zhang, Q. Yin, K., H. Liu - Study of drilling muds on the anti-erosion property of a fluidic amplifier in directional drilling | 576 |
| X. Zhengbing, Z. Kefeng, D. Yanfeng, G. Fuwen - A comparative study on dynamic mechanical performance of concrete and rock | 586 |
| S. Ackermann, T. Lippmann, D. Kulawinski, S. Henkel, H. Biermann - Biaxial fatigue behavior of a powder metallurgical TRIP steel | 592 |
| Z. Jijun, M. Xiangqing -Defect detection of wire rope for oil well based on adaptive angle | 602 |
| Y. Li, K. Zhang, B. Liu, Z. Pan - On the decay of strength in Guilin red clay with cracks | 611 |
| C. Baron Saiz, T. Ingrassia, V. Nigrelli, V. Ricotta - Thermal stress analysis of different full and ventilated disc brakes | 620 |
| M. Scafidi, D. Cerniglia, T. Ingrassia - 2D size, position and shape definition of defects by B-scan image analysis | 634 |