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Researcher

Kris Hectors

Awards & Distinctions

27 Results

2024

A finite element model of a steel truss bridge validated with controlled load test data

Kris HectorsLien SaelensJona BrackeHans De BackerWim De Waele

Development and validation of a train-bridge interaction model

Sharon DeceuninckWim De WaeleMia LoccufierHarikrishnan VenugopalKris Hectors

Neural network based fatigue lifetime prediction of metals subjected to block loading

Jelle PletsQuinten BouckaertBilal AhmedWim De WaeleKris Hectors

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE

2023

Data-driven lifetime assessment of a wing sail system

Mekete MebratuKris HectorsWim De Waele

Open-access experiment dataset for fatigue damage accumulation and life prediction models

Kris HectorsDennis VanspeybrouckJelle PletsQuinten BouckaertWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in METALS

Quantitative analysis of the correlation between geometric parameters of pits and stress concentration factors for a plate subject to uniaxial tensile stress

Farid Mehri SofianiS. ChaudhuriSeyed Ahmad ElahiKris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in THEORETICAL AND APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS

Stress intensity factor calculation for short cracks initiating from a semi-ellipsoidal pit

Hasan SaeedRobin VancoillieFarid Mehri SofianiKris HectorsWim De Waele

2022

An X-FEM based framework for 3D fatigue crack growth using a B-spline crack geometry description

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Fracture mechanics and hot spot stress‐based fatigue life calculation : case study for a crane runway girder

Kris HectorsSomsubhro ChaudhuriWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & STRUCTURES

Method for statistical evaluation of cumulative damage models applied to block loading

Kris HectorsTanja Van HeckeWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & STRUCTURES

Numerical tools for fatigue lifetime assessment of large-scale welded steel structures

Kris HectorsWim De WaeleHans De BackerMia Loccufier

2021

A multidimensional FEA approach for determination of hot spot stresses in offshore jacket structures

Kris HectorsHasan SaeedWim De Waele

An X-FEM fatigue crack simulation framework based on a B-spline crack description

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

Cumulative damage and life prediction models for high-cycle fatigue of metals : a review

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in METALS

Fatigue assessment of a steel truss bridge based on multi-dimensional finite element modelling

Kris HectorsHans De BackerLien SaelensWim De Waele

Fatigue life prediction of a crane girder : comparing hot spot stress and fracture mechanics approaches

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

Influence of weld geometry on stress concentration factor distributions in tubular joints

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIONAL STEEL RESEARCH

Stress concentration factors of multi-planar tubular KT-joints subjected to in-plane bending moments

Esmaeil ZavvarKris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in MARINE STRUCTURES

2020

A numerical framework for determination of stress concentration factor distributions in tubular joints

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCES

A numerical framework for fatigue assessment of tubular joints

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

A numerical framework for fatigue lifetime prediction of complex welded structures

Kris HectorsHans De BackerMia LoccufierWim De Waele

A2 Journal Article in FRATTURA ED INTEGRITÀ STRUTTURALE

Evaluation of fatigue crack propagation in steel ESET specimens subjected to variable load spectra

Wim De WaeleSven TroghSteven De TenderNahuel MiconeKris Hectors

Modeling nonlinear fatigue damage accumulation in a welded runway girder

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

2019

Comment on the paper entitled 'A new cumulative fatigue damage rule based on dynamic residual S-N curve and material memory concept' by Peng Z., Huang H., Zhou J. and Li Y. Published in Metals (2018; 8 (6): 456)

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

A1 Journal Article in METALS

Evaluation of the effect of weld geometry on stress concentration factors for offshore tubular joints

Kris HectorsWim De Waele

Fatigue lifetime prediction of complex welded structures

Kris HectorsWim De WaeleMia LoccufierHans De Backer

Fatigue lifetime prediction of complex welded structures

Kris HectorsWim De WaeleMia LoccufierHans De Backer