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Impact-oscillatory loading of variable intensity was applied to the VT23M high-strength sheet two-phase titanium alloy in liquid nitrogen. This was carried out to investigate the effect of this loading type on changes in the mechanical properties and structural condition of the alloy upon subsequent static tensioning at normal temperature. Dynamic non-equilibrium process (DNP) realized at a temperature of liquid nitrogen proved to be unable to impair the strength properties of the VT23M titanium alloy compared to room temperature; however, they caused a significant decrease in ductility (down to 16%). The impaired plastic properties of the alloy were shown to entail additional defects in the structural components of the alloy. The authors have found patterns of damage accumulation in the structural components of the alloy depending on the DNP parameters. They are in good agreement with the findings of the fractographic research.

In this paper, the mechanical properties of various zones of the welded joints of a heat-resistant steel 15Kh1M1F in different states (in the initial state, after an operation on the main steam piping of a thermal power plant (TPP) for 23 years) were determined, and the fracture surfaces were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. The effect of hydrogen electrolytic charging on mechanical behavior and fracture mechanism was also studied. The long-term operation of welds resulted in a higher degradation degree of the weld metal compared to the base one, indicated by the deterioration of mechanical properties: decrease in hardness, strength characteristics, and reduction in area, which was accompanied by an atypical increase in elongation at fracture. All studied zones of the operated welded joints were characterized by higher hydrogen content, 2.5-3 times higher than that in the initial state. Additional hydrogen charging of the weld joint metal led to a decrease in the strength and ductility characteristics, more significantly for the operated weld compared with the non-operated one. This justified the possibility of using short-term tests of hydrogenated WM in the air to assess the degree of its damage during operation on a steam piping.

The aim of this work was to numerically determine the influence of aerodynamic loads on the value of the resonant frequency of the compressor blade. The object of the research was the 1st stage compressor blade of the PZL-10W engine. As part of the research, analytical calculations of the resonance frequency were performed and compared with the literature ones (first, second, and third forms of forced vibrations). In the next step of the investigation, a computational model of the compressor stage (fluid domain and rotors) was built and FSI analysis was performed. This analysis was based on CFD modeling of the state of aerodynamic loads on the blade surfaces, and then these values were imported as external loads for the structural analysis, which was the basis for the modal analysis, in which the resonant frequency of the first three vibration modes was determined. As part of the analyzes, both the influence of aerodynamic loads and the rotational speed of the compressor rotor were verified. Thus, it was possible to evaluate the influence of both the rotational speed (and the arising centrifugal force) and the influence of the emerging aerodynamic load. The results obtained will allow for the assessment of the impact of the aforementioned operating conditions of the aircraft engine on the resonance frequency, which in turn may translate into the durability of critical components of the aircraft engine.

Within the framework of the concept of deformable solid mechanics, an analytical-numerical method to the problem of determining the mechanical fields in the composite structures with interphase ribbon-like deformable multilayered inhomogeneities under combined force and dislocation loading has been proposed. Based on the general relations of linear elasticity theory, a mathematical model of thin multilayered inclusion of finite width is constructed. The possibility of nonperfect contact along a part of the interface between the inclusion and the matrix, and between the layers of inclusion where surface energy or sliding with dry friction occurs, is envisaged. Based on the application of the theory of functions of a complex variable and the jump function method, the stress-strain field in the vicinity of the inclusion during its interaction with the concentrated forces and screw dislocations was calculated. The values of generalized stress intensity factors for the asymptotics of stress-strain fields in the vicinity of the ends of thin inhomogeneities are calculated, using which the stress concentration and local strength of the structure can be calculated. Several effects have been identified which can be used in designing the structure of layers and operation modes of such composites. The proposed method has shown its effectiveness for solving a whole class of problems of deformation and fracture of bodies with thin deformable inclusions of finite length and can be used for mathematical modeling of the mechanical effects of thin FGM heterogeneities in composites.

A method of computer modeling of a surface relief is proposed, and its efficiency and high accuracy are proven. The method is based on the mathematical model of surface microrelief, using titanium alloy Ti6Al4V subjected to processing with femtosecond pulses as an example. When modeling the examples of microrelief, changes in the shape of segments-cycles of the studied surface processes, which correspond to separate morphological formations, were taken into account. The proposed algorithms were realized in the form of a computer simulation program, which provides for a more accurate description of the geometry of the microrelief segments. It was proven that the new method significantly increases the efficiency of the analysis procedure and processing of signals that characterize self-organized relief formations.

Regularities of steel structure degradation of the "Novopskov-Aksay-Mozdok" gas main pipelines (Nevinnomysskaya CS) as well as the "Gorky-Center" pipelines (Gavrilovskaya CS) were studied. The revealed peculiarities of their degradation after long-term operation are suggested to be treated as a particular case of the damage accumulation classification (scheme) proposed by prof. H.M. Nykyforchyn. It is shown that the fracture surface consists of sections of ductile separation and localized zones of micro-spalling. The presence of the latter testifies to the hydrogen-induced embrittlement effect. However, the steels under investigation possess sufficiently high levels of the mechanical properties required for their further safe exploitation, both in terms of durability and cracking resistance.