Fracture prediction of solder joints using two-parameter fracture mechanics

S Mirmehdi, A Nourani, A Assempour - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Two-parameter fracture mechanics theory is a novel approach to investigate the fracture
behavior of solder joints. The present study showed that the single-parameter fracture …

Effect of thermal treatment on fracture behavior of solder joints at various strain rates: Comparison of cyclic and constant temperature

S Honarvar, A Nourani, M Karimi - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Fracture tests on Sn93Pb37 solder joints in a double cantilever beam (DCB)
configuration were performed at two different strain rates of 10− 5 and 0.03 s− 1 under mode …

Static assessment of the mixed-mode behaviour of three epoxy adhesives

M Costa, R Carbas, M Benedita, E Marques… - Engineering Fracture …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present work aims to obtain the full fracture envelopes of three different adhesives used
in the automotive industry by determining the fracture energy in in mode I, mode II and …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture load prediction of BGA solder joints: Cohesive zone modeling and experimental verification

A Nourani, S Akbari, JK Spelt - International Journal of Solids and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ball grid array (BGA) test vehicles, assembled in a standard surface mount technology
(SMT) line, were used to prepare fracture specimens in seven configurations in order to …

Main and interaction effects of manufacturing variables on microstructure and fracture of solder-copper connections

M Mohammadiamiri, A Nourani, GH Farrahi - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Finding the optimized set of manufacturing parameters to produce strong solder-copper
connections requires investigating the main and interaction effects of processing variables …

ANN prediction of mode I fracture energy in epoxy adhesive joints: Adherend, adhesive, and strain rate effects

M Abrishamian, A Nourani - International Journal of Adhesion and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this investigation, the mode I fracture behavior of an epoxy adhesive joint has been
investigated to probe the combined effects of adherend Young's modulus and thickness …

Predicting fracture of solder joints with different constraint factors

A Nourani, S Mirmehdi, G Farrahi… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens of 2.5‐mm‐long SAC305 solder joints were
prepared with thickness of copper adherends varying from 8 to 21 mm each. The specimens …

Effect of environmental conditions on fracture behavior of solder joints

S Honarvar, A Nourani, M Karimi - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2021 - Elsevier
Double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens were prepared according to standard surface
mount technology (SMT). The samples were stored inside an environmental chamber at two …

Obtaining strain-rate dependent traction-separation law parameters of epoxy adhesive joints and predicting fracture for dissimilar bonding adherends

I Darvishi, A Nourani - International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the mode I fracture behavior of double cantilever beam (DCB) epoxy
adhesive joints with similar adherends on the both sides (ie, aluminum-aluminum or copper …

Strain-rate dependent influence of adherend stiffness on fracture load prediction of BGA solder joints

A Nourani, S Akbari, G Farrahi, JK Spelt - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
Fracture experiments with ball grid array (BGA) specimens having different adherend
rigidities were performed under bending loads at intermediate strain rates (0.2–1 s− 1) and a …