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Research Article
Coupons Cannot Certify Components: A Weakest-Link Analysis of Defect-Driven Strength and Design Allowables in Additively Manufactured Metal
Dr Mohammed Hasan Ali
pp. 1-10 Jan 14, 2026
additive manufacturing; weakest-link statistics; defect-driven failure; design allowables; size effect; extreme value statistics
Research Article
The Air Matters More Than the Fins: Operating-Point Dependence and Optimum Flatness in Air-Cooled Heat Sink Design
Abu-Shaikha, Ma’in
pp. 11-20 Mar 17, 2026
heat sink design; fin spacing optimisation; thermal resistance; pumping power; electronics cooling; systems design.
Research Article
How Much Damage Does the Stretch-Dominated Advantage Survive? Topology Selection for Lattice Structures Under Realistic Imperfections
Dr.Amarjeet
pp. 21-31 May 20, 2026
lattice structures; cellular materials; stretch-dominated topology; strut buckling; imperfection sensitivity; additive manufacturing.
Research Article
Redundancy Buys Less Than It Promises: Common-Cause Saturation and the Value of Proof Testing in Safety-Instrumented Architectures
Dr.Jayant Damodar Supe
pp. 32-41 Jun 29, 2026
functional safety; common-cause failure; redundancy; voting architectures; probability of failure on demand; systems engineering.
Research Article
Neither Rule Is Safe: Distribution Shape and Mean Shift in Tolerance Stack-Up Analysis
Mukund Kumar Pandey
pp. 42-52 Aug 18, 2026
tolerance analysis; stack-up; root sum of squares; process capability; mean shift; design for manufacture.