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·    R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, A plasticity-like discontinuous F.E. approach for plain and fibre-reinforced brittle materials,  Int. J. Mech. of Adv. Mat. and Struct., 2012 (in press) (doi: 10.1080/15376494.2011.642938).

·  R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri and S. Vantadori, Fatigue life assessment under a complex multiaxial load history: an approach based on damage mechanics. Fat. and Fract. of Engng Mat. & Struct., Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 141-153, 2012 (doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2011.01600.x).

·  R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, D. Scorza. A computational approach to evaluate the mechanical influence of fibres on brittle-matrix composite materials. Comput. Mat. Sci., 2012 (in press) (PII: S0927-0256(12)00059-6; doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.01.032).

· R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, A. Spagnoli, D. Scorza. Cracking behaviour of fibre-reinforced cementitious composites: a comparison between a continuous and a discrete computational approach. Engng Fract. Mech, 2012, (in press) (PII: S0013-7944(12)00060-4; doi: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.01.014).

·  R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri. A notch multiaxial-fatigue approach based on damage mechanics. Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 39, pp. 122-133, 2012 (doi: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2011.02.003)..

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, S. Vantadori. Influence of residual stresses on fatigue crack propagation in pearlitic cold-drawn steel wires. Materials Science Forum (Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Laubisrutistr. Zurich, Switzerland.) ISSN 0255-5476, Vol. 681, pp. 229-235, 2011.

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, Buckling  and fracture behaviour of cracked thin plates under shear loading,  Int. J. Materials and Design, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp-1347-1355, 2011 (doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.09.018) (PII: S0261-3069(10)00560-1).

·   R. Brighenti, Damage increment accumulation approach for multiaxial fatigue life prediction. Int. J. of Materials Engineering and Technology, ISSN: 0975-0444, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 15-37, 2010.

·   R. Brighenti, Influence of a central straight crack on the buckling  behaviour of thin plates under tension, compression or shear loading. Int. J. of Mech. and Mat. in Design, Vol. 6, pp. 73-87, 2010 (doi: 10.1007/s10999-010-9122-6).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Influence of the cold-drawing process on fatigue crack growth of a V-notched round bar. Int. J. Fatigue, Vol. 32, pp. 1136-1145, 2010 (doi: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.12.014).

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, Some considerations on failure of solids and liquids.  Int. J. Strength of Materials (ISSN: 0039-2316 (print version), ISSN: 1573-9325 (electronic version), Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 154-166, 2010 (doi).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, Fracture behaviour of plain and fiber-reinforced concrete with different water content under mixed mode loading.  Int. J. Materials & Design, Vol. 31, pp. 2032-2042, 2010 (doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2009.10.021).

·   R. Brighenti, Fracture behaviour of brittle fibre-reinforced solids by a new FE formulation, Int. J. Composite Structures, Vol. 91, pp. 324-336, 2009 (doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.05.012).

·   R. Brighenti, Buckling sensitivity analysis of cracked thin plates under membrane tension or compression, Int. J. Nuclear Engng and Design, Vol. 239, pp. 965-980, 2009 (doi: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.01.008).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori. Notched double-curvature shells with cracks under pulsating internal pressure, Int. J. of  Pressure Vessel and Piping, Vol. 86, No. 7, pp. 443-453, 2009 (doi:10.1016/j.ijpvp.2008.12.007).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  A new continuum F.E. approach for fracture mechanics discontinuous problems, Int. J. Computational Materials Science, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 367-377, 2009 (doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2008.10.008).

·   R. Brighenti, A new discontinuous F.E. formulation for crack path prediction in brittle solids, Int. J. of Solids and Structures, Vol. 45, pp. 6501-6517, 2008 (doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.08.008).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, Fracture and fatigue properties of metallic alloys S275 J2 and Al7075 T6 at low temperatures, Int. J. of Materials Science, Vol. 43, No. 14, pp. 4780-4788, 2008 (doi: 10.1007/s10853-008-2675-1).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Davoli, S. Vantadori. A micromechanical model for the prediction of the temperature fracture behaviour dependence in metallic alloys, Special Issue of Int. J. Engng Fract. Mech., Vol. 75, No. 12, pp 3646-3662, 2008 (doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.09.009).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, D. Viappiani Static crack extension prediction in aluminium alloy at low temperature, Special Issue Int. J. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 75/3-4, pp. 510-525, 2007 (doi: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.05.001).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, D. Viappiani Sickle-shaped crack in a round bar under complex mode I loadings, Int. J. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 524-534, 2007 (IDS Number: 177AQ ISSN: 8756-758X, doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2006.01125.x).

·   R. Brighenti, Patch repair design optimisation for fracture and fatigue improvements of cracked plates, Int. J. of Solids and Structures, Vol. 44, No. 3-4, pp. 1115-1131, 2007 (doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.06.006).

·   A. Carpinteri, R Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Notched shells with surface cracks under complex loading, Int. J. of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 48, pp. 638-649, 2006 (doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2006.01.004).

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, S. Vantadori, A genetic algorithm applied to optimisation of patch repairs for cracked plates, Int. J. of Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 196, pp. 466-475, 2006 (doi:10.1016/j.cma.2006.07.004).

·   A. Carpinteri, R Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Surface cracks in notched round bars under cyclic tension and bending, Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 251-260, 2006 (doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.05.006).

·   R. Brighenti, Application of the element-free Galerkin meshless method to 3-D fracture mechanics problems, Int. J. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 72, No. 18, pp. 2808-2820, 2005 (doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2005.06.002).

·   R. Brighenti, Optimum patch repair shapes for cracked members, Int. J. of Mechanics and Materials in Design, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 365-381, 2004 (ISSN: 1569-1713 (Print) 1573-8841 (Online), doi:10.1007/s10999-005-0525-8).

·   R. Brighenti, Numerical buckling analysis of compressed or tensioned cracked thin-plates. Int. J. Engineering Structures, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 265-276, 2005 (doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2004.10.006).

·   R. Brighenti, Fibres distribution content optimisation in fibre-reinforced composite by a genetic algorithm, Int. J. Composite Structures, Vol. 71, No. 1, pp. 1-15, 2005 (doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.09.013).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, H.J. Huth, S. Vantadori, Fatigue growth of a surface crack in a welded T-joint. Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 59-69, 2005 (doi:10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2004.05.007).

·   R. Brighenti, Buckling of cracked thin-plates under tension and compression, Int. J. Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 209-224, 2005 (doi:10.1016/j.tws.2004.07.006).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Circumferentially notched pipe with an external surface crack under complex loading. Int. J. of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 45, pp. 1929-1947, 2003 (doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2004.02.007).

·   R. Brighenti, A mechanical model for fiber reinforced composite materials with elasto-plastic matrix and interface debonding. Int. J. of Computational Materials Science, Vol. 29, pp. 475-493, 2004 (IDS Number: 809JV, ISSN: 0927-0256, doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2003.12.006).

·   R. Brighenti, Numerical modelling of the fatigue behaviour of fiber reinforced composites,  Int. J. of Composite Part B: Engineering, Vol. 35/3, pp. 197-210, 2004 (doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2003.10.003).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori,  A numerical analysis on the interaction of twin coplanar flaws. Special Issue on “Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics” of the Int. J. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 71, No. 4-6, pp. 485-499, 2004 (doi:10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00040-7).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  External surface cracks in shells under cyclic internal pressure. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 467-476, 2000 (IDS Number: 349PG, ISSN: 8756-758X).

·   R. Brighenti,  Surface cracks in shells under different hoop stress distributions. Int. J. of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 77, pp. 503-509, 2000 (doi:10.1016/S0308-0161(00)00051-X).

·   R. Brighenti,  Axially-cracked pipes under pulsating internal pressure.  Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 22, No. 7, pp. 559-567, 2000 (doi:10.1016/S0142-1123(00)00035-9).

·   R. Brighenti,  External longitudinal flaws in pipes under complex loading. Int. J. of Pressure Vessels Technology, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 139-145, 2001 (IDS Number: 412QX,  ISSN: 0094-9930).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  A Three-parameter model for fatigue behaviour of circumferential surface flaws in pipes.  Int. J. of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 42, pp. 1255-1269, 2000 (doi:10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00083-1).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  A fracture plane approach in multiaxial high-cycle fatigue of metals. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering  Materials and Structures, Vol. 23, pp. 355-364, 2000 (IDS Number: 324XR, ISSN: 8756-758X).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, Fatigue growth simulation of part-through flaws in thick-walled pipes under rotary bending. Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 1-9, 2000 (doi:10.1016/S0142-1123(99)00115-2).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Stress field near a notch root under pure bending. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 43-48, 1998.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Surface flaws in cylindrical shafts under rotary bending. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 1027-1035, 1998 (IDS Number: 143AR, ISSN: 8756-758X).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Circumferential surface flaws in pipes under cyclic axial loading.  Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 383-396, 1998 (doi:10.1016/S0013-7944(98)00036-8).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, E. Macha, A. Spagnoli, Expected principal stress directions under multiaxial random loading. Part II: numerical simulation and experimental assessment through the weight function method. Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 89-96, 1999 (doi:10.1016/S0142-1123(98)00047-4).

·   A. Carpinteri, E. Macha, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, Expected principal stress directions under multiaxial random loading - Part I: Theoretical aspects of the weight function method. Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 83-88, 1999 (doi:10.1016/S0142-1123(98)00046-2).

·    A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Part-through cracks in pipes under cyclic bending.  Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 185,  pp. 1-10, 1998 (doi:10.1016/S0029-5493(98)00189-7).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Fatigue propagation of surface flaws in round bars: a three-parameter theoretical model. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 19, N. 12, pp. 1471-1480, 1996 (IDS Number: WA031, ISSN: 8756-758X).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Size effect in beams with rounded-tip V-notch.  Material Science, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 325-331, 1996.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Part-through cracks in round bars under cyclic combined axial and bending loading. Int. J. of Fatigue, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 33-39, 1996 (doi:10.1016/0142-1123(95)00076-3).

· R. Cerioni, R. Brighenti, G. Donida,  Use of incompatible displacement mode in a finite element model to analyze the dinamic behavior of unreinforced masonry panels. Computers & Structures, Vol. 57, No. 1, pp. 47-57, 1995 (doi:10.1016/0045-7949(94)00590-Y).

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Crack propagation under fatigue loading. Capitolo 12° del libro:  Fatigue in Offshore Structures, Editors W.D. Dover   e A.G. Madhava Rao, pp. 359-396, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, India, 1996.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Sanguanini, A. Spagnoli,  Part-through cracked structures under cyclic loading.  Capitolo 12 del volume Reliability  Assessment of Cyclic Loaded Engineering Structures, pp. 65-99, Editor R.A. Smith, Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, U.K., 1997.

·  A. Carpinteri, E. Macha, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, Critical fracture plane under multiaxial random loading by means of Euler angles averaging.   Chapt. of the volume Multiaxial Fatigue and Fracture, pp. 166-178, Editor E. Macha, W. Bedkowski and T. Lagoda,  Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford, U.K., 1999.

·  R. Brighenti, Computational fracture mechanics: a novel discontinuous-like FE approach for brittle solids.  Chapt. 6 of the Volume  Advances in Mechanics Research Vol. 1, Editor Jeremy M. Campbell,  Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2010, pp. 231-264 , ISBN: 978-1-61728-105-1 (printed), ISBN: 978-1-61728-704-6 (e-book).

·  R. Brighenti, A micromechanical model and reinforcing distribution optimisation approach for fibre-reinforced materials. Chapt. Of the Volume Fiber Reinforced Composites, Editor Qingzheng (George) Cheng, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY, 2012, pp. 527-569, ISBN: 978-1-61470-303-7 (printed), ISBN 978-1-61470-433-1 (e-book).

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Application of fatigue fracture mechanics to civil engineering structures. Invited Keynote Lecture, Proceedings of the 12th Spanish Conference on Fracture, pp. 11-18, La Coruña, Spain, 1995.

·  R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, R. Cerioni, I. Iori, Stress concentration in notched beams under bending. Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Influence of Local Stress and Strain Concentrators on the Reliability and Safety of Structures, pp. 33-39, Miskolc, Hungary, 1995.

·   R. Cerioni, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Nonlinear model for plane reinforced concrete frames. Proceedings of the 6th  International Conference on Civil & Structural Engineering Computing, pp. 205-214, Cambridge, U.K., 1995.

·   R. Cerioni, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Influence of pretensioning on masonry wall behavior: experimental and numerical analyses. Proceedings of the 4th International Masonry Conference, pp. 480-485 (vol. 2), London, U.K., 1995.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Three-parameter model for fatigue crack growth in round bars. Proceedings of the 6th International Fatigue Congress (Fatigue '96), pp. 1069-1074, Berlin, Germany, 1996.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Crack propagation in pipes under cyclic axial loading. Invited Keynote Paper, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Computational Methods and Testing for Engineering Integrity (CMT '96), pp. 3-10, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1996.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Circumferential surface cracks in pipes. Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Fracture (ECF 11), pp. 387-392, Poitiers-Futuroscope, France, 1996.

·   R. Cerioni, R. Brighenti, G. Zanichelli, V. Fiorotto,  Non conforming finite element model to analyse highly non-linear groundwater problems: the case of Richard's equation. Proceedings of the Model-CARE '96 - International Conference on Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater Modelling, pp. 41-50, Golden (Colorado), USA, 1996.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti,  Elastic-plastic analysis of notched beams under bending.  Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Influence of Local Stress and Strain Concentrators on the Reliability and Safety of Structures, pp. 7-18, Metz, France, 1996.

·  A. Carpinteri, E. Macha, R. Brighenti, R. Bryce A. Spagnoli,  Expected principal  stress directions under multiaxial random loading through weight function method. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Biaxial / Multiaxial Fatigue and Fracture, pp. 541-555, Cracow, Poland, 1997.

·  R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, G. Filippini, A. Spagnoli,  Fatigue crack growth in round bars under rotary bending.  Proceedings of the European Conference on Fracture ECF 12, pp. 175-180, Sheffield, U.K., 1998.

·  R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, E. Macha, A. Spagnoli,  Weight function method for determination of critical plane position under multiaxial loading.  Proceedings of the European Conference on Fracture ECF 12, pp. 205-210, Sheffield, U.K., 1998.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Fatigue behaviour of cracked pipes under rotary bending. Proceedings of the 7th Int. Fatigue Congress (FATIGUE ‘99), pp. 2431-2435, Beijing, China, 1999.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  External longitudinal part-through flaw in an internally pressurized pipe. Proceedings of the 7th Int. Fatigue Congress (FATIGUE ‘99), pp. 2397-2402, Beijing, China, 1999.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Fatigue growth of external axial surface cracks in hollow cylinders. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Conf. on Mech. Behaviour of Materials (ICM 8), pp. 183-188, Victoria (British Columbia), Canada, 1999.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli,  Experimental validation of a fracture plane model for multiaxial cyclic loading.  Invited Keynote Paper, Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Computational Methods and Testing for Engineering Integrity  (CMT 99), pp. 519-528 , Las Vegas (Nevada), USA, 1999.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Landini,  Interaction of surface cracks in a plate - Invited Paper, Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Conf. on Fracture & Damage Mechanics (FDM 2001), pp. 211-217, Milano, Italy, 2001.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Circumferentially notched pipe with an external surface crack under tension and bending. Proceedings of the 14th European Conference on Fracture (ECF 14), pp. 393-400, Cracow, Poland, 2002.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, Fatigue growth of surface cracks in notched round bars, Proceedings of the International Conference on Fatigue Crack Paths (FCP ‘03), p. 79, Parma, Italy, 2003.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, Fatigue crack paths in notched shells, Proceedings of the International Conference on Fatigue Crack Paths (FCP ‘03), p. 77, Parma, Italy, 2003.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, Why threshold stress intensity range is a function of the crack length: an explanation using fractals, Proceedings of the International Conference on Fatigue Crack Paths (FCP ‘03), p. 78, Parma, Italy, 2003.

·  R. Brighenti, A model for static and fatigue behavior of fibre-reinforced composites, Proceedings of the 6th RILEM Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB 2004), Vol. I, pp.743-753, Varenna, Lake Como, Italy, 2004.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, H.. Huth, S. Vantadori, Numerical simulation of surface crack paths in fatigued T-joints, Proceedings of the 6th World Conference on Computational Mechanics (6^th WCCM), Beijing, China, 2004.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, Matteo Boni, S. Vantadori, Danilo Viappiani Mode I fatigue growth analysis of a sickle surface crack in a cylindrical bar, Proceedings of the International Conference on Crack Paths (CP ‘06), p. 114, Parma, Italy, 14th-16th September 2006.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Danilo Viappiani. Crack Growth Prediction in Aluminium Alloy at Different Environmental Temperatures, Proceedings of the International Conference on Crack Paths (CP ‘06), p. 113, Parma, Italy, 14th-16th September 2006.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, Danilo Viappiani. A micro-mechanical model for the prediction of the temperature fracture behavior dependence in metallic alloys, Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on MATERIALS STRUCTURE & MICROMECHANICS OF FRACTURE (MSMF-5), Abstract booklet p. 114, Brno, Czech Republic, June 27 - 29, 2007.

· A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori and A. Spagnoli, Crack path prediction in brittle solids by a new discontinuous-like FE approach, Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2009), pp. 1159-1166, Vicenza (Italy), 23-25 Sept. 2009.

· R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, A. Spagnoli and S. Vantadori, Tensile cracking behaviour of strain-hardening cement-based composites using a micromechanical lattice model, Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2009), pp. 1151-1158, Vicenza (Italy), 23-25 Sept. 2009.

·   A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli and S. Vantadori, Influence of residual stresses on fatigue behaviour of notched round bars, Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2009), pp. 1167-1174, Vicenza (Italy), 23-25 Sept. 2009.

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, A new discontinuous FE model for the fibre-reinforced brittle materials. Prooceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Integrity, Reliability and Failure (IRF’2009), Integrity, Reliability and Failure, Chapt. X, pp.263-264, ISBN: 978-972-8826-22-2, Edited by: INEGI-Instituto de Engenharia Mechanica e Gestao Industrial, Porto, 20-24 July 2009.

·  R. Brighenti, Buckling crack sensitivity of thin plates under tension or compression. Prooceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Integrity, Reliability and Failure (IRF’2009), Integrity, Reliability and Failure, Chapt. X, pp.265-266, ISBN: 978-972-8826-22-2, Edited by: INEGI-Instituto de Engenharia Mechanica e Gestao Industrial, Porto, 20-24 July 2009.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, A damage mechanics approach to multiaxial fatigue. Prooceedings of the 9th International Conference on Multiaxial Fatigue & Fracture (ICMFF9), ISBN: 978-88-95940-31-1, p. 859-866, Parma (Italy), 7-10 June 2010.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, Fatigue assessment of metallic smooth specimens using a simplified multiaxial criterion based on a critical plane approach. Prooceedings of the 9th International Conference on Multiaxial Fatigue & Fracture (ICMFF9), ISBN: 978-88-95940-31-1, p. 867-874, Parma (Italy), 7-10 June 2010.

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, Fracture simulation in quasi-brittle materials: continuum vs micromechanics approach. 18th European Conference on Fracture (ECF 18), August 30 – September 03, 2010, Dresden, Germany (accepted for publication)..

·  A. Carpinteri, R. Brighenti, A. Spagnoli, S. Vantadori, An approach to multiaxial fatigue based on damage increment accumulation. (invited plenary lecture) Prooceedings of the ХV International colloquium “Mechanical Fatigue of Metals” (XV-ICMFM), 13-15 September 2010, Opole, Poland.

·  R. Brighenti, S. Vantadori, A. Carpinteri,  Influence of residual stresses on fatigue crack propagation in pearlitic wires. Prooceedings of the European Congress on Residual Stresses - ECRS-8, Book of abstracts pag. 22, Riva del Garda (Trento, Italy), June 26-28, 2010.

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri. A unified approach to assess failure in solids and liquids. Prooceedings of the First IJFatigue & FFEMS Joint Workshop, pp. 113-120, 7-9 March 2011, Forni di Sopra (UD), Italy.

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, S. Vantatori, A. Spagnoli. A multiscale computational approach to fracture. Int. Conference  Proceedings of the 11th Int. Conf. on Mech. Behaviour of Materials (ICM 11), Italy, 5-9 June 2011, Cernobbio (CO).

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, D. Scorza. A computational model for the mechanical behaviour of brittle matrix materials with unidirectional or randomly distributed fibres. Proceedings of the 21st Int. Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM 21), Book of abstracts pag. 79, 22-24 August 2011, Limerick, Ireland.

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, A. Spagnoli, D. Scorza. Crack path in unidirectional fibre-reinforced brittle-matrix materials: continuum or discrete computational approaches. The 4th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2012), Gaeta (Italy), 19 - 21 September, 2012 (accepted for publication).

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, N. Corbari. Short crack and long crack propagation in metals based on damage mechanics concepts. The 4th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2012), Gaeta (Italy), 19 - 21 September, 2012 (accepted for publication).

·   A. Fernández-Canteli, E. Castillo, R. Brighenti, A. Sendín, M. López Aenlle. Towards a probabilistic concept of the Kitagawa-Takahashi diagram. The 4th International Conference on Crack Paths (CP 2012), Gaeta (Italy), 19 - 21 September, 2012 (accepted for publication).

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, A. Spagnoli. A theoretical model to describe the influence of material microstructure on fatigue crack propagation. Proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Fracure (ECF19), Kazan (Russia), 26-31 Aug. 2012.

·   R. Brighenti, A. Carpinteri, D. Scorza. Computational approach to the fatigue behaviour of randomly or unidirectional fibre reinforced materials. Proceedings of the 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Science and Egineering (ECCOMAS2012), Vienna (Austria), 10-14 Sept. 2012.