scholarly journals Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth in Cracked Specimens Containing Material Discontinuities

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azher Jameel ◽  
G. A. Harmain
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Material Discontinuities ◽  
Cracked Specimens

Numerical Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth for Curved Cracks Emanating from Fastener Holes in Sheets by the MVCCI Method

2006 ◽  
Vol 324-325 ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Holger Theilig ◽  
M. Goth ◽  
Michael Wünsche
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Plane Stress ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Mixed Mode Loading ◽  
Multiple Crack ◽  
2D Structure ◽  
Predictor Corrector

The paper presents the results of a continued study of curved fatigue crack growth in a multiple arbitrarily pre-cracked isotropic sheet under plane stress loading. The predictor-corrector method (PCM) was extended in order to analyse the growth of multiple crack systems in a finite 2D structure. Together with the recently proposed improved modified virtual crack closure integral (MVCCI) method we can obtain accurate SIF values also for interacting cracks, and furthermore we can simulate fatigue crack growth of multiple crack systems in plane sheets under proportional mixed mode loading conditions. As a result, the program PCCS-2D is written to run within ANSYS to simulate interacting curved cracks. In order to check the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method several example problems are solved. Especially curved cracks emanating from loaded fastener holes in sheets are analysed.

Effect of KIII on Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kikuchi ◽  
Yoshitaka Wada ◽  
Chikako Ohdama
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Crack Growth Behavior ◽  
Crack Growth Simulation ◽  
Slant Surface ◽  
Cracked Specimens

Mixed mode fatigue tests are conducted using surface cracked specimen. Slant surface cracked specimens are made where crack angle is 15°, 30°, 45° and 60°. It is shown that factory roof is made at deepest point of surface crack due to ΔKIII, and crack growth rate decreases by the factory roof. Fatigue crack growth is simulated using S-version FEM (Finite Element Method) using crack growth criteria. It is shown that conventional crack growth criteria are not available to predict fatigue crack growth with factory roof. In this study, modified criterion for the prediction of crack growth rate is proposed. By using this criterion, fatigue crack growth simulation is conducted, and results are compared with those of experiments and discussed.

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