Low-cycle fatigue lifetime estimation of Ti–6Al–4V welded joints by a continuum damage mechanics model

Rare Metals ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Yu Qi ◽  
Xiao-Lei Zheng ◽  
Xiao-Guang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Welded Joints ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Continuum Damage ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Lifetime Estimation ◽  
Fatigue Lifetime ◽  
Mechanics Model

Fatigue Crack Modeling and Simulation Based on Continuum Damage Mechanics

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masakazu Takagaki ◽  
Toshiya Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Propagation ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Present Theory ◽  
Continuum Damage ◽  
Cycle Fatigue

Numerical simulation of fatigue crack propagation based on fracture mechanics and the conventional finite element method requires a huge amount of computational resources when the cracked structure shows a complicated condition such as the multiple site damage or thermal fatigue. The objective of the present study is to develop a simulation technique for fatigue crack propagation that can be applied to complex situations by employing the continuum damage mechanics (CDM). An anisotropic damage tensor is defined to model a macroscopic fatigue crack. The validity of the present theory is examined by comparing the elastic stress distributions around the crack tip with those obtained by a conventional method. Combined with a nonlinear elasto-plastic constitutive equation, numerical simulations are conducted for low cycle fatigue crack propagation in a plate with one or two cracks. The results show good agreement with the experiments. Finally, propagations of multiply distributed cracks under low cycle fatigue loading are simulated to demonstrate the potential application of the present method.

Study on Continuum Damage Mechanics Model for High Cycle Fatigue

2016 ◽  
Vol 835 ◽  
pp. 564-567
Author(s):  
Xin Tong Shi ◽  
Ying Chun Xiao ◽  
Hong Chen ◽  
Bo Huang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Damage Mechanics ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Continuum Damage Mechanics ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Continuum Damage ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Effects ◽  
Mechanics Model ◽  
Proposed Model

A continuum damage mechanics model was proposed to predict the high cycle fatigue life. In order to consider mean stress effects, the Walker correction was introduced in proposed model. The model was verified by experimental data on LC4 and LY12CZ aluminum alloy under high cycle fatigue loading. The results showed that the predicted life of proposed model well correlated with experimental data.

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