Verification of Specimens for Low-Cycle Fatigue and Cyclic Plasticity Testing

1979 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-327
Author(s):  
C. C. Schultz ◽  
H. M. Zien
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Cyclic Plasticity ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Inelastic Analysis ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Strain Data

The results of inelastic finite element analyses of several uniaxial specimens used for low-cycle fatigue and cyclic plasticity testing are presented. The test specimens studied include both hourglass and uniform gage-type geometries. These results indicate that normally used hourglass specimens may significantly underestimate the strain for a given stress. Uniform gage specimens with commonly used length-to-diameter ratios are shown to provide adequate stress-strain data. Two extensively strain-gaged uniform gage specimens were tested to provide data to confirm the acceptability of the inelastic analysis methods.

Failure Analysis of Thinned Wall Elbows Under Excessive Seismic Loading

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Shiratori ◽  
Yoji Ochi ◽  
Izumi Nakamura ◽  
Akihito Otani
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Damage ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Local Buckling ◽  
Seismic Loading ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Residual Thickness ◽  
Limited Period

A series of finite element analyses has been carried out in order to investigate the failure behaviors of degraded bent pipes with local thinning against seismic loading. The sensitivity of such parameters as the residual thickness, locations and width of the local thinning to the failure modes such as ovaling and local buckling and to the low cycle fatigue damage has been studied. It has been found that this approach is useful to make a reasonable experimental plan, which has to be carried out under the condition of limited cost and limited period.

Monotonic, Low-Cycle Fatigue, and Ultralow-Cycle Fatigue Behaviors of the X52, X60, and X65 Piping Steel Grades

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. R. Pereira ◽  
A. M. P. de Jesus ◽  
A. A. Fernandes ◽  
G. Varelis
Keyword(s):  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Optical Methods ◽  
Cyclic Plasticity ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Deformation Localization ◽  
Damage Models ◽  
Steel Grades

Seismic actions, soil settlements and landslides, fluctuations in permafrost layers, accidental loads, and reeling are responsible for large plastic deformations and widespread yielding of pipelines, which may lead to damage or failure, either due to monotonic loading or cyclic plastic strain fluctuations of high amplitude and short duration (e.g., Ni < ∼100 cycles). The damage associated to high intensity cyclic plasticity shows a combination of distinct mechanisms typical of both monotonic and low-cycle fatigue (LCF) (∼102 < Ni < ∼104 cycles) damage regimes. This fatigue domain is often called ultralow-cycle fatigue (ULCF) or extreme-low-cycle fatigue, in order to distinguish it from LCF. Despite monotonic ductile fracture and LCF have been subjected to significant research efforts and a satisfactory level of understanding of these phenomena has been already established, ULCF is neither sufficiently investigated nor understood. Consequently, further advances should be done since the data available in literature is scarce for this fatigue regime. In addition, ULCF tests are very challenging and there are no specific standards available in literature providing guidance. In this work, the performances of the X52, X60, and X65 API steel grades under monotonic, LCF, and ULCF loading conditions are investigated by means of an experimental program. Smooth specimens are susceptive to instability under ULCF tests. To overcome or minimize this shortcoming, antibuckling devices may be used in the ULCF tests. The use of notched specimens facilitates the deformation localization and therefore contributes to overcome the instability problems. However, the nonuniform stress/strain states raise difficulties concerning the analysis of the experimental data, requiring the use of multiaxial stress/strain parameters. Optical methods and nonlinear finite-element models were used to assess the strain and stress histories at critical locations, which were used to assess some existing damage models.

Prediction of Low-Cycle Fatigue Lives of Elbow and Tee Pipes Using Revised Universal Slope Method

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiun Nagamori ◽  
Koji Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Slope Method ◽  
Crack Growth Direction ◽  
Stress States

The stress states of elbow and tee pipes are complex and different from those of straight pipes. Several researchers have reported the low-cycle fatigue lives of elbows and tees under cyclic bending with internal pressure conditions. In this work, finite element analyses were carried out to simulate the reported experimental results of elbows and tees. The crack initiation area and the crack growth direction were successfully predicted by the analyses. The analytical results showed that the revised universal slope method can accurately predict the low-cycle fatigue lives of elbow and tee pipes under internal pressure conditions regardless of differences in shape and dimensions.

Three Types of Stress-Strain Relationship’s Comparison of Circular Tubed Reinforced Concrete in FEA

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 930-933
Author(s):  
Xiao Hu ◽  
Zhen Lin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Uniaxial Stress ◽  
Steel Tube ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Concrete Filled Steel Tube ◽  
Bearing Analysis

The paper introduces 3 types of uniaxial stress-strain relationships of concrete filled steel tube by Pan Youguang, Susantha and Saenz, and performs finite element analyses of the axial strengths of 18 CTRC columns, studies the characters of three models, and comprises between the axial strengths from FEA and existed experiments. Results show these 3 types of model are all suitable for bearing analysis, but Pan’s model is more accurate.

Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis of Marine Structures

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaozhi Wang ◽  
Joong-Kyoo Kang ◽  
Yooil Kim ◽  
Paul H. Wirsching
Keyword(s):  
Welded Joints ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Prediction Method ◽  
Local Stress ◽  
Cyclic Plasticity ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Stress Concentrations ◽  
Damage Prediction ◽  
Marine Structure ◽  
Number Of Cycles

There are situations where a marine structure is subjected to stress cycles of such large magnitude that small, but significant, parts of the structural component in question experiences cyclic plasticity. Welded joints are particularly vulnerable because of high local stress concentrations. Fatigue caused by oscillating strain in the plastic range is called “low cycle fatigue”. Cycles to failure are typically below 104. Traditional welded joint S-N curves do not describe the fatigue strength in the low cycle region (&lt; 104 number of cycles). Typical Class Society Rules do not directly address the low cycle fatigue problem. It is therefore the objective of this paper to present a credible fatigue damage prediction method of welded joints in the low cycle fatigue regime.

scholarly journals A Simplified Method for Elastic-Plastic-Creep Structural Analysis

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Strain History ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Inelastic Analysis ◽  
Simplified Method ◽  
Time Required

A simplified inelastic analysis computer program (ANSYMP) was developed for predicting the stress-strain history at the critical location of a thermomechanically cycled structure from an elastic solution. The program uses an iterative and incremental procedure to estimate the plastic strains from the material stress-strain properties and a plasticity hardening model. Creep effects can be calculated on the basis of stress relaxation at constant strain, creep at constant stress or a combination of stress relaxation and creep accumulation. The simplified method was exercised on a number of problems involving uniaxial and multiaxial loading, isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, dwell times at various points in the cycles, different materials, and kinematic hardening. Good agreement was found between these analytical results and nonlinear finite element solutions for these problems. The simplified analysis program used less than 1 percent of the CPU time required for a nonlinear finite element analysis.

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