Biomechanical analysis of spinal implants with different rod diameters under static and fatigue loads: an experimental study

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halim Kovacı ◽  
Ali Fatih Yetim ◽  
Ayhan Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Compression ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Pedicle Screws ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Biomechanical Analysis ◽  
Static Tension ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Spinal Implants ◽  
Biomechanical Behavior ◽  
Load Carrying

Abstract Spinal implants are commonly used in the treatment of spinal disorders or injuries. However, the biomechanical analyses of them are rarely investigated in terms of both biomechanical and clinical perspectives. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of rod diameter on the biomechanical behavior of spinal implants and to make a comparison among them. For this purpose, three spinal implants composed of pedicle screws, setscrews and rods, which were manufactured from Ti6Al4V, with diameters of 5.5 mm, 6 mm and 6.35 mm were used and a bilateral vertebrectomy model was applied to spinal systems. Then, the obtained spinal systems were tested under static tension-compression and fatigue (dynamic compression) conditions. Also, failure analyses were performed to investigate the fatigue behavior of spinal implants. After static tension-compression and fatigue tests, it was found that the yield loads, stiffness values, load carrying capacities and fatigue performances of spinal implants enhanced with increasing spinal rod diameter. In comparison to spinal implants with 5.5 mm rods, the fatigue limits of implants showed 13% and 33% improvements in spinal implants having 6 mm and 6.35 mm rods, respectively. The highest static and fatigue test results were obtained from spinal implants having 6.35 mm rods among the tested implants. Also, it was observed that the increasing yield load and stiffness values caused an increase in the fatigue limits of spinal implants.

High-cycle fatigue tests of pretensioned concrete beams

PCI Journal ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörn Remitz ◽  
Martin Empelmann
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Pretensioned Concrete ◽  
Current Design

Pretensioned concrete beams are widely used as bridge girders for simply supported bridges. Understanding the fatigue behavior of such beams is very important for design and construction to prevent fatigue failure. The fatigue behavior of pretensioned concrete beams is mainly influenced by the fatigue of the prestressing strands. The evaluation of previous test results from the literature indicated a reduced fatigue life in the long-life region compared with current design methods and specifications. Therefore, nine additional high-cycle fatigue tests were conducted on pretensioned concrete beams with strand stress ranges of about 100 MPa (14.5 ksi). The test results confirmed that current design methods and specifications overestimate the fatigue life of embedded strands in pretensioned concrete beams.

High-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Type 4340 Steel Pressurized Blocks Including Mean Stress Effect

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elie A. Badr ◽  
Joanne Ishak
Keyword(s):  
Stress Ratio ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Loading ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Ultimate Stress ◽  
Stress Effect ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Linear Correction ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Mean stress effects in pressurized steel blocks were examined under constant amplitude fatigue loading. The tests were performed to provide experimental data needed to study the effect of mean stress on fatigue lives of subject specimen, and to substantiate the use of analytical expressions to account for the mean stress. The mean stress was the result of subjecting the specimens to an autofrettage pressure which induced compressive residual stresses at the crossbore intersection of the specimens. Fatigue tests were carried out under both tensile and compressive mean stress levels. Test results were compared to several mean stress accounting relationships such as the Smith-Watson Topper, Bergmann and Seeger, modified Goodman, Gerber and Soderberg. Test results indicated that the modified Goodman equation is favorable in accounting for the effect of both tensile and compressive mean stresses on fatigue life (up to a compressive mean stress to ultimate stress ratio of −0.2). The behavior under compressive mean stress to ultimate stress ratio of less than −0.2 indicated that a linear correction relationship was required.

Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Small Slice Specimens of Zircaloy-4 at Elevated Temperature

2006 ◽  
Vol 324-325 ◽  
pp. 1241-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Xun Cai ◽  
Yu Ming Ye
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Cyclic Hardening ◽  
Cyclic Softening ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Uniaxial Strain ◽  
Transverse Strain ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Element Analysis

A series of strain fatigue tests were carried out on small bugle-like slice-specimens of Zr-4 alloy at 20 and 400. According to Elastic and Plastic Finite Element Analysis and assumption of local damage equivalence, a strain formula was given to transform transverse strain of the specimen to uniaxial strain. Based on the test results of the alloy and the strain transform formula, M-C (Manson-Coffin) models to be used for estimating uniaxial fatigue life of Zr-4 alloy were obtained. The results show that, the alloy mainly behaves as cyclic softening at 20 and as cyclic hardening at 400, and the elevated temperature can lead serious additional fatigue damage of the alloy and the effect of the elevated temperature impairs gradually with increasing of amplitude strain. A conclusion is helpful that prediction life by using M-C model based on traditional strain transform equation is quite conservative when uniaxial strain amplitude is less than 0.5%.

An Overview of the Fatigue of Polychloroprene Rubber

2014 ◽  
Vol 891-892 ◽  
pp. 518-523
Author(s):  
Jean Louis Poisson ◽  
Florian Lacroix ◽  
Stéphane Méo ◽  
Gaelle Berton ◽  
Narayanaswami Ranganathan
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Viscoelastic Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Biaxial Fatigue ◽  
Synthetic Rubber ◽  
Strain Induced Crystallization ◽  
Life Enhancement ◽  
Induced Crystallization

Some fundamental studies carried in a synthetic rubber - Chloroprene CR29 are presented in the first part of the paper. A critical analysis of test results, shows that an energy based approach permits the determination of fatigue lives in this material. This aspect is further enhanced by biaxial fatigue tests in the same material. These tests covering a life range from 10000 to 1000000 cycles show that the energy based model is very efficient to describe the fatigue behavior. Some evidence of strain induced crystallization (previously observed in natural rubber) with associated life enhancement at high load ratios is also presented. A comprehensive model based on the determination of the constitutive laws taking into account the viscoelastic behavior is developed showing excellent correlation with experimental data.

Fatigue Properties of Titanium Alloy TA11 under Multiaxial Loadings with Tension - Bending Vibration

2014 ◽  
Vol 887-888 ◽  
pp. 873-877
Author(s):  
Bin Li ◽  
Nan Ma ◽  
Xin Ling Liu ◽  
Zhi Wang Qiu ◽  
Hong Ren Li
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
Alpha Titanium ◽  
Vibration Loads ◽  
Multiaxial Loadings

This paper studied the fatigue behavior of the near alpha titanium alloy TA11 under multiaxial loading conditions with tension - bending vibration, to simulate the service stress state applied on the engine blades, where a large centrifugal force is superimposed with bending vibration loads. A plate-like specimen was used in the fatigue tests with different ratios between the tension and bending vibration loads, then, the energy based fatigue criteria were applied for correlation of the test results. The fatigue properties of titanium alloy TA11 under the specialized loading conditions are characterized and discussed.

scholarly journals Fatigue behavior of 316L austenitic stainless steel in air and LWR environment with and without mean stress

2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 03012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Chen ◽  
Philippe Spätig ◽  
Hans-Peter Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Limit ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Cyclic Hardening ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Mean Stress ◽  
Test Results ◽  
316L Austenitic Stainless Steel

The fatigue life design curves in nuclear codes are generally derived from uniaxial straincontrolled fatigue test results. Evidently, the test conditions are very different from the actual components loading context, which involves much more complex thermo-mechanical loading including mean stress, static load holding time and variation in water chemistry, etc. In this work, the mean stress and environmental effects on fatigue life of 316L austenitic stainless steel in air and light water reactor (LWR) environment were studied using hollow fatigue specimens and testing under load-controlled condition. Both positive (+50 MPa) and negative (-20 MPa) mean stresses showed beneficial effect on fatigue life in LWR environment and in air. This is tentatively attributed to mean stress enhanced cyclic hardening, which leads to smaller strain response at the same loading force. -20 MPa mean stress was found to increase fatigue limit, whereas the effect of +50 MPa mean stress on fatigue limit is still unclear. The preliminary results illustrate that the environmental reduction of fatigue life is amplified in load-controlled fatigue tests with tensile mean stress.

scholarly journals Fatigue Characteristics of Fe-Based Shape-Memory Alloys

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 5812
Author(s):  
Ki-Nam Hong ◽  
Yeong-Mo Yeon ◽  
Won-Bo Shim ◽  
Sang-Won Ji
Keyword(s):  
Yield Strength ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Stress Range ◽  
Type Alloy ◽  
Constant Frequency

This study reports the details of an experimental study of fatigue behavior of two types of Fe-based shape-memory alloys (Fe–SMAs). The two types of Fe–SMAs developed for this study were used to prepare specimens according to ISO 12106 standards. All fatigue tests were conducted under a constant frequency of five hertz using a universal testing machine with a capacity of 100 kN. The stress ratio applied to the test was zero, and the fatigue tests were conducted until the number of loading cycles exceeded two million, by reducing the stress range from 700 MPa by 100 MPa for each test. At stress range of 700 MPa, the number of loading cycles that has a large ultimate elongation, was greater for the B-type alloy than the A-type alloy. On the other hand, the number of loading cycles at the low stress range below the yield strength was found to be higher in the A-type alloy, which had a higher yield strength than in the B-type alloy. Additionally, by analyzing the S–N relationship and performing a first order regression analysis for the test results, it was confirmed that the fatigue limits of the A-type and B-type alloys are 473 MPa and 330 MPa, respectively.

Effect of bolt tightening on the fatigue behavior of GLARE double shear lap joints

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110033
Author(s):  
B Abazadeh ◽  
HR Maleki
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Lap Joints ◽  
Clamping Force ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Double Shear ◽  
Aluminum Sheets ◽  
Aluminum Alloy 2024

In this paper, the effect of bolt torque tightening has been investigated on the fatigue behavior of GLARE in double shear lap configuration. To do so, experimental fatigue tests were conducted using GLARE3-5/4-0.4 specimens with applied torques of 0 (finger tightened), 2 and 4 Nm at different cyclic longitudinal load ranges to achieve the stress-life (S-N) curves. The results revealed that applying and increasing the clamping force enhances the fatigue life of the GLARE specimens. Furthermore, comparison of fatigue test results of GLARE and available monolithic aluminum alloy 2024-T3 plates indicated when the applied load range is low, the effect of clamping force is more noticeable in GLARE specimens due to longer fatigue crack growth life of GLARE. Also, the occurrence of fretting fatigue didn’t reduce the fatigue life of GLARE specimens considerably in contrary to aluminum sheets because of the laminated structure of GLARE. The obtained results can provide insights in designing bolted GLARE joints with superior fatigue in-service performance.

scholarly journals Experimental and Analytical Study on Deformation Behavior in Hogging Moment Regions of Composite Beams

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Aiming Song ◽  
Qi Luo ◽  
Shui Wan ◽  
Zhicong Li
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Residual Deformation ◽  
Composite Beams ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Structural Deformation ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fatigue Load ◽  
Deformation Curves ◽  
Good Agreement

The results of an experimental and analytical study on the static and fatigue behavior in steel-concrete composite beams under the hogging moment were presented in this paper, and the structural deformation was discussed cautiously and emphatically. Firstly, the static and fatigue tests on three inverted simply supported beams were conducted. The development of cracks under static loading, the load-deformation curves, and the values of residual deformation under fatigue load were recorded and analyzed in detail. Several meaningful conclusions were obtained from the analysis of experimental results. To study the development laws of residual deformation under fatigue load, the analytical methods of residual midspan deflection and residual rebar strain were proposed, respectively. The limitation and accuracy of the presented models were studied according to the comparison between the prediction and measured results. The calculation values of the proposed models showed good agreement with the test results. Finally, the design recommendations of fatigue deformation were proposed according to the experimental and analytical study on steel-concrete composite beams subjected to hogging moment.

scholarly journals Biomechanical Analysis of Individual All-Ceramic Abutments Used in Dental Implantology

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 1357-1362 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Ziębowicz ◽  
A. Ziębowicz ◽  
B. Bączkowski ◽  
W. Kajzer ◽  
A. Kajzer
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Load ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Fatigue Behavior ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Biomechanical Analysis ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Physiological Loading ◽  
All Ceramic ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
Iso 14801

Abstract The paper presents the results of finite element analysis and experimental testing under simulated physiological loading conditions on issues shaping the functional properties of individual all-ceramic abutments manufactured by CAD/CAM technology. The conducted research have cognitive significance showing the all-ceramic abutment behavior, as a key element of the implantological system, under the action of cyclic load. The aim of this study was evaluation the fatigue behavior of yttria-stabilized zirconia abutment submitted to cyclic stresses, conducted in accordance with EN ISO 14801 applies to dynamic fatigue tests of endosseous dental implants.

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