This paper uses the TSA （therrnoelastic stress analysis） technique to determine the stress concentration factor （Kt） of a U-notch in an aluminum plate, and then compares the results with those obtained from a FEA ...This paper uses the TSA （therrnoelastic stress analysis） technique to determine the stress concentration factor （Kt） of a U-notch in an aluminum plate, and then compares the results with those obtained from a FEA （finite elements analysis） of the same specimen. In order to do so, it devises a calculation procedure to extrapolate the thermoelastic data near the tip of the notch and then applies the resulting algorithm to seven distinct experiments that had different loading frequencies, mean loads and load ranges. The overall positive results suggest that the technique may be suitable for Kt measurements in real-world structures. A discussion about the calibration factor of the thermoelastic data is included by confronting the calibration results using independent tensile uniaxial tests and using the U-notch TSA and FEA paired specimen data.展开更多
文摘This paper uses the TSA （therrnoelastic stress analysis） technique to determine the stress concentration factor （Kt） of a U-notch in an aluminum plate, and then compares the results with those obtained from a FEA （finite elements analysis） of the same specimen. In order to do so, it devises a calculation procedure to extrapolate the thermoelastic data near the tip of the notch and then applies the resulting algorithm to seven distinct experiments that had different loading frequencies, mean loads and load ranges. The overall positive results suggest that the technique may be suitable for Kt measurements in real-world structures. A discussion about the calibration factor of the thermoelastic data is included by confronting the calibration results using independent tensile uniaxial tests and using the U-notch TSA and FEA paired specimen data.
