A new model for the analysis of fatigue crack growth in the metal structures was proposed. This model shows a promising capability of explaining various fatigue phenomena. The new crack growth model is further complet...A new model for the analysis of fatigue crack growth in the metal structures was proposed. This model shows a promising capability of explaining various fatigue phenomena. The new crack growth model is further completed by a continuous empirical formula for estimating the value of variable fracture toughness during crack propagation and a modified continuous equation for the crack tip stress/strain constraint factor used to calculate the stress intensity factor at the opening level. The prediction results are proved to agree well with the observed phenomena in test.展开更多
Three dimensional dynamic stress intensity factors are analyzed for a curved crack with a second order perturbation method. The method is extended to obtain an approximate representation of a three dimensional dynamic...Three dimensional dynamic stress intensity factors are analyzed for a curved crack with a second order perturbation method. The method is extended to obtain an approximate representation of a three dimensional dynamic stress intensity factors at the tip of a curved crack. Due to three dimensional curved crack growth the dynamic energy release rate can be calculated by using the Irwin＇s formula. A three dimensional curved crack in materials with inhomogeneous fracture toughness are considered. Paths of a brittle three dimensional curved crack propagating along a welded joint are predicted via the present method, where the effects of dynamic applied stresses, residual stresses, and material deterioration due to welding are taken into considerations.展开更多
基金supported by the Innovative Scholars Support Program of Jiangsu Province, 2008-2010
文摘A new model for the analysis of fatigue crack growth in the metal structures was proposed. This model shows a promising capability of explaining various fatigue phenomena. The new crack growth model is further completed by a continuous empirical formula for estimating the value of variable fracture toughness during crack propagation and a modified continuous equation for the crack tip stress/strain constraint factor used to calculate the stress intensity factor at the opening level. The prediction results are proved to agree well with the observed phenomena in test.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91016026)Henan Province Natural Science Foundation Subsidy Project(No.152300410003)
文摘Three dimensional dynamic stress intensity factors are analyzed for a curved crack with a second order perturbation method. The method is extended to obtain an approximate representation of a three dimensional dynamic stress intensity factors at the tip of a curved crack. Due to three dimensional curved crack growth the dynamic energy release rate can be calculated by using the Irwin＇s formula. A three dimensional curved crack in materials with inhomogeneous fracture toughness are considered. Paths of a brittle three dimensional curved crack propagating along a welded joint are predicted via the present method, where the effects of dynamic applied stresses, residual stresses, and material deterioration due to welding are taken into considerations.
