Equivalent Constant-Amplitude Concept for Crack Growth Under Spectrum Loading

2009 ◽  
pp. 236-236-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Elber
Keyword(s):  
Crack Growth ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Spectrum Loading

scholarly journals Fatigue and Crack Growth under Constant- and Variable-Amplitude Loading in 9310 Steel Using “Rainflow-on-the-Fly” Methodology

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 807
Author(s):  
James C. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Nucleation ◽  
Flaw Size ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Large Crack ◽  
Small Crack Growth ◽  
Spectrum Loading

Fatigue of materials, like alloys, is basically fatigue-crack growth in small cracks nucleating and growing from micro-structural features, such as inclusions and voids, or at micro-machining marks, and large cracks growing to failure. Thus, the traditional fatigue-crack nucleation stage (Ni) is basically the growth in microcracks (initial flaw sizes of 1 to 30 μm growing to about 250 μm) in metal alloys. Fatigue and crack-growth tests were conducted on a 9310 steel under laboratory air and room temperature conditions. Large-crack-growth-rate data were obtained from compact, C(T), specimens over a wide range in rates from threshold to fracture for load ratios (R) of 0.1 to 0.95. New test procedures based on compression pre-cracking were used in the near-threshold regime because the current ASTM test method (load shedding) has been shown to cause load-history effects with elevated thresholds and slower rates than steady-state behavior under constant-amplitude loading. High load-ratio (R) data were used to approximate small-crack-growth-rate behavior. A crack-closure model, FASTRAN, was used to develop the baseline crack-growth-rate curve. Fatigue tests were conducted on single-edge-notch-bend, SEN(B), specimens under both constant-amplitude and a Cold-Turbistan+ spectrum loading. Under spectrum loading, the model used a “Rainflow-on-the-Fly” subroutine to account for crack-growth damage. Test results were compared to fatigue-life calculations made under constant-amplitude loading to establish the initial microstructural flaw size and predictions made under spectrum loading from the FASTRAN code using the same micro-structural, semi-circular, surface-flaw size (6-μm). Thus, the model is a unified fatigue approach, from crack nucleation (small-crack growth) and large-crack growth to failure using fracture mechanics principles. The model was validated for both fatigue and crack-growth predictions. In general, predictions agreed well with the test data.

scholarly journals Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth in Integrally Stiffened Panels Under the Constant Amplitude and Spectrum Loadin

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Augustin
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Load Spectrum ◽  
Stiffened Panels ◽  
Load Sequence ◽  
Integrally Stiffened Panels ◽  
Spectrum Loading

Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth in Integrally Stiffened Panels Under the Constant Amplitude and Spectrum LoadinThe paper describes methodology of numerical simulation of fatigue crack growth and its application on integrally stiffened panels made of 2024-T351 aluminium alloy using high speed cutting technique. Presented approach for crack growth simulation starts by the calculation of stress intensity factor function from finite element results obtained using MSC. Patran/Nastran. Subsequent crack growth analysis is done in NASGRO and uses description of crack growth rates either by the Forman-Newman-de Koning relationship or by the table lookup form. Three crack growth models were applied for spectrum loading: non-interaction, Willenborg and Strip Yield model. Relatively large experimental program comprising both the constant amplitude and spectrum tests on integral panels and CCT specimens was undertaken at the Institute of Aerospace Engineering laboratory in order to acquire crack growth rate data and enable verification of simulations. First analyses and verification tests of panels were performed under the constant amplitude loading. For predictions of crack growth using the spectrum loading a load sequence representing service loading of the transport airplane wing was prepared. Applied load spectrum was measured on B737 airplane within the joint FAA/NASA collection program. The load sequence is composed of 10 flight types with different severity analogous to the standardized load sequence TWIST. Before application on the stiffened panels a calculation of crack growth under the spectrum loading was performed for simple CCT specimen geometry. The paper finally presents comparison of simulations of fatigue crack propagation in two-stringer stiffened panel under the spectrum loading with verification test carried out in the IAE lab. The work was performed within the scope of the 6th Framework Programme project DaToN - Innovative Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Methods for the Application of New Structural Concepts.

Fatigue Crack Growth of Alloy 7050-T7451 Plate in L-S Orientation

2012 ◽  
Vol 525-526 ◽  
pp. 221-224
Author(s):  
Rui Bao ◽  
Xiao Chen Zhao ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
Jian Yu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Growth Characteristics ◽  
Stress Intensity Factor Range ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Stress Ratios

Experiments have been conducted to investigate the crack growth characteristics of 7050-T7451 aluminium plate in L-S orientation. Two loading conditions are selected, i.e. constant amplitude and constant stress intensity factor range (ΔK). The effects of ΔK-levels and stress ratios (R) on crack splitting are studied. Test data shows that crack splitting could result in the reverse of crack growth rate trend with the increasing R ratio at high ΔK-level. The appearance of crack splitting depends on both ΔK and R.

Effects of a Single Overload on Fatigue Crack Growth of Type 316 Stainless Steel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Miyoshi ◽  
Masayuki Kamaya
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Growth Rate ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Opening ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Single Overload ◽  
Tensile Overload

Abstract The effect of a single overload on the fatigue crack growth rate was investigated for Type 316 stainless steel. Fatigue crack growth tests were conducted by controlling strain and load. Tensile and compressive overloads were applied during constant amplitude cycling. The overload ratio, which was defined as the ratio of overload size to baseline constant amplitude, was also changed. The constant amplitude tests were conducted at the strain or the stress ratio of −1.0 which was defined as the ratio of the minimum value to the maximum value. The crack opening point was obtained by the unloading elastic compliance method. The crack growth rate increased after the single compressive overload. The accelerating rate increased with the overload ratio. In contrast, not only the acceleration but also the retardation of the crack growth rate was observed for some tensile overload cases. The crack growth rate increased for relatively small tensile overload cases and decreased for relatively large tensile overload cases. The change in the crack opening level was examined. The crack growth rates after tensile and compressive single overloads correlated with the effective strain and stress intensity factor ranges both for load and strain controlling modes.

Quantifying Spectrum Loading Effects on Fatigue Crack Growth in 7075-T73 Aluminum

2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
H. Lewis Zion ◽  
W. Steven Johnson ◽  
Dale L. Ball ◽  
Richard A. Everett
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Crack Growth ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Loading Effects ◽  
Spectrum Loading
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