scholarly journals CONFIGURATIONAL MECHANICS: A TOOL TO INVESTIGATE FRACTURE AND FATIGUE OF RUBBER

2010 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwan Verron
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
General Theory ◽  
Stress Tensor ◽  
Physical Meaning ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Path Integrals ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Configurational Mechanics ◽  
Eshelby Stress

Abstract Our objective is twofold: (1) to offer a short state of the art on the framework of configurational mechanics to rubber researchers and engineers, and (2) to show that it is well adapted to rubber mechanics. The state of the art presents the general theory but also highlights the physical meaning of the Eshelby stress tensor and of its path integrals; then, we propose a list of recent applications involving configurational mechanics. Attention is then focused on rubber applications: recent work on the simulation of fracture in inelastic materials and on the development of predictors for fatigue crack initiation is presented.

Assessment Technology of Fatigue Crack Initiation Life of Weld Structures

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
Seiichiro TSUTSUMI ◽  
Fincato RICCARDO ◽  
Mitsuru OHATA ◽  
Tomokazu SANO
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Assessment Technology ◽  
Crack Initiation Life

scholarly journals Crack Propagation in the Tibia Bone within Total Knee Replacement Using the eXtended Finite Element Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4435
Author(s):  
Ho-Quang NGUYEN ◽  
Trieu-Nhat-Thanh NGUYEN ◽  
Thinh-Quy-Duc PHAM ◽  
Van-Dung NGUYEN ◽  
Xuan Van TRAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Fracture Prevention ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Extended Finite Element ◽  
Tibia Bone ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Final Failure

Understanding of fracture mechanics of the human knee structures within total knee replacement (TKR) allows a better decision support for bone fracture prevention. Numerous studies addressed these complex injuries involving the femur bones but the full macro-crack propagation from crack initiation to final failure and age-related effects on the tibia bone were not extensively studied. The present study aimed to develop a patient-specific model of the human tibia bone and the associated TKR implant, to study fatigue and fracture behaviors under physiological and pathological (i.e., age-related effect) conditions. Computed tomography (CT) data were used to develop a patient-specific computational model of the human tibia bone (cortical and cancellous) and associated implants. First, segmentation and 3D-reconstruction of the geometrical models of the tibia and implant were performed. Then, meshes were generated. The locations of crack initiation were identified using the clinical observation and the fatigue crack initiation model. Then, the propagation of the crack in the bone until final failure was investigated using the eXtended finite element method (X-FEM). Finally, the obtained outcomes were analyzed and evaluated to investigate the age-effects on the crack propagation behaviors of the bone. For fatigue crack initiation analysis, the stress amplitude–life S–N curve witnessed a decrease with increasing age. The maximal stress concentration caused by cyclic loading resulted in the weakening of the tibia bone under TKR. For fatigue crack propagation analysis, regarding simulation with the implant, the stress intensity factorand the energy release rate tended to decrease, as compared to the tibia model without the implant, from 0.152.5 to 0.111.9 (MPa) and from 10240 to 5133 (J), respectively. This led to the drop in crack propagation speed. This study provided, for the first time, a detailed view on the full crack path from crack initiation to final failure of the tibia bone within the TKR implant. The obtained outcomes also suggested that age (i.e., bone strength) also plays an important role in tibia crack and bone fracture. In perspective, patient-specific bone properties and dynamic loadings (e.g., during walking or running) are incorporated to provide objective and quantitative indicators for crack and fracture prevention, during daily activities.

Fatigue crack initiation and energy-based life analysis for Q345qD bridge steel at low temperatures

2021 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 106571
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Liao ◽  
Yuanqing Wang ◽  
Liuyang Feng ◽  
Huiyong Ban ◽  
Yong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Bridge Steel ◽  
Life Analysis

scholarly journals Competitive relationship during fatigue-crack initiation of friction-stir-welded Al alloy

2021 ◽  
pp. 141006
Author(s):  
Zepeng Liu ◽  
Hongxia Zhang ◽  
Zhenguo Hou ◽  
Zhifeng Yan ◽  
Peter K. Liaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Initiation ◽  
Fatigue Crack Initiation ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Competitive Relationship
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