1. The cyclic R-curve method for predicting fatigue crack growth threshold based on modified strip-yield model of plasticity-induced crack closure under fully reversed loading.
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Tanaka, K. and Akiniwa, Y.
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CRACK closure , *FATIGUE cracks , *FATIGUE limit , *FATIGUE crack growth , *FRACTURE mechanics , *R-curves - Abstract
• A strip-yield model is applied to examine the buildup of crack closure for two types of precracks are examined: open precracks which remain open even under cyclic compression, and closed precracks which may close under compression. • The effect of precrack type on fatigue thresholds are systematically examined under fully reversed loading for two types of precrcaks. • New master curve equations are proposed for the cyclic R-curve for two types of precracks with various lengths. A strip-yield model modified to leave plastically deformed stretch in the wake of the advancing crack tip is applied to simulate the buildup of plasticity-induced crack closure with crack extension from precracks with various lengths under fully reversed loading. Two types of precracks are examined: open precracks which remain open even under cyclic compression, and closed precracks which may close under compression. The effects of precrack type and length on fatigue thresholds were systematically examined. Because of a sharp increase of crack opening stress with crack extension, the effective stress intensity range Δ K eff drops initially and then turns to increase. Assuming a constant threshold value of Δ K eff for steels, new master curve equations are proposed for the cyclic R-curve. The effect of the precrack type on fatigue thresholds is successfully derived for different precrack lengths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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