Journal
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
Volume 145, Issue -, Pages 98-114Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.07.022
Keywords
Fatigue crack growth; Plasticity induced crack closure; Compressive loads; Load interaction effects; Finite element analysis
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- German Research Foundation [DFG SA 960/3-1]
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Two important aspects of fatigue crack growth at negative stress ratios are reconsidered within this study. First, the controlling crack tip loading parameters are discussed. As already shown in former studies K (K-max or Delta(K)) and R are not suitable to describe properly the crack tip loading for the negative part. It is proven that an alternative stress based parameter correlates with the crack tip loading for negative loads. Second, the deformation mechanisms at negative stress ratios are intensively discussed. Therefore a new method is proposed in order to visualize the plastic deformations before and behind the crack tip, even at the negative loading part. Phenomena of constant and variable amplitude loading are investigated. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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