Research paper

Effect of three dimensional stress state on unstable fracture  condition and crack opening level in a new crack growth model

  • YU Fang ,
  • CUI Wei-Cheng
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  • China Ship Scientific Research Center,Wuxi 214082, China

Received date: 2009-04-23

  Revised date: 2009-06-21

  Online published: 2010-02-09

Abstract

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.

Cite this article

YU Fang , CUI Wei-Cheng . Effect of three dimensional stress state on unstable fracture  condition and crack opening level in a new crack growth model[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2010 , 23(1) : 41 -49 . DOI: 10.11890/1006-7191-101-41

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