Evaluation on limitation of linear elastic fracture mechanics for small fatigue cracks under rotating bending.

Small Fatigue Cracks: Mechanics, Mechanisms and Engineering Applications

Work supported by the Office of Energy Research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences Division of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC03-76SF00098 (for studies on ceramics and γ-TiAl), the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Grant No. F49620-96-1-0478 under the auspices of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative on High Cycle Fatigue ...

Cracks Analysis in Zavin Concrete Dam Using Fracture Mechanics Approach

Most of the existing concrete dams are subjected to cracking. These cracks are caused by various factors such as construction practices, curing, loads and volume change of mass concrete which reduce the efficiency, failure or instability of concrete dams. Using fracture mechanics as a new method to estimate stability and durability of concrete dams is recommended in scientific publications in w...

Assessment of different methods for fatigue life prediction of steel in rotating bending and axial loading

Generally, fatigue failure in an element happens at the notch on a surface where the stress level rises because of the stress concentration effect. The present paper investigates the effect of a notch on the fatigue life of the HSLA100 (­high strength low alloy) steel which is widely applicable in the marine industry. Tensile test was conducted on specimens and mechanical properties were obtain...

Nonlinear Bending Analysis of Sector Graphene Sheet Embedded in Elastic Matrix Based on Nonlocal Continuum Mechanics

The nonlinear bending behavior of sector graphene sheets is studied subjected to uniform transverse loads resting on a Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation using the nonlocal elasticity theory. Considering the nonlocal differential constitutive relations of Eringen theory based on first order shear deformation theory and using the von-Karman strain field, the equilibrium partial differential eq...

FRACTURE MECHANICS WHAT IS FRACTURE MECHANICS Fracture mechanics is mechanics of solids containing planes of displacement discontinuities (cracks)