ISSN:
1460-2695
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract— The effect of mean stress on near threshold fatigue crack growth behaviour under mixed mode I+II loading has been studied in a structural steel BS4360 50D in laboratory air at room temperature. It was found that the branch crack threshold decreased significantly as R ratio (Pmin/Pmax) increased from 0.1 to 0.7. A simple model is proposed to predict the branch crack threshold behaviour for R-ratio sensitive materials. Further investigation is required to model the mode II dominant situations where the branch crack thresholds tend to converge on a high value.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2695.1994.tb00812.x