SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1988
STP27233S
Influence of Fatigue Crack Wake Length and State of Stress on Crack Closure
SourceThe location of crack closure with respect to crack wake and specimen thickness under different loading conditions was determined. The rate of increase of KCL in the crack wake was found to be significantly higher for plasticity induced closure in comparison to roughness induced closure. Roughness induced closure was uniform throughout the thickness of the specimen while plasticity induced closure levels were 50% higher in the near surface region than in the mid-thickness. The influence of state of stress on low-high load interaction effects was also examined. Load interaction effects differed depending upon the state of stress and were explained in terms of ΔKeff.
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Telesman, J
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Fisher, DM
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 568–582
DOI: 10.1520/STP27233S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5052-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0996-4