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Assessing crack propagation rates under mixed mode (I+III) loading

Conference ·
OSTI ID:205412
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  1. Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom). Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering
In this paper some aspects of crack propagation under mixed mode (I+III) conditions are discussed. A method of correlating crack growth rates under mixed mode (I+III) conditions with data from pure mode I fatigue tests is proposed. Known relationships for mixed mode (I+III) fatigue thresholds and the path of crack propagation in angled crack three point bend specimens for two mixed mode (I+III) loading conditions are used to demonstrate the use of the proposed method.
OSTI ID:
205412
Report Number(s):
CONF-950695--; ISBN 0-7918-1309-6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English