Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
Journal Title: Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 33
Abstract
The paper describes an experiment which performs in-situ loading of a small compact tension specimen in a scanning electron microscope. Images are collected throughout a number of successive loadincg cycles. These are then analysed using digital image correlation (DIC) in order to produce crack flank displacements as a function of load. This data is then compared with a simple elastic approach, and it is concluded that elastic-plastic analysis is required in order to accurately capture the displacements close to the crack tip. A simple approach due to Pommier and Hamam is therefore employed. This gives a better representation of the data, but predicts a variation of crack tip displacement, , which is difficult to explain from a physical perspective. The need for a more sophisticated analysis of the data is therefore highlighted.
Authors and Affiliations
D. Nowell, S. O'Connor, K. Dragnevski
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- DOI 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.33.01
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