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Mechanisms associated with transient fatigue crack growth under variable-amplitude loading: An experimental and numerical study

C.M Ward-Close, +2 more
- 01 Jan 1989 - 
- Vol. 32, Iss: 4, pp 613-638
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In this paper, an experimental and numerical study has been made of the mechanisms of fatigue crack growth and crack-closure behavior in an αβ titanium alloy Ti-4A1-4Mo-2Sn-0.5Si (IMI 550), following both single and block tensile overloads.
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This article is published in Engineering Fracture Mechanics.The article was published on 1989-01-01. It has received 149 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Crack closure & Crack growth resistance curve.

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Mechanisms for fracture and fatigue-crack propagation in a bulk metallic glass

C. J. Gilbert, +2 more
- 01 Jul 1999 - 
TL;DR: The fracture and fatigue properties of a newly developed bulk metallic glass alloy, Zr41.2Ti13.8Cu12.5 Ni10Be22.5 (at. pct), have been examined as mentioned in this paper.
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Load interaction effects during fatigue crack growth under variable amplitude loading—a literature review. Part II: qualitative interpretation

M. Skorupa
- 01 Oct 1999 - 
TL;DR: The current understanding of the underlying reasons behind the load interaction effects in fatigue crack growth under variable amplitude loading is presented in this paper, where mechanisms to control load interaction phenomena are reviewed and evaluated based on their capability to qualitatively explain empirical trends in variable amplitude fatigue cracks growth.
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Evaluation of overload effects on fatigue crack growth and closure

L. F. P. Borrego, +3 more
- 01 Jul 2003 - 
TL;DR: In this article, Fatigue crack propagation tests with single tensile peak overloads have been performed in 6082-T6 aluminium alloy at several baseline Δ K levels and stress ratios of 0.05 and 0.25.
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Cyclic Fatigue-Crack Growth in a SiC-Whisker-Reinforced Alumina Ceramic Composite: Long- and Small-Crack Behavior

Reinhold H. Dauskardt, +3 more
- 01 Apr 1992 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the cyclic-fatigue loading in a SiC-whisker-reinforced alumina (Al2O3-SiCw) composite (fracture toughness, Kc∼ 4.5 MPa · m1/2).
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Fatigue of aluminium—lithium alloys

K. T. Venkateswara Rao, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1992 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the cyclic fatigue strength and fatigue crack propagation characteristics of aluminium-lithium alloys are reviewed in detail with emphasis on the underlying micromechanisms associated with crack advance and their implications to damage tolerant design and lifetime computations.
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Yielding of steel sheets containing slits

D.S. Dugdale
- 01 May 1960 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a relation between extent of plastic yielding and external load applied was investigated, and panels containing internal and edge slits were loaded in tension and lengths of plastic zones were measured.
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Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials

Richard W. Hertzberg, +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of fracture mechanics of engineering materials and examine the role of the transition temperature approach to fracture control in the engineering failure process, as well as various aspects of fracture toughness.
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The Significance of Fatigue Crack Closure

W Elber
TL;DR: Al alloy sheet fatigue crack closure under cyclic tensile loading, deriving expression for crack propagation rate in terms of effective stress amplitude as discussed by the authors, was derived for the first time in the literature.
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A crack-closure model for predicting fatigue crack growth under aircraft spectrum loading

James C. Newman
- 01 Jan 1981 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the development and application of an analytical model of cycle crack growth is presented that includes the effects of crack closure, and the model is used to correlate crack growth rates under constant amplitude loading and to predict crack growth under aircraft spectrum loading on 2219-T851 aluminum alloy sheet material.
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A geometric model for fatigue crack closure induced by fracture surface roughness

Subra Suresh, +1 more
- 01 Sep 1982 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a geometric model is presented for crack closure induced by fracture surface roughness, specifically addressing the contribution from both Mode I and Mode II crack tip displacements in addition to considering the nature of the fracture surface morphology.