Numerical investigations of fatigue crack growth in shafts using remeshing techniques

  • A. R. Maligno
  • , S. Leen
  • , E. Williams

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Abstract

Numerical modelling of three dimensional (3D) non-planar fatigue crack growth under mixed mode conditions represent a crucial factor in fracture mechanics in order to asses the residual life of components. This paper focuses on developing a damage tolerance approach that can be used for the design of aeroengine shaft components under the general mixed-mode loading conditions in the presence of stress-raising features. The initial work has validated numerical results against crack growth measurements on uniaxial tensile specimens under Mode-I loading. Then, more realistic loading scenarios have been applied on shafts to investigate the influence of different parameters (e.g. crack orientation) on fatigue crack growth. All of the present work is based on linear elastic fracture mechanics approaches, including the Paris and Walker theories.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication12th International Conference on Fracture 2009, ICF-12
Pages6899-6909
Number of pages11
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

Name12th International Conference on Fracture 2009, ICF-12
Volume9

Keywords

  • Fatigue crack growth
  • FEA
  • Notches

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