Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale

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 flan...

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Main Authors: D. Nowell, S.J. O’Connor, K.I. Dragnevski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2015-06-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1452
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-c4f31d2cd33d4e2396f74c7bacd8024d2024-12-02T05:48:06ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932015-06-01933Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scaleD. NowellS.J. O’ConnorK.I. DragnevskiThe 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.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1452Crack Tip Displacements
spellingShingle D. Nowell
S.J. O’Connor
K.I. Dragnevski
Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Crack Tip Displacements
title Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
title_full Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
title_fullStr Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
title_full_unstemmed Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
title_short Measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro- and micro-scale
title_sort measurement and analysis of fatigue crack deformation on the macro and micro scale
topic Crack Tip Displacements
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1452
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