Yet another approach to fatigue crack growth simulation

Zobec, Peter (author), Klemenc, Jernej (author)

The analysis of a material that is subjected to variable loads is a complex subject and generally treated separately by fatigue and fracture mechanics. We present an attempt to extend the validity of conventional fatigue approach (here strain-life) in the scope fracture. This was achieved by introducing a zero thickness cohesive contact element coupled with a damage parameter that was developed from material observations of strain controlled fatigue experiments. The presented simulation framework results in a predictable crack growth direction on a compact tension specimen, although further experimentation is needed to validate the proposed approach.

• Language: English
• Keywords: crack growth simulation, cohesive contact, direct cyclic analysis, continuum damage mechanics
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 17 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 12, iss. 4, art. 539
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135909
• UDC: 531
• ISSN on article: 2075-4701
• DOI: 10.3390/met12040539
• COBISS.SI-ID: 103030787
• Publication date in RUL: 01.04.2022

ZOBEC, Peter and KLEMENC, Jernej, 2022, Yet another approach to fatigue crack growth simulation. Metals [online]. 2022. Vol. 12, no. 4,  539. [Accessed 26 June 2025]. DOI 10.3390/met12040539. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=135909

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Metals
• Shortened title: Metals
• Publisher: MDPI AG
• ISSN: 2075-4701
• COBISS.SI-ID: 15976214

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 01.04.2022

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: simuliranje rasti razpoke, kohezivni kontakt, direktna ciklična analiza, mehanika kontinuuma za poškodovane materiale

Projects

• Funder: Other - Other funder or multiple funders
• Funding programme: Slovenia, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
• Project number: OP20.00362
• Acronym: EVA4green

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P2-0182
• Name: Razvojna vrednotenja