Evaluation of the threshold values for the propagation of a fatigue crack starting at a V-notch

  • Jan Klusák Institute of Physics of Materials
  • Zdeněk Knésl Institute of Physics of Materials

Abstract

This paper presents a simple method for evaluating the threshold value for fatigue cracks that emanate from a V-notch. The proposed method is based on the similarities between the elastic-stress fields around the tip of a crack and the tip of a V-notch. Threshold values for fatigue cracks that emanate from a V-notch are expressed by means of the threshold value for the propagation of a high-cycle-fatigue crack and the opening angle of the V-notch. The corresponding calculations were performed by the finite-element method.

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Published
Feb 16, 2023
How to Cite
KLUSÁK, Jan; KNÉSL, Zdeněk. Evaluation of the threshold values for the propagation of a fatigue crack starting at a V-notch. Computer Assisted Methods in Engineering and Science, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 4, p. 459-468, feb. 2023. ISSN 2956-5839. Available at: <https://cames.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/cames/article/view/1112>. Date accessed: 17 may 2024.
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