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Practical aspects of fail-safe design – Calculation of fatigue life of cracked thin-walled structures

Danijela Živojinović ; Technical College, Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 152-a, Belgrade, Serbia
Miodrag Arsić ; IMS, Bulevar Vojvode Mišića 43, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar Sedmak orcid.org/0000-0002-5438-1895 ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, Belgrade, Serbia
Snežana Kirin ; Innovation Center of Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Kraljice Marije 16, Belgrade, Serbia
Radoljub Tomić ; RPC, Prva Petoletka, Trstenik, Serbia

Abstract

This paper represents fatigue crack growth life prediction in thin-walled structures (plates or shells). There are two analysis results from two different packages of software: NASGRO and FRANC 3D. They are based on Finite Element Method and Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics principles (LEMF). Moreover, load interaction to crack growth is analyzed. FRANC 3D software is used to compute and display stress-displacement state of structure and simulation of crack fronts progression. Entire work comprises structural integrity assessment.

Keywords

number of cycles; fatigue crack growth; fracture; life; stress intensity factor – SIF

Hrčak ID:

75411

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/75411

Publication date:

27.12.2011.

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