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Investigation of the Enhancement Interactions between Double Parallel Cracks on Fatigue Growth Behaviors
Zhichao Han1, Caifu Qian1, Huifang Li1
1Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, interactions of double parallel cracks were studied by performing experiments and numerical simulations. Fatigue crack propagation tests were carried out to measure crack growth rates in the specimens with double parallel cracks or a single crack. Finite element method was adopted to calculate stress intensity factors at the crack tips. Results show that the double parallel cracks at different positions present a shielding effect or enhancement effect on crack growth rates and stress intensity factors. When the double parallel cracks are offset, crack interactions mostly behave as enhancement effects. Empirical formulas were obtained to calculate the stress intensity factor at the "dangerous" crack tip of the double parallel cracks. By modifying the material parameters in Paris equation of the single crack, the double parallel cracks are simplified into a single crack with the same crack growth rates.
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