Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Damage of Materials and Structures

• Other Authors: Lesiuk, Grzegorz (Editor), Rozumek, Dariusz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; functionally gradient material; composite; thin inhomogeneity; fracture mechanics; nonperfect contact; stress intensity factor; cyclic shear; strain amplitude; cyclic response; martensitic transformation; imperfect interface; adhesive; micro-cracking; analytical modelling; identification; hardness; polyurethane; fatigue; numerical analysis; G20Mn5 cast steel; columnar and equiaxed dendrites; micro-shrinkages; low-cycle fatigue; CT-scan; damage evolution; inclined surface crack; pipe; crack closure; external and axial pressure; finite element analysis; failure analysis; FEA; macroscopic research; semi-trailers; aluminum alloy; crystal plasticity; finite element method; crack initiation; fatigue of materials; S-N curves; 1.2709 steel; 3D-printed materials; SLM 3D printing; local ratcheting; A-V kinematic hardening model; backstress evolution; neuber; Hoffman-Seeger; Glinka rule; Chaboche's model; aluminium alloys; rolling direction; high-cycle fatigue; fracture analysis; FEM analysis; phase field model; decagonal quasicrystal; crack propagation; brittle fracture; mixed mode crack; n/a
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One of the most important aspects of the engineering assessment of the technical condition of structures and materials is the ability to assess the fatigue behavior of materials and structures. In addition, another important topic is the design of materials or structures that can resist fatigue and fracture. Modern science provides us with an increasing number of new materials, from superalloys of metals manufactured conventionally as well as via additive manufacturing to functionally advanced composites. Against this background, fundamental knowledge of the fatigue behavior and fracture mechanics of different material groups provides a convenient platform for communication between different interested groups and fields: from material science, numerical engineering and mathematical modeling to hybrid methods for fatigue life prediction. This Special Issue facilitates such an exchange of ideas on recent developments in the field of fatigue and fracture and is especially focused on fatigue crack growth analysis, the description of fatigue damage in metals and composites, probabilistic approaches and fracture mechanics analysis, as well as fatigue failure analysis and lifetime prediction.