Abstract
The load interaction effects that occur under variable amplitude loading conditions following single peak overloads, low-high blocks and high-low blocks have been investigated on a commonly used structural steel. A detailed investigation has been carried out on long cracks which aims at developing and assessing the efficacy of a simple predictive model based on closure and plastic zone effects. The material was tested in a quenched and tempered condition. All the tests were carried out in the four point bending mode, in both the Paris regime and near the threshold, with overloads ranging from 10% to 100%. An attempt to relate crack closure to crack growth rates in the transient growth rate region (which follows a load change) was made. The trends observed for a wide range of loading parameters are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-216 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Journal | Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1996 |