The paper concerns influence of changes of the bending plane position on the fatigue life. The obtained results were analyzed and compared with the fatigue results for oscillatory bending.The applied specimens were smooth, they had round sections, and they were made of the leaded brass CuZn40Pb2 (MO58). The results obtained under cyclic bending with the plane position change were compared with the results obtained for the specimens with the same parameters under pure oscillatory bending. A change of the bending plane position occurred every 10% fatigue life determined under pure oscillatory bending at the given amplitude of the bending moment, according to the defined fatigue characteristics. Calculated values of nominal stress in a cross section were recalculated according with cyclic material properties and values of elastoplastic stress were obtained.
The work presents verification of Neuber's fictitious radius method, used in fatigue life calculation of notched elements and welded joints. Stress values, calculated according with fictitious radius method, were compared with smooth specimens Basquin fatigue curves, and number of cycles was read. However, obtained calculated number of cycles of fatigue life does not correspond to experimental fatigue life, especially in a low cycle fatigue range. Hence, different equivalent microstructural length values were calculated for different loading levels. It was observed that equivalent microstructural length depends on loading level and type of loading. Finally, equivalent microstructural length was presented in a linear regression equation, as dependant on loading level and its relation to yield strength.
The paper contains an application of Neuber's fictitious radius methods to fatigue life calculations for elements with geometrical notches. FEM analysis for notched specimen with fictitious radius were performed, then results of simulations and experimental tests for smooth and notched specimens made of S355J2G1W structural steel were compared by each other. Based on simulation results, function dependence of micro structural length was determined, both for linear-elastic and elasto-plastic calculation.
The paper presents a non‐local line method used to the fatigue life calculation of notched elements. The presented method is based on the concept of an effective length which determines the size of the equivalent fatigue zone. Effective values of normal stress calculated in the critical plane with a weight function were applied when determining the equivalent fatigue zone. Simulation studies were performed for two types of steel and two types of loading. Five different series of tests and simulations were used. Experimental studies were carried out for 40 HM‐T and EA4T steels. These materials are used in railway industry, including the manufacturing of coupling bars. The notched test specimens contained notches with a tip radius of 0.2, 0.5, 0.8 and 1 mm. Stress calculations were performed using the finite element method by adopting cyclic material properties described by the model of a multi‐linear hardening. Non‐local calculations were performed in a defined critical plane for normal stress distribution and a weight function. As a result, the function of variation of the effective length depending on the loading level and geometry of the notch has been determined.
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