Procedures for obtaining da/dN-ΔK curve on the basis of empirical a-N data were shown. Estimating approaches of crack growth rates for constant, block, variable amplitude, and similar loading were given. Computational methods of equivalent load range ΔPeqv, required for ΔK approximation in case of variable amplitude loading and plotting of a da/dN-ΔK chart, were presented. Advantages and disadvantages of suggested methods were also described. The application of approximation methods for da/dN-ΔK curve determination was imposed in case of constant amplitude loading and for modified SAESUS loading.
Effort to describe effect of variable amplitude loading character on fatigue damage cumulation is committed for a metal material of a structural part. It is proposed to quantify the influence of loading character on durability life via damage model incorporating the nonstationarity factor and the spectrum fullness factor. Experimental evidence and analytical results of the proposed model are correlated.
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