Abstract:A reliable and cost effective two-phase methodology is proposed to predict crack propagation life in generic twodimensional structural components under complex fatigue loading. First, the usually curved fatigue crack path and its stress intensity factors are calculated at small crack increments in a specialized finite element software, using automatic remeshing algorithms, special crack tip elements and appropriate crack increment criteria. Then, the calculated stress intensity factors are transferred to a pow… Show more
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