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The document outlines a tutorial on fatigue crack propagation, posing a series of questions related to the behavior and analysis of fatigue cracks in materials. Key topics include the implications of preexisting cracks, the relationship between stress levels and crack growth rates, and the relevance of the Paris Power Law. Additionally, it discusses the consequences of inspection failures and the potential legal ramifications for design and inspection specifications.

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Mec4133z Tutorial - FCP

The document outlines a tutorial on fatigue crack propagation, posing a series of questions related to the behavior and analysis of fatigue cracks in materials. Key topics include the implications of preexisting cracks, the relationship between stress levels and crack growth rates, and the relevance of the Paris Power Law. Additionally, it discusses the consequences of inspection failures and the potential legal ramifications for design and inspection specifications.

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MEC4133Z TUTORIAL – Fatigue Crack Propagation

For submission :2,5,9,10,12

1. Assuming that a given component received a thorough proof test and was found to be
satisfactory, would you still be concerned about failure of this component after it was placed
into service?

2. As crack length gradually increases due to fatigue, what typically happens to the fatigue crack
growth rate?

3. How does fatigue crack growth rate vary with applied stress level?

4. What are two differences between clamshell/beach markings and fatigue striations?

5. Are fatigue striations always visible on a fatigue fracture surface? If not, under what conditions
are they likely to be present and under what conditions are they likely to be absent?

6. What important quantity (or quantities) can be determined by measuring striation spacing?

7. Is the Paris Power Law (Eq. 10-3) relevant for all conditions of fatigue crack growth?

8. What is the meaning of ΔKth, and what implications, if any, does this definition have for design?

9. Imagine that you have two cracked components that are identical to one another except that
Component A has a preexisting crack that is twice that found in Component B. Does that mean
that the fatigue lifetime of Component A will be 50% that of Component B?

10. Estimate the stress intensity factor range corresponding to an observed striation spacing of 10–
4 mm/cyc in the steel alloy shown in Fig. 10.56. Compare the results you would get when ΔK is

determined from the striation data and the macroscopic data in the same figure. Also, compute
ΔK.

11. A material with a plane-strain fracture toughness of KIC=55MPa√m has a central crack in a very
wide panel.
a) If σys = 1380 MPa and the design stress is limited to 50% of that value, compute the
maximum allowable fatigue flaw size that can grow during cyclic loading.
b) If the initial crack had a total crack length of 2.5 mm, how many loading cycles (from
zero to the design stress) could the panel endure? Assume that fatigue crack growth
rates varied with the stress intensity factor range raised to the fourth power. The
proportionality constant (C ) may be taken to be 1.1 × 10–39.

12. Your company designed a structure that includes an aluminum plate for which you
specified routine inspection after every 50,000 loading cycles. The NDT procedure that is
employed by the operator of the structure possesses a resolution limit of 1 mm. Through a
mix-up, the inspection team calibrated their instrument to yield a crack resolution limit of
1 cm. No crack was found on this occasion, but unstable fracture took place following
34,945 additional loading cycles in association with the development of an edge crack,
oriented normal to the major stress direction. Injuries to clients of the operator resulted
from the failure. The operator is being sued, but is trying to pass the blame onto your
design team. Are there grounds for a lawsuit against you for improper design and inspection
specifications, or against the operator based on improper inspection procedures? The key
stress level fluctuates between 50 and 100 MPa.
The properties of the alloy are:
KIC=30 MPa√m, σys = 550 Mpa, E = 70 GPa, and the crack growth rate relation is given by
da/dN = 5 × 10–35 ΔK4, with da/dN and ΔK being given in units of m/cycle and Pa\/m,
respectively.

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