Crack growth rates in structures like aircraft are important for engineers to predict so parts can be repaired or replaced before cracks become critical. Experimental evidence shows crack growth rates correlate to cyclic variation in stress intensity factor, with higher stress intensity leading to faster crack growth. Precisely predicting crack growth allows for safer operation and maintenance of structures.
Crack growth rates in structures like aircraft are important for engineers to predict so parts can be repaired or replaced before cracks become critical. Experimental evidence shows crack growth rates correlate to cyclic variation in stress intensity factor, with higher stress intensity leading to faster crack growth. Precisely predicting crack growth allows for safer operation and maintenance of structures.
Crack growth rates in structures like aircraft are important for engineers to predict so parts can be repaired or replaced before cracks become critical. Experimental evidence shows crack growth rates correlate to cyclic variation in stress intensity factor, with higher stress intensity leading to faster crack growth. Precisely predicting crack growth allows for safer operation and maintenance of structures.
Certainly in aircraft, but also in other structures as well, it is vital that
engineers be able to predict the rate of crack growth during load cycling, so that the part in question be replaced or repaired before the crack reaches a critical length. A great deal of experimental evidence supports the view that the crack growth rate can be correlated with the cyclic variation in the stress intensity factor3: da