• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1039-1047
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• 1999

It is necessary to evaluate the fatigue behavior of rail steel under the multi-axial stress state to assure the railway vehicle's safety. For this purpose, the stress analysis to investigate the crack initiation criteria, static failure and fatigue behavior under mixed-mode are performed. The stress analysis results show that the initiation of the transverse fissure depends on the maximum shear stress below the surface. For the mixed mode, the fatigue crack growth behavior which is represented by the projection crack length and comparative S.I.F, ${\Delta}K_v$, shows the more conservative results. Also, its rate is lower than that of the case of the mode I, and this difference decreases with increasing the stress ratio, R.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2000

This study describes the fatigue characteristics for Al2024 alloy, which is aircraft structure material. For this work, the plane-strain fracture toughness test, the plane-stress fracture toughness test and the crack growth rates test were conducted under the standard testing method. Test equipment is a computer-controlled closed-loop fatigue testing machine. The data of each test result is very important to aircraft structure reliability estimation, life prediction, design analysis, endurance analysis and damage tolerance analysis. In addition, the fatigue crack growth threshold($\DeltaKth$) value decreased as the stress ratio increased. Also, $\DeltaKth$ decreased as the thickness increased in LT, TL directions.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2014

Cold expansion is an efficient way to improve the fatigue life of an open hole. In this paper, three finite element models have been established to bind the crack growth from an expanded hole and simulated. Expansion and its degree influence are studied using a numerical analysis. Stress intensity factors are determined and used to evaluate the fatigue life. Residual stress field is evaluated using a nonlinear analysis and superposed with the applied stresses field in order to estimate fatigue crack growth. Experimental tests are conducted under constant loading. Results of this investigation indicate expansion and its degree are beneficial to fatigue life and a good agreement was observed between FEM simulations and experimental results.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.277-284
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• 2006

In order to ensure the structural integrity of nuclear welded structures during design life, the fatigue life has to be evaluated by fatigue analysis procedures presented in technical codes such as ASME B&PV Code Section III. However, existing fatigue analysis procedures do not explicitly consider the presence of welded joints. A new fatigue analysis procedure based on a structural stress/fracture mechanics approach has been recently developed in order to reduce conservatism by erasing uncertainty in the analysis procedure. A recent review of fatigue crack growth data under various mean loading conditions using the structural stress/fracture mechanics approach, does not consider the mean loading effect, revealed some significant discrepancies in fatigue crack growth curves according to the mean loading conditions. In this paper, we propose the use of the stress intensity factor range ${\Delta}K$ characterized with loading ratio R effects in terms of the structural stress. We demonstrate the effectiveness in characterizing fatigue crack growth and S-N behavior using the well-known data. It was identified that the S-N data under high mean loading could be consolidated in a master S-N curve for welded joints.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.80-87
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• 1996

The present paper will give some results of the fatigue behavior of typical axi-symmetric forward extrusion die. The extrusion process is analyzed by rigid-plastic FEM and the deformation analysis of extrusion die is conducted by elasto-plastic FEM. To approach the crack problem LEFM (Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics) is introduced. Using special element in order to conside the sigularity of stress/ strain in the vicinity of the crack tip, stress intensity factor and the effective stress intensity factor is calculated. Applying proper fatigue crack propagation criterion such as Paris/Erdogan fatigue law and maximum principal criterion to these data, then, the angle and the direction of fatigue crack propagation is simulated. In result, it is proved that the simulated fatigue crack propagates in the zigzag path along the radial direction and fatigue life of the extrusion die is evaluated by using the computed crack growth rate.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.679-687
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• 2008

The fatigue life of ship structure under cyclic loading condition is made up of crack initiation and propagation stages. For a welding member in ship structure, the fatigue crack propagation life is more important than the fatigue crack initiation life. To calculate precisely the fatigue crack propagation life at the critical welding location, the knowledge of the residual stress sensitivity on the fatigue strength is necessary. In this study, thermo elastic-plastic analysis was conducted in order to examine the effect of residual stress on the fatigue crack propagation life. Also the fatigue crack propagation lives considering residual stress were calculated using fatigue crack growth code, AFGROW, on the basis of fracture mechanics. AFGROW is widely used for fatigue crack growth predictions under constant and variable amplitude loading. The reliability of AFGROW on the fatigue of ship structure was confirmed by the comparison of the estimated results with the fatigue propagation test results.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권11호
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• pp.1137-1143
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• 2015

프레팅 피로균열의 2단계 성장과 분지, 즉 균열이 경사방향으로 성장하다가 방향을 전환하여 수직방향으로 성장하는 과정을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. 해석에서 A7075-T6의 프레팅 피로실험자료를 이용하였다. 균열성장방향을 결정하는 기준으로 최대 접선응력확대계수, 최대 접선응력확대계수범위, 최대 균열성장속도의 적용 가능성을 검토하였다. 하나의 기준으로는 분지 전후의 균열성장방향을 모사할 수 없고, 분지 전후에 다른 기준을 적용하면 모사가 가능하였다. 또한 분지가 발생하는 균열 길이를 결정하는 방법도 제시하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1989-1995
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• 2004

Finite element analysis(FEA) is the most popular numerical method to simulate plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure and can predict fatigue crack closure behavior. Finite element analysis under plane stress state using 4-node isoparametric elements is performed to investigate the detailed closure behavior of fatigue cracks and the numerical results are compared with experimental results. The mesh of constant size elements on the crack surface can not correctly predict the opening level for fatigue crack as shown in the previous works. The crack opening behavior for the size mesh with a linear change shows almost flat stress level after a crack tip has passed by the monotonic plastic zone. The prediction of crack opening level presents a good agreement with published experimental data regardless of stress ratios, which are using the mesh of the elements that are in proportion to the reversed plastic zone size considering the opening stress intensity factors. Numerical interpolation results of finite element analysis can precisely predict the crack opening level. This method shows a good agreement with the experimental data regardless of the stress ratios and kinds of materials.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.589-597
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• 2010

강구조물의 점검시 피로균열이 발견되는 경우에는 보수 보강 시행의 결정과 구조물의 점검주기 결정을 위한 균열의 현재 상태평가와 앞으로의 균열진행 정도에 대한 정량적인 예측이 요구된다. 피로균열에 대한 손상도 평가는 파괴역학 파라미터를 이용한 균열진전속도와 취성파단의 여부 결정이 대표적인 방법으로 파괴역학에 관한 전문적인 지식과 함께 수치해석 프로그램의 활용능력이 필요하다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 피로손상도 평가 방법에 관한 다양성을 확보하고, 파괴역학에 대한 전문적인 지식이 없는 기술자가 피로균열에 의한 강구조물의 손상도를 간편하게 평가 할 수 있는 방법을 개발하기 위한 첫 단계로, 관통균열 시험편을 이용한 균열진전시험을 실시하였다. 그리고 피로균열 표면으로부터 측정된 COD(Crack Opening Displacement)의 크기와 측정위치를 이용하여, 균열진전속도를 추정하기 위한 파라미터를 도출하고, 그 타당성을 분석하였다. 그리고 관통균열이 있는 시험편의 형상, 응력범위, 그리고 응력비에 상관없이 COD를 이용하여 피로균열진전속도를 추정할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.337-340
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• 2005

The effect of residual stress on fatigue crack growth was investigated in terms of finite element analysis. Simulations were performed on a CT specimen in plane strain. An interface-cohesive element that accounts for damage accumulation due to fatigue along the notch direction has been used. Numerical results show that fatigue crack growth rate slows down when compressive residual stress field exists in front of the crack tip.