Abstract: An explanation for the observed difference between the values of the long-life, fatigue-notch strength-reduction factor (Kf ) and the elastic stress concentration factor based on the influence ...

Abstract: The fatigue crack growth rate behavior of a SAE1045 steel in the as received condition and four different quenched and tempered conditions was studied as a function of stress ratio and peak ...

Abstract: The validity of the relationship between stress and strain-concentration factors proposed by Neuber, i.e., the geometric mean of the stress and strain-concentration factors is equal to the linear ...

Abstract: Previous studies have shown that both threshold stress intensity factors and fatigue crack growth rates are dependent on crack size. The average growth rates for very short cracks considerably ...

Abstract: An elastic plastic fracture mechanics solution for short fatigue cracks in smooth and notched specimens is presented which admits plasticity by replacing the conventional stress term with a ...

Abstract: Three suggested phases of improvement in the design methods for gray iron components are: (a) design based on accurate strength and deformation analyses, instead of the currently used elastic ...