Abstract: In this study, mixed-mode fatigue tests are conducted using surface-cracked specimens. Slant surface-cracked specimens are prepared with crack angles of 15 deg, 30 deg, 45 deg, and 60 deg. It ...

Abstract: The effect of the interaction of multiple flaws on ductile fracture is studied numerically by Gurson’s constitutive equation. Based on experimental results, two parallel flaw and three parallel ...