Useful lifetime prediction software for plane semi-cracks in 3-D solid configurations

Computer programs are described to be used for fracture control purposes. Crack growth lifetimes can be predicted for plane cracks in 3-D structures. Values for stress intensity (K-) distributions at crack fronts are derived from data being available from literature for a restricted number of simple configurations. For arbitrary configurations...

Lifetime prediction methods for corner cracks at holes

An application of linear elastic fracture mechanics to 3-dimensional crack growth prediction was developed in two phases. In the first phase finite element techniques for accurate stress intensity (S.I.) calculation were evaluated and the Virtual Crack Extension (V.C.E.)-method was selected for further work. In the second phase the process of...