Johansson, S. and Fitzpatrick, M. E.
(2001).
| URL: | http://www.springerlink.com/content/dj176t7146ru11... |
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://doi.org/10.1007/BF02323103 |
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Abstract
Flexural tests are sometimes used for the evaluation of fatigue and fracture properties, especially for thin cross sections such as plate material where compact tension specimens cannot be used, or where material thickness is limited in the direction required for data generation. The method is also useful for evaluation of crack closure provided the force transfer occurs correctly. This paper shows how the influence of incorrect test fixture supports, which are outside the standard testing arrangement for such test specimens, can affect the force-displacement cur ves as evidenced using the back-face strain method. The results show that incorrect test fixture supports may cause deviations in the force-displacement trace as an artifact of the testing conditions. This effect can severely influence crack closure measurements. The effect was also modeled with finite element analysis.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| ISSN: | 0014-4851 |
| Keywords: | Flexural bend testing; fatigue crack closure; back-face strain; strain gage techniques; |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Engineering and Innovation Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) |
| Item ID: | 10377 |
| Depositing User: | Michael E. Fitzpatrick |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2016 13:13 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/10377 |
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