New Aspects of Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics.
Abstract
The significance of the results of Scanning Electron Microscope studies of the microstructural deformation and damage processes in different types of metals for the formulation of an engineering approach to the problem of fatigue and of its relation to fracture mechanics is discussed. The futility of attempts to develop a unique model of fatigue based either on physical theories of lattice defects or on mechanical theories of plastic strain accumulation is demonstrated, and the usefulness of fracture-mechanics concept applied to microcrack development and combined with probabilistic considerations based on order statistics is illustrated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- ADA011353
Entities
People
- Alfred M. Freudenthal
Organizations
- George Washington University