Crack Propagation in Welded Structures
Invited Lecturers
- Naman Recho (B. Pascal University, Montlucon, France)
I- CRACK PROPAGATION
I-1— Brittle Fracture
I-2— Crack Bifurcation
I-3— Fatigue Crack Propagation
I-4— Experimental Aspects of Rupture and Crack Propagation
II- FRACTURE MECHANICS MODELLING OF WELDED PLATES
– Calibration against Experimental Data –
II-1— Fracture Mechanics Modelling of Fatigue
II-2— Potential Use of Fracture Mechanics to Fatigue Design
II-3-Crack Propagation by Fatigue of Welded Structures submitted to Complex Mechanical Environment
III- RANDOM LOAD HISTORIES, CYCLE COUNTING, FATIGUE THRESHOLDS
III-1— Different Random Load Histories and Cycle Counting
III-2— Cumulation Problem and Fatigue Damage
III-3— Overloads During Fatigue
III-4— Fatigue design and reliability analysis of welded joints
IV – INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF FATIGUE LIFE CALCULATION AND CRACK GROWTH
IV-1— Overview of Industrial and Practical Cases of Application of the Above Presented Methods
IV-2— Open Discussion and Final Remarks