Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
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Debond<br />
310 mm<br />
Symmetry B. C.<br />
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Figure 4.11: Quarter finite element model <strong>of</strong> the debonded panels with an elliptical debond.<br />
The smallest element size is 10 m.<br />
In the majority <strong>of</strong> recent studies (see e.g. Gaudenzi et al., 2001, Riccio et al., 2001, <strong>and</strong> Shen et<br />
al., 2001), due to difficulties associated with tracing the orientation <strong>of</strong> the new debond front after<br />
the crack growth, it was assumed that the normal <strong>and</strong> tangential directions <strong>of</strong> the debond front do<br />
not change during the crack growth. This assumption is correct for the initiation <strong>of</strong> the debond<br />
growth in the first cycles, but for the subsequent debond growth the normal <strong>and</strong> perpendicular<br />
directions <strong>of</strong> the debond front are not similar to the initial debond. To avoid adopting this<br />
assumption, a remeshing algorithm imposing an orthogonal mesh with edges parallel <strong>and</strong><br />
perpendicular to the actual debond front is implemented as illustrated in Figure 4.12.<br />
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Clamp B. C.<br />
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310 mm<br />
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