Experimental and Numerical Studies on Mixed Mode Fracture and Fatigue Using a New Specimen
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2024
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Mixed mode fracture and fatigue failures are one of the most significant causes of failure in materials and structural components. In the present investigation, a simple and efficient specimen geometry and out-of-plane loading fixture that can be used with conventional uniaxial universal testing machines for conducting any combination of mixed mode (I/II/III) fracture and fatigue crack growth studies have been proposed. The proposed specimen is a single edge cracked circular (SECC) specimen which can be employed on both metallic and non-metallic materials under static and fatigue loads.
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Supervisor: Murthy, K S R Krishna