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Design optimization of cruciform specimens for biaxial fatigue loading

dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorCláudio, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorReis, L.
dc.contributor.authorGuelho, I.
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, M.
dc.contributor.authorMadeira, J. F. A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-24T10:49:57Z
dc.date.available2014-09-24T10:49:57Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.descriptionCom o apoio RAADRI.por
dc.description.abstractIn order to correctly assess the biaxial fatigue material properties one must experimentally test different load conditions and stress levels. With the rise of new in-plane biaxial fatigue testing machines, using smaller and more efficient electrical motors, instead of the conventional hydraulic machines, it is necessary to reduce the specimen size and to ensure that the specimen geometry is appropriated for the load capacity installed. At the present time there are no standard specimen’s geometries and the indications on literature how to design an efficient test specimen are insufficient. The main goal of this paper is to present the methodology on how to obtain an optimal cruciform specimen geometry, with thickness reduction in the gauge area, appropriated for fatigue crack initiation, as a function of the base material sheet thickness used to build the specimen. The geometry is optimized for maximum stress using several parameters, ensuring that in the gauge area the stress is uniform and maximum with two limit phase shift loading conditions. Therefore the fatigue damage will always initiate on the center of the specimen, avoiding failure outside this region. Using the Renard Series of preferred numbers for the base material sheet thickness as a reference, the reaming geometry parameters are optimized using a derivative-free methodology, called direct multi search (DMS) method. The final optimal geometry as a function of the base material sheet thickness is proposed, as a guide line for cruciform specimens design, and as a possible contribution for a future standard on in-plane biaxial fatigue tests.por
dc.identifier.doi10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.16
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/6724
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.subjectBiaxial fatiguepor
dc.subjectIn-plane testingpor
dc.subjectSpecimen optimizationpor
dc.subjectDirect multisearchpor
dc.subjectRenard seriespor
dc.titleDesign optimization of cruciform specimens for biaxial fatigue loadingpor
dc.typeconference object
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceCatania, Itáliapor
oaire.citation.endPage126por
oaire.citation.startPage118por
oaire.citation.titleThe First Multi-Lateral Workshop on Fracture and Structural Integrity related Issuespor
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpor

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