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Failure of any component in a vehicle, even a small part, may result in an out of control vehicle and possible catastrophic accident. In this paper, two case studies regarding the failure of truck diesel engine connecting-rods are presented. Fatigue is the dominant failure mode of the two connecting-rods. The occurrence of an abnormal load in operation and the presence of a thick decarburization layer on the external surface of the rod-body are, respectively, responsible for the fatigue failure of the two connecting-rods.
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The project is supported by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 3132014323).”
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Yu, Zw., Xu, Xl. Fatigue Fracture of Truck Diesel Engine Connecting-Rods. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 15, 311–319 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-015-9934-7
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