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The growth of short fatigue cracks under compressive and/or tensile cyclic loading

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Under cyclic compressive loading, fatigue cracks can initiate and propagate a short distance before being arrested. Recent studies have shown that the process of crack closure is importantly involved in the arrest process. An analytical means for dealing with this type of crack propagation is presented. Calculations based on the method of analysis compare favorably with experimental results. The method is general in nature and can also deal with short crack propagation under tension-compression and tension-tension types of loading.

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McEvily, A.J., Yang, Z. The growth of short fatigue cracks under compressive and/or tensile cyclic loading. Metall Trans A 22, 1079–1082 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02661101

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