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A short summary on finite element modelling of fatigue crack closure

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This paper presents a short summary pertaining to the finite element modelling of fatigue crack closure. Several key issues related to finite element modelling of fatigue crack closure are highlighted: element type, mesh refinement, stabilization of crack closure, crack-tip node release scheme, constitutive model, specimen geometry, stress-states (i.e., plane stress, plane strain), crack closure monitoring. Reviews are presented for both straight and deflected cracks.

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    Konjengbam Darunkumar Singh

  2. Landing Gear Integration, Airbus Operations Ltd, Bristol, UK

    Matthew Roger Parry

  3. Materials Research Group, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

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Konjengbam Darunkumar Singh completed a Ph.D at Southampton University in 2005. He joined the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati in 2006. He is engaged in several research areas of fatigue and fracture mechanics.

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Singh, K.D., Parry, M.R. & Sinclair, I. A short summary on finite element modelling of fatigue crack closure. J Mech Sci Technol 25, 3015–3024 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0826-9

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