ISSN:
1460-2695
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
The standard fatigue data-processing procedure, published in ASTM E647, is not adapted to the use of modern crack length measurement techniques. Because the use of this standard is usually required by journals, the raw data are often reduced to only a few data points. This way valuable information is simply thrown away and mathematical errors are unintentionally made. More importantly, the fact that no satisfactory reduction method exists, has led to destandardization of the processing procedure. Therefore, a new standard processing method is desired. In this paper a new data-processing method, referred to as the ‘adaptive da/dN method’, is proposed and discussed. This method is suitable for both optical and modern (electrical or automated) measurement techniques as well as modern (computer-assisted or -controlled) processing techniques. The adaptive da/dN method is validated both by data generated with a certain amount of scatter as well as actual experimental data. It shows a more accurate behaviour than the ASTM standards for all data types.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00795.x
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