ISSN: 1945-7553
CODEN: JTEVAB
Page Count: 12

Cumulative Fatigue Damage Mechanisms and Quantifying Parameters: A Literature Review

Yang, L
Product engineer, DANA Corporation, Holland, OH

Fatemi, A
Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineeirng, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

(Received 18 July 1996; accepted 10 April 1997)

Abstract

Cumulative fatigue damage analysis plays an important role in fatigue life prediction of components and structures which are subjected to field loading histories. Understanding of cumulative damage mechanisms is essential since it provides the necessary physical bases for modeling the cumulative damage process. A damage measure that can reflect and quantify the real damage state the material undergoes is also a key issue for successful modeling of cumulative fatigue damage. This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of research activities highlighting the recent findings and progress on phenomenological observations and mechanisms, as well as quantification measures of cumulative fatigue damage. Depending on the definition of failure or the characteristics of failure experienced in a material, the effectiveness of a damage parameter could vary from case to case. Many damage parameters have been proposed and many of them are in use. Those to be reviewed are sorted into categories of metallurgical parameters, surface crack quantifications, mechanical measures, and physical parameters. Early studies on cumulative damage mechanisms and quantifying measures are reviewed only briefly, since they have been covered in the existing literature.

Keywords:
cumulative fatigue damage, fatigue damage accumulation, fatigue damage parameters, fatigue damage mechanisms

Paper ID: JTE11978J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11978J
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