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An applied method for fatigue life assessment of engineering components using rigid-insert crack closure model
The purpose of this paper is to provide a new method for analyzing and evaluating the fatigue
crack closure load and estimating the life of engineering components using RICC (Rigid-Insert
Crack Closure Model), ...
Fatigue Strength and Fatigue Fracture Mechanism for Spot Welds in U-Shape Specimens
In this paper, the fatigue behavior of the metallic welded U-shape specimens subjected to cyclic loading have been investigated via experimental and numerical analysis. To do so, two sets of the spot
welded specimens ...
Numerical study on fatigue crack growth in railway wheels under the influence of residual stresses
Accurate prediction of fatigue crack growth on railway wheels and the influence of residual
stresses by finite element method (FEM) modeling can affect the maintenance planning.
Therefore, investigation of ...
Effect of wear on rolling contact fatigue crack growth in rails
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of the load direction and the phenomenon of wear on rolling contact fatigue crack growth. For this purpose, a UIC60 rail with accurate geometry using FEM is studied. ...
Three-dimensional simulation of rolling contact fatigue crack growth in UIC60 rails
In this paper, a UIC60 rail with accurate geometry is studied by employing the finite element method. For this purpose, a three-dimensional elastic-plastic finite element model is conducted using model. Also, the stress ...
Three-Dimensional Finite Element Simulation of Residual Stresses in UIC60 Rails during The Quenching Process
The aim of this paper is to develop means to predict accurately the residual stresses due to quenching process of an UIC60 rail. A three-dimensional nonlinear stress analysis model has been applied to estimate stress fields ...
Microstructure and residual stress distributions under the influence of welding speed in friction stir welded 2024 aluminum alloy
Friction stir welding was conducted on 8 mm thick plates made of AA2024-T351 aluminum alloy at tool traverse speeds between 8 and 31.5 mm/min and tool rotational speed between 400 and 800 rpm. Metallographic analyzes and ...
Performance analysis of sloped solar chimney power plants in the southwestern region of Iran
Sloped solar chimney power plant (SSCPP) is significant capability to satisfy apart of coming energy request for villages located in the southwestern region of Iran. This paper is present the performance analysis of SSCPP ...
Effect of a new specimen size on fatigue crack growth behavior in thick-walled pressure vessels
Fatigue crack growth in thick-walled pressure vessels is an important factor affecting their fracture.
Predicting the path of fatigue crack growth in a pressure vessel is the main issue discussed in fracture
Performance evaluation of floating solarchimney power plant in Iran: estimation of technology progression and cost investigation
High direct solar radiation and the vast desert areas in Iran are the main factors to the attraction in using solar technologies such as floating solar chimney power plant (FSCPP) for electrical and thermal roductions f ...