Computational Multiaxial Fatigue Modelling for Notched Components*

Ayhan Ince

General Dynamics Land Systems—Canada, London, Ontario, Canada.

DOI: 10.4236/mnsms.2013.33A003                

Abstract

Fatigue failures of driveline and suspension notched components for ground vehicles under multiaxial loading conditions are common, since most of those components are subjected to complex multiaxial loadings in service. A computational fatigue analysis methodology has been proposed here for performing multiaxial fatigue life prediction for notched components using analytical and numerical methods. The proposed multiaxial fatigue analysis methodology consists of an elastic-plastic stress/strain model and a multiaxial fatigue damage parameter. Results of the proposed multiaxial fatigue analysis methodology are compared to sets of experimental data published in the literature to verify the prediction capability of the elastic-plastic stress/strain model and the multiaxial fatigue damage parameter. Based on the comparison between calculated results and experimental data, it is found that the multiaxial elastic-plastic stress/strain model correlates well with experimental strain data for SAE 1070 steel notched shafts subjected to several non-proportional load paths. In addition, the proposed fatigue damage parameter is found to correlate reasonably well with experimental fatigue data of SAE 1045 steel notched shafts subjected to proportional and non-proportional loadings.

Keywords

Multiaxial Fatigue Life; Fatigue Damage Parameter; Critical Plane; Stress-Strain Analysis; Notch Analysis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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