Applications of Automation Technology to Fatigue and Fracture Testing

Applications of Automation Technology to Fatigue and Fracture Testing
Author: Arthur A. Braun
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 295
Release: 1990
Genre: Fracture mechanics
ISBN: 080311401X

Provides both specific and general information regarding state-of-the art materials testing using automation technology as a means of: improving the reliability of data; eliminating the need for constant operator supervision; running tests that would be impossible without a computer; and reducing an

Applications of Automation Technology to Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis

Applications of Automation Technology to Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis
Author: Arthur A. Braun
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 157
Release: 1997
Genre: Fracture mechanics
ISBN: 0803124163

From a November 1995 symposium in Norfolk, Virginia 11 papers report on how computers are playing an ever greater role in testing for fatigue and fracture as applications have become more sophisticated and hardware smaller and more powerful over the past few years. Covering data acquisition, simulat

Automated Test Methods for Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Toughness Tests on Irradiated Stainless Steels at High Temperature

Automated Test Methods for Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Toughness Tests on Irradiated Stainless Steels at High Temperature
Author: BAJ Schaap
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1985
Genre: Data acquisition system
ISBN:

An automated system for fatigue crack growth and fracture toughness measurements has been developed for irradiated stainless steels tested at temperatures up to 925 K. The system, including a microcomputer, is based on the d-c potential-drop technique for crack extension measurements. Specimens of the compact-tension type are used for the experiments. A description is given of the potential-drop method and the automated data acquisition system. The method of collecting N-a data pairs is given as well as the calculation and analysis of the fatigue crack growth rate (da/dN) and stress-intensity factor (?K). The measurement of load, deflection, and crack extension data to determine the J-versus-?a curves is also discussed.