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Numerical and experimental study on the optimization of overload parameters for the increase of fatigue life
, Article Aerospace Science and Technology ; Vol. 35, issue. 1 , May , 2014 , p. 80-86 ; Foumani, M. S ; Sharif University of Technology
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Fatigue life and crack growth retardation due to periodic tensile overloads, which are superposed on constant amplitude cycles, have been investigated in the present study. In the numerical analyses, the Walker equation with the generalized Willenborg model has been used. The analyses and experiments have been performed on C(T) specimens made of 7075 aluminium. The periodic overloads have been induced at two different periodicities and the effect of overload ratio and overload periodicity on the fatigue life has been studied. The results of the experiments and analyses reveal that the normalized fatigue life versus overload ratio curve has a maximum point, which indicates that there are...
Prediction of Stable Fatigue Crack Growth in Laser Peened 316L SS with Variable Beam Diameter and Pre-crack Length Using Artificial Neural Network
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farrahi, Gholamhossein (Supervisor)
Abstract
Processing an alloy can enhance its mechanical properties. Based on repeated radiation of high-power pulsed laser beam, laser shock peening (LSP) is one way to impart favorable residual stress in an alloy and to enhance its damage tolerance property. Study of overlapping LSP is possible through the simulation of limited laser shots. Still, its computational cost is higher than that of a single shot. This research, primarily, is aimed at improving a methodology for reduction of computations in the study of an overlapping LSP and its impacts on fatigue crack growth. Addressing research gaps by utilizing the methodology is the secondary goal. The methodology consists of plastic strain...
Effects of Laser Peening with Different Coverage Areas on Residual Stress and Fatigue Crack Growth
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farrahi, Gholamhossein (Supervisor) ; Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-Advisor)
Abstract
Failure due to fatigue loading is one of the main reasons for the wear out of parts in the industry. Prevention of failure and improving the fatigue life of materials have been studied by many researchers. Desirable compressive residual stress have important effect on improving the lifetime of materials. Laser peenning leads to increase fatigue life of metals by creating compressive residual stress at the surface of the pieces.This study investigates the effect of different laser coverage areas on residual stresses using finite element method and also investigates the fatigue crack growth experimentally.Simulation results show that increasing the laser peening rows impart the residual...
Side effects of shot peening on fatigue crack initiation life
, Article International Journal of Engineering, Transactions A: Basics ; Volume 24, Issue 3 , 2011 , Pages 275-280 ; 17281431 (ISSN) ; Farrahi, G. H ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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The beneficial effects of shot peening on fatigue life of mechanical components are well known. However, there are some reports in the literature that indicate inappropriate shot peening parameters tend to reduce the fatigue life. It is therefore, the purpose of this study to find a logical quantitative justification for these observations. Using finite element method, a dynamic elasticplastic simulation of shot peening was presented. Effect of shot velocity and size on surface morphology after shot peening were examined. Fatigue crack initiation life calculation of shot peened specimens revealed that beneficial effect of shot peening significantly vanishes in the case of high velocities and...
Investigation of microstructure effect on fretting fatigue crack initiation using crystal plasticity
, Article Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures ; 2018 ; 8756758X (ISSN) ; Farrahi, G. H ; Karimpour, M ; Bahai, H ; Majzoobi, G. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2018
Abstract
The onset of fretting fatigue is characterized by material microstructural changes in which the extent of the damage is comparable to grain size, and hence, the microstructure characteristics could have a significant effect on fatigue crack initiation. In this paper, a three-dimensional finite element crystal plasticity framework is presented for simulation of the fretting fatigue. Controlled Poisson Voronoi tessellation (CPVT) method is employed to generate the polycrystalline region. In the CPVT method, regularity parameter controls the shape of grains. In this study, the impact of grain size and regularity parameter on crack initiation life and initiation site has been investigated....
Investigation of microstructure effect on fretting fatigue crack initiation using crystal plasticity
, Article Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures ; Volume 42, Issue 3 , 2019 , Pages 640-650 ; 8756758X (ISSN) ; Farrahi, G. H ; Karimpour, M ; Bahai, H ; Majzoobi, G. H ; Sharif University of Technology
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2019
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The onset of fretting fatigue is characterized by material microstructural changes in which the extent of the damage is comparable to grain size, and hence, the microstructure characteristics could have a significant effect on fatigue crack initiation. In this paper, a three-dimensional finite element crystal plasticity framework is presented for simulation of the fretting fatigue. Controlled Poisson Voronoi tessellation (CPVT) method is employed to generate the polycrystalline region. In the CPVT method, regularity parameter controls the shape of grains. In this study, the impact of grain size and regularity parameter on crack initiation life and initiation site has been investigated....
Effect of Grinding and Shot Peening on Fatigue Life of Welded Joints
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farrahi, Gholamhossein (Supervisor)
Abstract
Metallurgical initial defects, stress concentration due to change in geometry and induced tensile residual stress during welding create an extraordinary high possibility of fatigue cracks nucleation and propagation in the weld toe region. Despite this, the ever increasing use of welding in offshore, aerospace and automotive industries, as the most applied mechanical joint, has occasioned a very extensive attempt to achieve an in-depth understanding of failure mechanisms and fatigue life improvement techniques of welded joints. Generally, these techniques could be classified into two broad categories. The first consists of methods that modify the geometry and the other is related to the...
Numerical and Experimental Study on Optimization of Overload arameters for Fatigue Life Increase
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Saadat Foumani, Mahmoud (Supervisor)
Abstract
Fatigue life and crack growth retardation due to periodic tensile overload that superposed on constant amplitude cycles has been investigated. The tests were performed using C(T) specimens made of 7075 aluminium. All periodic overload tests were carried out at the same spacing between overloads and the effect of overload ratio on fatigue life has been investigated. Results of experiments revealed that the at low and high overload ratios, crack growth rate is relatively high and there is an optimum OLR that maximize interaction and thus minimize FCGR. Whit OCR-1=50, overload ratio of 1.85 led to maximum interaction and resulted in 219% increase in specimen's life relative to CA loading. Also...
An Investigation on the Effect of Filler Type and Content on the Performance of Asphaltic Materials
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Motamed, Arash (Supervisor)
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The objective of this research is evaluating the effect of filler type and content on the characteristics of asphaltic materials. The properties of the asphalt mixture are greatly influenced by its components. As asphalt mixtures are composed of two prominent components, aggregates and binder, the change in type and contents of these materials may lead to altering the performance of asphalt mixtures. Aggregates in the asphalt mixtures are categorized into three groups based on their particle sizes: coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and mineral filler. The effect of filler on the characteristics of asphalt mixtures can be examined by changing the type and content of filler and holding the...
Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt containing Sasobit
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Tabatabaee, Nader (Supervisor)
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Warm mix asphalt has received considerable attention over the past decade particularly due to its potential environmental benefit such as lower energy consumption and emission, its ability to be placed at lower ambient temperatures making it a suitable material for areas with short construction season. There are three warm mix asphalt (WMA) techniques are available; organic additive, foaming, and chemical additive. This study examined Sasobit, a micro crystalline wax which is an organic additive. The concentrations tested were 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 percent of the base binder. A PG 64-22 asphalt binder from an Iranian refinery (Tehran refinery) was used as the base binder. Superpave binder...
Analysis of Fatigue Cracks in Frame 360 Section 41 of B747
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Adibnazari, Saeid (Supervisor)
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In this project, the structure of an aircraft and its sensitive areas has been studied for fatigue damages and then the design philosophies have been analyzed. Subsequently, relevant analysis and calculations have been conducted on a critically important part of the airframe (due to its location), which has suffered fatigue due to the age of the aircraft. This part belongs to the airframe of a Boeing 747, known as frame 360 in section 41 of the body of the aircraft, in which the numerous flight cycles have led to the creation and propagation of fatigue crack.
In the first stage of this project, the remaining life time of the frame has been estimated using theoretical relationships. In...
In the first stage of this project, the remaining life time of the frame has been estimated using theoretical relationships. In...
Effect of residual stress on stress intensity factors of fretting fatigue cracks
, Article International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties ; Volume 2, Issue 2 , 2007 , Pages 164-177 ; 17418410 (ISSN) ; Mohajerani, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Inderscience Publishers
2007
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The effect of compressive Residual Stress (RS) on the Stress Intensity Factors (SIFs) of fretting fatigue cracks was studied using semi-analytical methods. The fretting fatigue of a half-plane in contact with a flat rounded pad was taken into consideration, and RS such as those created by shot-peening were added to the model. Studies of several RS profiles were accomplished to consider the effect of changes in RS caused by stress relaxation during service or pretreatment and manufacturing discrepancies regarding parameters. The distribution of dislocations method was applied to the calculation of the SIFs of these cracks and was shown to be capable of dealing with these kinds of problems. It...
A semi-baseline damage identification approach for complex structures using energy ratio correction technique
, Article Structural Control and Health Monitoring ; Volume 25, Issue 2 , February , 2018 ; 15452255 (ISSN) ; Abedian, A ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2018
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Because damage identification results based on the Lamb waves propagation approach can be influenced by varying environmental and operational conditions, development of a robust monitoring system with no need of the prior measured data of the structure has gained much attention recently. The instantaneous baseline damage detection technique is one of the promising methods that overcome the mentioned obstacles. For this, the material properties, electromechanical characteristics, and the geometric features must be identical. Also, sensor distances in similar paths and the geometric dimensions of the transducers must be the same. So, implementing the instantaneous baseline damage...
Acoustic emission-based methodology to evaluate delamination crack growth under quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions
, Article Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation ; Volume 37, Issue 1 , March , 2018 ; 01959298 (ISSN) ; Ahmadi Najafabadi, M ; Mohammadi, K ; Fotouhi, M ; Hosseini Toudeshky, H ; Mohammadi, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer New York LLC
2018
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The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of acoustic emission (AE) technique to evaluate delamination crack in glass/epoxy composite laminates under quasi-static and fatigue loading. To this aim, double cantilever beam specimens were subjected to mode I quasi-static and fatigue loading conditions and the generated AE signals were recorded during the tests. By analyzing the mechanical and AE results, an analytical correlation between the AE energy with the released strain energy and the crack growth was established. It was found that there is a 3rd degree polynomial correlation between the crack growth and the cumulative AE energy. Using this correlation the delamination...
Multiple laser shock peening effects on residual stress distribution and fatigue crack growth behaviour of 316L stainless steel
, Article Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics ; Volume 105 , 2020 ; Farrahi, G. H ; Mehmanparast, A ; Mahdavi, S. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2020
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Laser shock peening (LSP) is one of the life enhancement processes by inducing compressive residual stresses into the material. The effects of repeating LSP pattern on the residual stress is investigated numerically in this study. A 3-D finite element model was developed to obtain residual stress field in the material. FEM results have shown that increasing the number of peening impacts increase the magnitude and depth of compressive residual stress. Also the average surface residual stress in the impact region increased from −291 after 1 impact to −326, −343 and −356 MPa after 2, 3 and 4 impacts respectively. Moreover, the effects of repeating LSP pattern on fatigue crack growth properties...
Residual Stress Determination of Multi-pass Welding Process, Stress Relieving Procedures and Its Effect on Crack Propagation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farahi, Gholamhossein (Supervisor)
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One of the most important issues in welding is residual stresses. It is desirable to produce less residual stresses when possible and to reduce them which remain in the structure. At the present, various methods have been developed to reduce the residual stresses. The most important methods are heat treatment, shot peening, and grinding. The main problem in using these methods is cost, and for large structures these methods are often impractical. In recent decades, a technique called vibratory stress relief has been developed. It is used for large structures without limitation of size and weight; besides, the cost of this process is much less in comparison with other conventional methods...
Damage Detection in Plate using Wave Propagation Method
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Abedian, Ali (Supervisor)
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Structural health monitoring (SHM) has been motivated in aircraft and civil industries over the two last decades. Ultrasonic guided wave propagation technique is one of the best damage detection methods in airplane thin wall structures because of their large distance traveling and low attenuation.
In fact by efficient design of sensors pattern one can effectively pick up the changes that happen in propagated signals due to presence of any kind of structural damage. This could be effectively achieved by numerical simulation techniques like finite element modeling. To obtain a damage detection algorithm based on instantaneous baseline data, here, finite element technique is employed for...
In fact by efficient design of sensors pattern one can effectively pick up the changes that happen in propagated signals due to presence of any kind of structural damage. This could be effectively achieved by numerical simulation techniques like finite element modeling. To obtain a damage detection algorithm based on instantaneous baseline data, here, finite element technique is employed for...
A Numerical Comparison between Ring Indentation, Punching and Shot Peening on Fatigue Crack Retardation of Al-A356.0
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Farrahi, Gholam Hossein (Supervisor)
Abstract
Most engineering components must be manufactured so they are safe to use and are ‘‘fit for purpose’’. However despite all the efforts, cracking of the engineering components is inevitable. Residual stresses play an important role in either increasing or decreasing the possibility of failure. For instance, enhancement in apparent toughness following pre-loading arises principally because of the creation of local crack tip compressive residual stresses. Introducing compressive residual stresses can also slow the fatigue crack growth. Yet, the dilemma is choosing an efficient method growth to introduce such stresses for retardation of fatigue crack growth. There are many methods available in...
Evaluating the Effect of Crumb Rubber on the Fracture Properties of Asphaltic Materials Using a Standardized Composite
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Motamed, Arash (Supervisor)
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Fatigue cracking has a major impact on the performance of flexible pavements. Many test methods have been established to evaluate and estimate the fatigue life of asphaltic materials. Most of these test methods cannot successfully examine the fatigue properties of asphaltic materials. Recent studies demonstrate that using a standardized composite, which consists of glass beads and asphalt binder, can simulate the stress states that binder experiences in the field. This research used standardized composite to investigate the effect of crumb rubber on the fracture properties of asphaltic materials. To validate the test results, the authors conducted fracture tests on the Fine Aggregate Matrix...
Durability Investigation and Fatigue Life Prediction Modelling for Pre-orroded AZ31 Alloy
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Adib Nazari, Saeed (Supervisor)
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This research explored the corrosion effect of NaCl solution on the surface quality of AZ31 magnesium alloy. Cubic-shaped specimens were immersed in standard 3.5% NaCl solution for 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours. The size of corrosion pits, fatigue crack propagation area, and surface topology were characterized. Fatigue tests were carried out on pre-corroded AZ31 specimens under different stress amplitudes. The correlation between the corrosion time and the virtual crack size was obtained. The virtual crack size is a new parameter that can relate the corrosion to the fatigue life. A new model was proposed to map the surface topology on the virtual crack size of pre-corroded AZ31 magnesium alloy. The...