A REVIEW OF FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH CHARACTERISATION BY LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS (LEFM). PART I—PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF DATA GENERATION

Abstract— The application of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) to the characterisation of fatigue crack growth has been reviewed. In Part I the present understanding of the factors influencing growth rate is summarised, and the current methods of fatigue crack growth rate data generation are considered in the light of this. In Part II, documents are reviewed which provide advice on the prediction of fatigue crack growth and also those national standards in which fatigue crack growth considerations are implicit.

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