Numerical simulation of the slant fracture of a helicopter's rotor hub with ductile damage failure criteria

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-327

  Giglio, M ^a   Manes, A ^a   Vigano F ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ductile damage; experimental; fatigue crack; numerical model; slant fracture; Ti 6Al 4V

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE DAMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL; FATIGUE CRACK; SLANT FRACTURE; TI-6AL-4V;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACKS;

EID: 84858699030     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2011.01622.x     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. CS-29. (2008) Certification Specification for large rotorcraft, European Aviation Safety Agency.
2. Giglio, M., Manes, A., and, Viganò, F., (2009) Experimental and numerical investigation on fatigue failure of composite helicopter main rotor hub. In: Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Fracture (ICF12), Ottawa.
3. Xue, L., and, Wierzbicki, T., (2008) Ductile fracture initiation and propagation modelling using damage plasticity theory. Eng. Fract. Mech. 75, 3276-3293. (Pubitemid 351486838)
4. Gurson, A. L., (1977) Continuum theory of ductile rupture by void nucleation and growth: part I-yield criteria and flow rules for porous ductile media. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Trans. ASME 99, 2-15.
5. Johnson, G. R., and, Cook, W. H., (1985) Fracture characteristics of three metals subjected to various strains, strain rates, temperature and pressure. Eng. Fract. Mech. 21, 31-34.
6. Bao, Y., and, Wierzbicki, T., (2004) On fracture locus in the equivalent strain and stress triaxiality space. Int. J. Mech. Sci. 46, 81-98.
7. Viganò, F., Manes, A., and, Giglio M., Fatigue crack growth and failure on a composite helicopter main rotor hub: experimental and numerical investigation. In: Proceedings of International Conference on Crack Paths 2009 (CP 2009), Vicenza, Italy, September 2009.
8. Anvari, M., Scheider, I., and, Thaulow, C., (2006) Simulation of dynamic ductile crack growth using strain-rate and triaxiality-dependent cohesive elements. Eng. Fract. Mech. 73, 2210-2228. (Pubitemid 44173725)
9. Spievak, L. E., Wawrzynek, P. A., Ingraffea, A. R., and, Lewiki, D. G., (2001) Simulating fatigue crack growth in spiral bevel gears. Eng. Fract. Mech. 68, 53-76. (Pubitemid 32148974)
10. Viganò, F., Manes, A., Giglio, M., and, Mariani, U., (2011) Failure analysis of a composite main rotor helicopter hub. Eng. Fail. Anal. 18, 97-109.
11. Giglio, M., Manes, A., and, Viganò, F., Ductile fracture locus of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy, under review for publication on International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
12. Anderson, T. L., (2005) Fracture Mechanics, Fundamentals and Applications, 3rd edn, CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington D.C.
13. Lemaitre, J., and, Desmorat, R., (2005) Engineering Damage Mechanics: Ductile, Creep, Fatigue and Brittle Failures. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
14. Hooputra, H., Gese, H., Dell, H., and, Werner, H., (1991) A comprehensive failure model for crashworthiness simulation of aluminium extrusion. Int. J. Crashworthiness 9, 449-464.
15. Wierzbicki, T., Bao, Y., Lee, Y. W., and, Bai, Y., (2005) Calibration and evaluation of seven fracture models. Int. J. Mech. Sci. 47, 719-743. (Pubitemid 40583519)
16. Bao, Y., and, Wierzbicki, T., (2004) A Comparative study on various ductile crack formation criteria. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. 126, 314-325.
17. Cornell Fracture Group. FRANC3D version 2.6 concepts and users Guide.
18. AFGROW. website:.
19. Bai, Y., and, Wierzbicki, T., (2008) A new model of metal plasticity and fracture with pressure and Lode dependence. Int. J. Plast. 24, 1071-1096. (Pubitemid 351400629)
20. Bai, Y., Wierzbicki, T., Application of extended Mohr-Coulomb criterion to ductile fracture. Int. J. Fract. 161, 1-20.