Effect of load amplitude change on the fatigue life of cracked Al plate repaired with composite patch
In this study, the fatigue behavior of aluminum alloy 2024T3 v-notched specimens repaired with composite patch under block loading was analyzed experimentally. Two loading blocks were applied: increasing and decreasing at two stress ratio: R = 0 and R = 0.1. Failed samples were examined under scanning electron microscope at different magnifications to analyze their fractured surfaces. The obtained results show that under increasing blocks, the crack growth is accelerated for both repaired and unrepaired specimens. This is attributed to the increase of the loading amplitude in the second block. A retardation effect was observed for decreasing blocks loading in unrepaired specimens. However, this retardation effect is attenuated by the presence of the patch which lead to lower fatigue life for repaired specimens.
In this study, the fatigue behavior of aluminum alloy 2024T3 v-notched specimens repaired with composite patch under block loading was analyzed experimentally. Two loading blocks were applied:…
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In this study, we analyzed the fatigue behavior of a V-notch crack in an aluminum alloy 7075-T6 plate repaired with bonded composite patch under constant and stepped variable amplitude loading.…