A general subsurface crack propagation analysis methodology for the wheel/rail rolling contact fatigue problem is developed in this paper. A three-dimensional elasto-plastic finite element model is used to calculate stress intensity factors in wheels, in which a sub-modeling technique is used to achieve both computational efficiency and accuracy. Then the fatigue damage in the wheel is calculated using a previously developed mixed-mode fatigue crack propagation model. The advantages of the proposed methodology are that it can accurately represent the contact stress of complex mechanical components and can consider the effect of loading non-proportionality. The effects of wheel diameter, vertical loading amplitude, initial crack size, location and orientation on stress intensity factor range are investigated using the proposed model. The prediction results of the proposed methodology are compared with in-field observations.
Analysis of subsurface crack propagation under rolling contact loading in railroad wheels using FEM
Analyse der Rissausbreitung unter der Oberfläche bei der Wälzkontaktbeanspruchung in Eisenbahnrädern mittels FEM
Engineering Fracture Mechanics ; 74 , 17 ; 2659-2674
2007
16 Seiten, 33 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
XFEM Crack Propagation Under Rolling Contact Fatigue
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