Tian-Hao Ma, Wei Zhang, Le Chang, Jian-Ping Zhao, Chang-Yu Zhou
{"title":"Study of Hybrid Machine Learning Multiaxial Low-Cycle Fatigue Life Prediction Model of CP-Ti","authors":"Tian-Hao Ma, Wei Zhang, Le Chang, Jian-Ping Zhao, Chang-Yu Zhou","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14604","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Symmetric and asymmetric multiaxial low-cycle fatigue tests were conducted on commercially pure titanium under different control modes and multiaxial strain/stress ratios to establish a reliable hybrid physics and data-driven method. Optimized analysis formula–based models are proposed to provide reliable physical information first. Based on the dataset enhanced by the nonlinear variational autoencoder method, a hybrid VAE-ANN model is established and trained, developed using the Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and Leaky ReLU activation function. Through a series of fatigue life prediction validations under both symmetric and asymmetric loading conditions, the VAE-ANN model demonstrates excellent prediction accuracy, broad generalization capability, and strong compatibility, achieving the lowest average absolute relative error of 6.76% under symmetric and 22.61% under asymmetric loading conditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2309-2324"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interpreting Concrete Fatigue Damage at the Mesoscale: Model Development and Parametric Analyses","authors":"Hui Jiang, Xiao Zhao, Yuan-De Zhou, Jin-Ting Wang, Xiu-Li Du, Yu Zhang","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14617","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study presents a numerical framework for evaluating the fatigue damage behavior of concrete at the mesoscale. An equivalent stochastic mechanical model is introduced, accounting for inherent heterogeneity due to initial defects. The model is further enhanced by incorporating viscosity through linear damping elements within each element, and applying reasonable periodic boundary conditions. A practical numerical implementation strategy is developed within the framework of the ABAQUS finite element package for stress-controlled fatigue analysis, which incorporates the periodic boundary conditions. A series of fatigue numerical tests are performed under tensile loading conditions on representative random concrete specimens exhibiting varying degrees of heterogeneity. The results indicate that mesoscopic randomness significantly affects the progressive development of fatigue damage and ultimate failure patterns. The numerical model and implementation scheme serve as valuable tools for investigating fatigue mechanisms of concrete materials from a meso-mechanical perspective.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2325-2338"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kiarash Jamali Dogahe, Tamás Csanádi, Yanling Schneider, Chensheng Xu, Vinzenz Guski, Anindita Dhar Swarna, Jan Dusza, Siegfried Schmauder, Zeljko Bozic, Mahmoud Pezeshki, Mohammad Ridzwan Bin Abd Rahim
{"title":"Multicale Study of the Fatigue Life of AlSi10Mg Material Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) Method: Experimental and Computational","authors":"Kiarash Jamali Dogahe, Tamás Csanádi, Yanling Schneider, Chensheng Xu, Vinzenz Guski, Anindita Dhar Swarna, Jan Dusza, Siegfried Schmauder, Zeljko Bozic, Mahmoud Pezeshki, Mohammad Ridzwan Bin Abd Rahim","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14595","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the fatigue life of AlSi10Mg alloy produced by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) using experimental and multiscale modeling methods. A micromodel developed based on EBSD and SEM data simulates fatigue microcrack nucleation with the Tanaka–Mura model and FEM. The effects of the alloys heterogeneous microstructure, including SiC particles, on fatigue crack initiation are examined. Micropillar tests and high-resolution SEM analyses study slip system behavior and plastic deformation. Long crack propagation is analyzed using the NASGRO equation, with total cycles till failure calculated for each stress amplitude. The fatigue life results, represented in an \u0000<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>S</mi>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mi>N</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ S-N $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> curve, show good agreement between computational and experimental data. Microscopic and macroscopic features like second phases, grain sizes, orientations, and macropores significantly influence the fatigue life of LPBF materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2290-2308"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14595","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fracture Toughness of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V ELI Alloys Fabricated by Electron Beam Melting With Different Orientation and Positions","authors":"Rubén Niñerola, Eugenio Giner","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14607","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper provides an analysis of the change in fracture toughness of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloys caused by electron beam melting process. This additive manufacturing technology shows a characteristic metallographic formation: a columnar grain oriented parallel to the building direction that produces an anisotropic mechanical behavior. We present an evaluation of how the microstructural gradient affects mechanical properties, in different orientations and positions in the bottom zone of the manufacturing region. Fracture toughness was analyzed in four orientations, two parallel and two perpendicular to beta columnar grains. Microstructural and mechanical changes are associated with the thermal gradient in the powder bed which produces a cooling rate gradient. Microstructural characteristics vary with respect to vertical position, decreasing hardness and increasing fracture toughness with height. Crack propagation is strongly influenced by the alpha grain boundary. Chemical analyses have been carried out to determine the level of interstitial elements.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2339-2353"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the Damage Constitutive Model and Fracture Behavior of Rocks Subjected to Uniaxial and Triaxial Compression","authors":"Sheng Shi, Yu Zhang, Hui Zhang, Fengjin Zhu","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14596","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14596","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Under long-term geological processes, a large number of randomly distributed micro cracks formed within rocks. Due to external loads or disturbances from engineering excavation, the initiation, propagation, and coalescence of these micro cracks can lead to the degradation of the mechanical properties of the rock, thereby affecting the stability of the engineering structure. To establish a model that can describe the damage evolution characteristics of rocks under loading, a quantitative relationship between the damage element caused by the expansion of internal micro cracks and the overall damage of the rock is constructed based on the Weibull two-parameter model. By introducing damage variable into the Drucker-Prager (D-P) criterion, an elastoplastic damage model of rock is established, and the model is redeveloped by COMSOL. The model validity is verified through triaxial test results of rock under different confining pressures. Finally, the proposed model is used to investigate the fracture characteristics of rock with prefabricated cracks, the crack stress field, crack propagation path, and failure mode of rock under uniaxial test condition are analyzed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2259-2277"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of Fatigue of Glass Fiber–Reinforced Plastic Tubes Under Multiaxial In-Phase and Out-Of-Phase Loading","authors":"Stephan Häusler, Richard Fink, Manuela Sander","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14616","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In order to investigate fatigue in fiber-reinforced plastics under in-phase and out-of-phase multiaxial loading conditions, tube specimens were designed and tested. Initially, tension–compression and torsional moments were individually applied, followed by their superposition of in-phase and with a 90° phase shift of the amplitudes. With a special clamping device, an inside illumination was possible and backlight images were taken to investigate the specific damage mechanisms for each scenario. For a better understanding of the layer-wise stress situation in both scenarios, a classic laminate theory approach was conducted. From a 3D digital image correlation system, the strain fields were analyzed and a significant interlaminar effect in the out-of-phase testing was identified. The analysis of the measurements and the dissipated energies revealed a significantly lower fatigue life of the out-of-phase tested specimens compared with the in-phase case, associated with a more severe interlaminar damage development.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2278-2289"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14616","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Physical Neural Network Based on Transformer Framework for Multiaxial Fatigue Life Prediction","authors":"Rui Pan, Jianxiong Gao, Yiping Yuan, Jianxing Zhou, Lingchao Meng, Haoyang Ding, Weiyi Kong","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14618","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The stability of prediction precision under complex loading paths is one of the key challenges in the task of multiaxial fatigue life prediction. This study addresses the challenges of unstable prediction precision in machine learning models, while further improving the precision of multiaxial fatigue life prediction. A novel neural network based on a transformer framework is proposed to capture dependencies between data at multiple scales. Meanwhile, physical loss function with soft adjustments is proposed to add physical constraints to the proposed neural network. These two mechanisms assist each other in improving the accuracy and stability of fatigue life prediction. Performance validation was conducted using fatigue data from nine distinct materials. Comparative analysis was performed against six existing models to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed physical neural network. Experimental evidence supports the high predictive accuracy of the proposed physical neural network, which also demonstrates robust stability across diverse conditions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2381-2405"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Combination of Element Subdiscretization, Singular Element, and Displacement Jump Enrichment for Simulating Progressive Elastoplastic Fracture","authors":"Zhongxiao Zhang, Chuwei Zhou, Yinxuan Zhang, Fei Yu","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14606","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, a strategy combining element subdiscretization, singular element, and displacement jump enrichment was developed to simulate crack propagation in elastoplastic materials. The background element mesh is independent of the crack path. The element enveloping the crack tip is subdiscretized to subtriangular quarter-point singular elements to represent the singularity there. The elements fully or partly split by the crack were enriched with the Heaviside function to reflect the displacement discontinuity across the two sides of the crack. The proposed method possesses an attractive advantage of being able to employ nearly all the available nonlinear models of finite element method (FEM) directly in crack tip region by using stress singular element instead of asymptotic singular function. Here, the Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman (GTN) model was employed as crack growth law in elastoplastic materials. The proposed strategy was validated by several numerical simulations of crack propagation in elastoplastic materials including scenarios of mixed fracture mode and nonmonotonic loads.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2241-2258"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qianqian Ren, Xianjing Deng, Zhiqiang Ru, Ming Liu, Zhimin Pi, Lili Wei, Hongfeng Huang, Degui Li
{"title":"Effect of Trace Sc Addition on Aging Precipitation and Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of 7085 Alloy","authors":"Qianqian Ren, Xianjing Deng, Zhiqiang Ru, Ming Liu, Zhimin Pi, Lili Wei, Hongfeng Huang, Degui Li","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14614","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this work, the effects of Sc-alloying and aging treatments, including T6 peak-aging and retrogression with reaging (RRA) on the fatigue crack propagation (FCP) behavior of 7085 alloy, were investigated. The results show that the RRA-treated alloy exhibits high volume fraction of larger sharable <i>η</i>′ phases, wider precipitate free zone (PFZ), and high Schmid factor. These microstructures contribute to frequent transgranular propagation, increasement of <i>ΔK</i><sub><i>th</i></sub>, and higher FCP resistance than T6-treated alloy. Sc alloying can significantly refine grain structure, inhibit recrystallization, and accelerate the nucleation of <i>η</i>′ strengthening phase, thus improving the mechanical properties of 7085 alloy. However, Sc alloying also tends to induce the occurrence of intergranular propagation due to presence of microscale AlZnMgCuSc phase and fine grain structure with high grain boundary volume fraction. Therefore, Sc alloying plays a negative role in improving the FCP resistance of 7085 alloy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2221-2240"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew Ang, Richard Aston, Hannah King, Shareen S. L. Chan, Nicole D. Schoenborn, Daren Peng, Rhys Jones
{"title":"Corrosion and Fatigue Behavior of Boeing Space, Intelligence, and Weapons Systems Laser Powder Fusion Built Scalmalloy® in 5% NaCl","authors":"Andrew Ang, Richard Aston, Hannah King, Shareen S. L. Chan, Nicole D. Schoenborn, Daren Peng, Rhys Jones","doi":"10.1111/ffe.14601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14601","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents the results of a preliminary investigation into the corrosion resistance of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF)-produced Scalmalloy® specimens built by Boeing Space, Intelligence, and Weapons Systems (BSI&WS). The specimens were first exposed to a 5% NaCl salt fog test at 35°C, and a comparison was made with prior tests on the aluminum alloy AA7050-T7451. The AA7050-T7451 alloy was chosen since it is widely used in fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft, and in space structures. This preliminary study reveals that BSI&WS LPBF-built Scalmalloy® is significantly more resistant to corrosion pitting than AA7050-T7451. These prior exposed (Scalmalloy®) specimens were then fatigued tested, and it was shown that exposure for 28 days to a 5% salt spray fog environment at 35°C did not reduce the durability of the specimens. As such, this study, when taken in conjunction with the authors' previous report on the exceptional damage tolerance of Scalmalloy®, reveals that the BIS&WS LPBF Scalmalloy® is particularly attractive for use on a range of both fixed- and rotary-wing military aircraft. It also reinforces the potential for BSI&WS LPBF Scalmalloy® to be used in building parts for attritable aircraft/drones.</p>","PeriodicalId":12298,"journal":{"name":"Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures","volume":"48 5","pages":"2206-2220"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ffe.14601","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143787338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}