Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method

Material fatigue is extensively discussed and researched within scientific and industrial communities. Fatigue damage poses a significant challenge for both metallic and non-metallic components, often resulting in unexpected failures of in-service parts. Within multiaxial fatigue assessment, critica...

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Main Authors: A. Chiocca, M. Sgamma, F. Frendo, F. Bucchi, G. Marulo
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/4626/3914
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author A. Chiocca
M. Sgamma
F. Frendo
F. Bucchi
G. Marulo
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description Material fatigue is extensively discussed and researched within scientific and industrial communities. Fatigue damage poses a significant challenge for both metallic and non-metallic components, often resulting in unexpected failures of in-service parts. Within multiaxial fatigue assessment, critical plane methods have gained importance due to their ability to characterize a component's critical location and detect early crack propagation. However, the conventional approach to calculate critical plane factors is time-consuming, making it primarily suitable for research purposes or when critical regions are already known. In many real-world scenarios, identifying the critical area of a component is difficult due to complex geometries, varying loads, or time limitations. This challenge becomes particularly crucial after topological optimization of components and in the context of lightweight design. Recently, the authors proposed an efficient method for evaluating critical plane factors in closed form, applicable to all cases that necessitate the maximization of specific parameters based on stress and strain components or their combination. This paper presents and validates the proposed methodology, with reference to a rear upright of a FSAE car, which is characterized by a complex geometry and is subjected to non-proportional loading conditions. The efficient algorithm demonstrated a substantial reduction in computation time compared to the standard plane scanning method, while maintaining solution accuracy.
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spelling doaj-art-15757f802fa9414db672a85988ee6c8c2025-02-03T00:39:27ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932024-01-01186715316210.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.1110.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.11Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane methodA. ChioccaM. SgammaF. FrendoF. BucchiG. MaruloMaterial fatigue is extensively discussed and researched within scientific and industrial communities. Fatigue damage poses a significant challenge for both metallic and non-metallic components, often resulting in unexpected failures of in-service parts. Within multiaxial fatigue assessment, critical plane methods have gained importance due to their ability to characterize a component's critical location and detect early crack propagation. However, the conventional approach to calculate critical plane factors is time-consuming, making it primarily suitable for research purposes or when critical regions are already known. In many real-world scenarios, identifying the critical area of a component is difficult due to complex geometries, varying loads, or time limitations. This challenge becomes particularly crucial after topological optimization of components and in the context of lightweight design. Recently, the authors proposed an efficient method for evaluating critical plane factors in closed form, applicable to all cases that necessitate the maximization of specific parameters based on stress and strain components or their combination. This paper presents and validates the proposed methodology, with reference to a rear upright of a FSAE car, which is characterized by a complex geometry and is subjected to non-proportional loading conditions. The efficient algorithm demonstrated a substantial reduction in computation time compared to the standard plane scanning method, while maintaining solution accuracy.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/4626/3914critical planemultiaxial fatiguefatigue evaluationcomputational efficiencyfinite element analysislightweight design
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Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method
Fracture and Structural Integrity
critical plane
multiaxial fatigue
fatigue evaluation
computational efficiency
finite element analysis
lightweight design
title Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method
title_full Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method
title_fullStr Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method
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title_short Fatigue assessment of a FSAE car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method
title_sort fatigue assessment of a fsae car rear upright by a closed form solution of the critical plane method
topic critical plane
multiaxial fatigue
fatigue evaluation
computational efficiency
finite element analysis
lightweight design
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/4626/3914
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