TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beretta, S. A1 - Köhler, G. A1 - Lawton, A. A1 - Vormwald, M. A1 - Beier, H.T. A1 - Klinger, Christian A1 - Cerný, I. A1 - Rudlin, J. A1 - Heckel, Thomas A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Safe life and damage tolerance aspects of railway axles - A review N2 - The paper gives an overview on safe life and damage tolerance methods applied to railway axles. It describes failure scenarios due to fatigue crack initiation and propagation. Besides common aspects of design, specific features such as corrosion and impact damage from flying ballast are discussed which may reduce the fatigue strength of axles during service. Potential effects of non-metallic inclusions from the steel manufacturing process are addressed in the context of the very high number of loading cycles railway axles are designed for. With respect to damage tolerance general lines of fracture mechanics residual lifetime analyses are introduced. More specific discussion is provided on aspects such as the threshold value of fatigue crack propagation and reliability aspects of non-destructive inspection. KW - Railway axle KW - Safe life design KW - Damage tolerance KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Inspection intervals PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.09.029 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 98 SP - 214 EP - 271 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-27779 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Schödel, M. A1 - Beier, H.T. T1 - Parameters affecting the damage tolerance behaviour of railway axles N2 - The paper provides a discussion on damage tolerance options applied to railway axles and factors influencing the residual lifetime as well as the required inspection interval. These comprise material properties such as the scatter of the da/dN–ΔK curve, the fatigue crack propagation threshold ΔKth and the toughness of the material. Parameters affecting axle loading such as the press fit, rotating bending, load history and mixed crack opening modes are discussed. Finally the influence of the initial crack geometry on residual lifetime is simulated. KW - Railway axles KW - Damage tolerance KW - Fatigue crack propagation PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.03.013 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 78 IS - 5 SP - 793 EP - 809 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-22491 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beretta, S. T1 - Failure and damage tolerance aspects of railway components N2 - Railway structures such as rails and axles are safety relevant components since any failure includes the risk of catastrophic derailment. This paper gives a brief overview on the most important potential failure scenarios driven by fatigue crack initiation and propagation and discusses the effects of important influencing factors such as vehicle weight and speed, track quality and environmental conditions. The present paper summarizes earlier work of the authors in this field. KW - Railway rails KW - Railway axles KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Damage tolerance KW - Fracture mechanics PY - 2011 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2010.06.001 SN - 1350-6307 SN - 1873-1961 VL - 18 IS - 2 SP - 534 EP - 542 PB - Elsevier Science Publ. CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-22639 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Ainsworth, R. A. A1 - Beier, H.T. A1 - Pisarski, H. A1 - Zhang, Z. L. A1 - Nikbin, K. A1 - Nitschke-Pagel, T. A1 - Münstermann, S. A1 - Kucharczyk, P. A1 - Klingbeil, Dietmar T1 - Review on fracture and crack propagation in weldments - A fracture mechanics perspective N2 - Welding is one of the most common methods in industrial practice for joining components. Its main advantages are high speed in manufacturing combined with low costs and, usually, a high degree of flexibility, integrity and reliability. Nevertheless, welding is a highly complex metallurgical process and, therefore, weldments are susceptible to material discontinuities, flaws and residual stresses which may lead to structural failure and life time reduction. As a consequence weldments are an important field of fracture mechanics methods although its application is more complex than for homogeneous or non-welded structures. The aim of the paper is to provide an overview on the current state of fracture mechanics application to weldments. It starts by discussing the specific features which any fracture mechanics analysis of weldments has to take into account. Then, the experimental determination of fracture toughness, fatigue crack propagation and tensile properties of weldments is addressed. Finally, the analytical determination of the crack driving force in components and structural integrity assessment approaches for weldments are presented. KW - Weldments KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Fracture toughness KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Residual stresses KW - Strength mismatch PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2014.05.012 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 132 SP - 200 EP - 276 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Kidlington AN - OPUS4-32819 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schöne, Dieter A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro T1 - Experimentelle Ermittlung des Schwellenwertes DeltaKth mittels unterschiedlicher Methoden und für verschiedene Spannungsverhältnisse N2 - ln den letzten Jahren hat sich gezeigt, dass die Ermittlung des Schwellenwertes DeltaKth nach den bestehenden Standardvorschriften für verschiedene Materialien zu nichtkonservativen Werten führt. Das ergibt sich im Vergleich mit Schwellenwerten, die man mit Anrissen erhält, die hinsichtlich der Ober- und der Unterlast komplett im Druckbereich erzeugt wurden. Dort, wo die Diskrepanz auftritt, verstärkt sie sich mit abnehmendem Spannungsverhältnis. ln der vorliegenden Studie wurden an einem mittel- und einem hochfesten Stahl bei unterschiedlichen Spannungsverhältnissen Schwellenwerte bestimmt. Anwendung fanden die konventionelle Lastabsenkungsmethode nach ASTM-Standard und ein Verfahren, bei dem der Langrissscbwellenwert als Endpunkt der sogenannten Zyklischen R-Kurve erhalten wird. Dieses folgt im Wesentlichen der von Pippan et al. entwickelten Methode, ergänzt diese jedoch durch eine eigene Verfahrensvariante. T2 - 47. Tagung des DVM-Arbeitskreises Bruchvorgänge und Bauteilsicherheit - Bruchmechanische Werkstoff- und Bauteilbewertung: Beanspruchungsanalyse, Prüfmethoden und Anwendungen CY - Freiberg, Germany DA - 10.02.2015 KW - Ermüdungsrissausbreitung KW - Schwellenwert KW - Lastabsenkung KW - Druckanschwingen KW - Zyklische R-Kurve KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Threshold KW - Load decreasing KW - Compression pre-cracking KW - Cyclic R curve PY - 2015 SN - 1616-4687 SP - 269 EP - 283 AN - OPUS4-32569 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Vormwald, M. T1 - Applying fracture mechanics to fatigue strength determination - some basic considerations N2 - A discussion is provided on demands that must be met in order to apply fracture mechanics to the determination of overall fatigue lifetime and strength, i.e., S-N curves and fatigue limits. These comprise the determination of the cyclic crack driving force for all stages of fatigue crack propagation, in particular for the short crack stage where the crack driving force has to be determined for elastic-plastic deformation and the gradual build-up of the crack closure phenomenon. Special emphasis is put on a fatigue damage relevant specification of the initial crack size. Different approaches in the literature are discussed. Another important aspect is the adequate treatment of multiple crack propagation. Finally, the discussion is illustrated by an example of a butt weld made of a medium strength steel. KW - Multiple cracks KW - Fatigue strength KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Initial crack size PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.05.009 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 126 SP - 188 EP - 201 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-48091 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Gerwien, Peter A1 - Kucharczyk, P. A1 - Münstermann, S. A1 - Schork, B. T1 - Fracture-mechanics-based prediction of the fatigue strength of weldments. Material aspects N2 - Any fracture mechanics based determination of the fatigue strength of weldments requires different input information such as the local weld geometry and material data of the areas the crack is passing through during its propagation. The latter is so far not a trivial task as the fatigue crack is usually initiated at the weld toe at the transition from the weld metal to the heat affected zone and it subsequently propagates through the different microstructures of the latter to eventually grow into the base material and to cause final fracture. This paper describes how the material input information has gained particularly for heat affected zone material by thermo-mechanically simulated material specimens for two steels of quite different static strength. The data comprise the cyclic stress-strain curve, the crack closure effect-corrected crack growth characteristics, long crack fatigue crack propagation thresholds, the dependency of the parameter on the crack length and monotonic fracture resistance. The substantial experimental effort was necessary for the validation exercises of the IBESS approach, however, within the scope of practical application more easily applicable estimating methods are required. For that purpose the paper provides a number of appropriate proposals in line with its check against the reference data from the elaborate analyses. KW - Heat affected zone KW - Cyclic stress-strain curve KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Fatigue crack propagation threshold KW - Fracture resistance PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.09.010 SN - 0013-7944 SN - 1873-7315 VL - 198 SP - 79 EP - 102 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-46854 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Hensel, J. A1 - Nitschke-Pagel, T. A1 - Tchoffo Ngoula, D. A1 - Beier, T. T1 - Welding residual stresses as needed for the prediction of fatigue crack propagation and fatigue strength N2 - Welding residual stresses have an impact on the performance of welded structures, on their fracture resistance, their resistance against fatigue crack propagation and, most important, their fatigue strength and fatigue lifetime. The present paper provides an overview on the issue mainly from the point of view of the application of fracture mechanics to the determination of the fatigue strength as the topic of this Special issue. Besides own experimental and theoretical data a comprehensive discussion is provided in that context which includes the definition and interaction of short- and long-range (or reaction) residual stresses, the effect of cyclic mechanical loading and its treatment in fracture and fatigue analyses. KW - Welding residual stresses KW - Fracture KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Elastic follow-up PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.10.024 SN - 0013-7944 VL - 198 SP - 123 EP - 141 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-46860 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Schork, B. A1 - Hensel, J. A1 - Kucharczyk, P. A1 - Ngoula, D. A1 - Tchuindjang, D. A1 - Bernhard, J. A1 - Beckmann, C. T1 - The IBESS approach for the determination of the fatigue life and strength of weldments by fracture mechanics analysis N2 - This book provides a comprehensive and thorough guide to those readers who are lost in the often-confusing context of weld fatigue. It presents straightforward information on the fracture mechanics and material background of weld fatigue, starting with fatigue crack initiation and short cracks, before moving on to long cracks, crack closure, crack growth and threshold, residual stress, stress concentration, the stress intensity factor, J-integral, multiple cracks, weld geometries and defects, microstructural parameters including HAZ, and cyclic stress-strain behavior. The book treats all of these essential and mutually interacting parameters using a unique form of analysis. KW - Fatigue crack propagation KW - Cyclic J-integral KW - Cyclic R-curve analysis KW - Fatigue S-N curve KW - HAZ PY - 2019 SN - 978-3-030-04072-7 SN - 978-3-030-04073-4 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04073-4 SP - 1 EP - 130 PB - Springer CY - Cham AN - OPUS4-47576 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -