Discussion and Comments on KOP and ∆Keff

Daniel Kujawski

doi:10.3390/ma13214959

Discussion and Comments on K_OP and ∆K_eff

Materials (Basel). 2020 Nov 4;13(21):4959. doi: 10.3390/ma13214959.

Author

Daniel Kujawski¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA.

Abstract

This article addresses online discussions with comments related to K_op and ∆K_eff used in fatigue crack growth (FCG) analyses and modeling. The author of this article assembled an online discussion pertaining to the critical issues and challenges on Kop and ∆K_eff, which took place during the summer of 2020. The meetings were titled, Recent Advances on FCG Investigations and Modeling.

Keywords: Keff; Kop; fatigue crack growth; two-parameter crack driving force.

Publication types

Editorial