Abstract
There are currently serious doubts about the accuracy of Miners rule for designing welded structures subjected to variable amplitude loading, particularly under spectra cycling down from a constant maximum stress. The deficiency has been attributed primarily to stress interaction effects that cause crack growth acceleration. In this paper the crack growth response of a structural steel and an aluminium alloy to a loading spectrum designed to promote fatigue crack acceleration is studied and the potential mechanisms responsible are evaluated.
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