Numerical fracture mechanics as a practical failure investigatory tool: The outlook of cracked round bars

• Main Authors: Teh, Sharon, Akbar, Aditya N., Andriyana, Andri, Ramesh, Singh, Putra, Ichsan Setya, Riyandwita, Byan Wahyu, Manurung, Auralius O., Kadarno, Purwo, Purbolaksono, Judha
• Format: Article
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Sci Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34287/

Many failure investigations related to the failed round bars/shafts for various applications have been reported in literature. The cracks were often initiated at the regions with a high stress concentration. However, numerical fracture mechanics was frequently not used in the failure investigations....