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HOW IS THE STRESS AND STRAIN DISTRIBUTION NEAR THE FATIGUE CRACK TIP ?

Submitted by Chen Long on

Dear friend:

            As known to all, the magnitude of the stress/strain at the crack tip is  mathematically infinite,while it is physically finite. So,what i am concerned is how to caculate the value of the stress/strain at the tip.What's more, i doubt that  whether the CTOD is constant during the propogation process.if yes.so can i take a constant range of the limited stress/strain near the crack tip? If there is any reply ,i will be appreciated!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Yours Sincerely