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Aspects of Fretting Fatigue Finite Element Modelling
Kyvia Pereira1, Libardo V. Vanegas-Useche2, Magd Abdel Wahab3, 4, *
1 Soete Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Zwijnaarde, B-9052, Belgium.
2 Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, 660003, Colombia.
3 Division of Computational Mechanics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
4 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
* Corresponding Author: Magd Abdel Wahab. Email: .
Computers, Materials & Continua 2020, 64(1), 97-144. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.09862
Received 22 January 2020; Accepted 15 April 2020; Issue published 20 May 2020
Abstract
Fretting fatigue is a type of failure that may affect various mechanical
components, such as bolted or dovetail joints, press-fitted shafts, couplings, and ropes.
Due to its importance, many researchers have carried out experimental tests and
analytical and numerical modelling, so that the phenomena that govern the failure process
can be understood or appropriately modelled. Consequently, the performance of systems
subjected to fretting fatigue can be predicted and improved. This paper discusses
different aspects related to the finite element modelling of fretting fatigue. It presents
common experimental configurations and the analytical solutions for cylindrical contact.
Then, it discusses aspects of fretting fatigue crack initiation, such as crack location,
orientation, and length, as well as stress averaging approaches. Then, it deals with the
propagation stage; crack face interaction, orientation criteria, and crack growth rate are
discussed. Lastly, additional aspects of recent research on fretting fatigue are reviewed:
out-of-phase loading, cohesive zone modelling, wear effects, heterogeneity, and crystal
orientation. Fretting fatigue is a phenomenon not well understood, and much more
research is needed so that its understanding is increased and proper criteria and laws may
be available for different cases.
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Cite This Article
K. Pereira, L. V. Vanegas-Useche and M. Abdel Wahab, "Aspects of fretting fatigue finite element modelling,"
Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 64, no.1, pp. 97–144, 2020. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.09862
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