10. Fracture mechanics
10.1 Fault propagation
Another approach to analyzing the fatigue behavior of construction details – is being considered "timidly" by the NF EN 1993-1-10 – is to make use of the rules of fracture mechanics, whose use in current practice remains limited.
Stresses, strains and displacements are proportional to a single parameter: the stress intensity coefficient, K. This parameter is a function of the loading of the cracked detail and the geometries of the detail and defect.
The defect does not propagate when K remains below a critical value, called toughness, K IC , which is a material characteristic measurable under...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- - NF EN 1990 (P06-100-1) -
- - NF EN 1090-2+A1 -
- - NF EN 1991-1-4 (P06-114-1) -
- - NF EN 1991-2 -
- - NF EN 1991-2/NA (P06-120-1/NA-1) : -
- - NF EN 1991-3 -
- - NF EN 1993-1-5 -
- - NF EN 1993-1-9 -
- - NF EN 1993-1-9/NA -
- - NF EN 1993-1-10 -
- - NF EN 1993-1-11 (P22-381) -
- - NF EN 1993-2 -
- - NF EN 1993-2/NA...
Websites
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IFSTTAR – Institut français des sciences et techniques des transports de l'aménagement et des réseaux
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IIW – International Institute of Welding
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