Thermal Effects Module – Basic
The basic thermal module produces information useful for computing heat generation rate and crack growth rate law sensitivity to temperature. Use for cases involving significant self-heating and/or thermal gradients (ie Δθ > 25°C).
Recommended for cases with self-heating or thermal gradients.
User gives 2 (additional to FPM-C) temperatures between -40°C & 150°C.
It is required to run FPM-C in order to run this Module.
Experiment Overview:
- static tearing raw data at 2 temperatures (in addition to the temperature run in FPM-C)
- cyclic stress strain raw data at 1 temp., 1 frequency, 5 strain levels
- number of slabs needed for test: 3
Analysis and Reporting / Deliverables
- heat generation law parameters describing dependence of hysteresis on strain
- tear strength vs. temperature
- crack growth rate law temperature sensitivity coefficient C
Use with:
- Power law strain amplitude hysteresis model
- Terziyski-Kennedy temperature law
- Exponential fatigue crack growth temperature sensitivity
