Recent advances on notch effects in metal fatigue: A review

D Liao, SP Zhu, JAFO Correia… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Notch features including holes, fillets, shoulders, and grooves commonly exist in
engineering components. When subjected to external loads, these geometrical …

Recent advances on size effect in metal fatigue under defects: a review

SP Zhu, Y Ai, D Liao, JAFO Correia… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Structural components with different scales normally show different fatigue behaviors, which
are virtually dominated by defects originated from multiple sources, including manufacturing …

Probabilistic framework for fatigue life assessment of notched components under size effects

D Liao, SP Zhu, B Keshtegar, G Qian… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Structural integrity assessments with discontinuities are critical for ensuring operational life
and reliability of engineering components. In this work, through combining with the …

Size effect in fatigue modelling of defective materials: Application of the calibrated weakest-link theory

JC He, SP Zhu, C Luo, X Niu, Q Wang - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
Fatigue life prediction is critical for the design of engineering components made from
defective materials. Not only do these imperfections show a detrimental effect on the fatigue …

Probabilistic fatigue modelling of metallic materials under notch and size effect using the weakest link theory

XK Li, SP Zhu, D Liao, JAFO Correia, F Berto… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Notch fatigue analysis is vital for structural integrity design, while efficient fatigue models
coupling notch and size effect are still lacking, which are highly desired for fatigue design of …

Deep learning regression-based stratified probabilistic combined cycle fatigue damage evaluation for turbine bladed disks

XQ Li, LK Song, GC Bai - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
Probabilistic combined cycle fatigue (CCF) damage evaluation involves complex large-scale
simulations of low cycle fatigue (LCF) damage, high cycle fatigue (HCF) damage and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of notch size on critical distance and fatigue life predictions

SP Zhu, JC He, D Liao, Q Wang, Y Liu - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Notch and size effects generally show great influence on the fatigue behavior of engineering
structures, which plays a vital role during their structural integrity and reliability evaluations …

Multiaxial fatigue analysis of notched components using combined critical plane and critical distance approach

D Liao, SP Zhu, G Qian - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Combinations of geometric discontinuities and multiaxial loads appear commonly in
engineering components, which raise both stress gradient and multiaxial stress states near …

Probabilistic fatigue assessment of notched components under size effect using critical distance theory

JC He, SP Zhu, D Liao, XP Niu - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Notch features often raise critical influences on fatigue lives of engineering components,
which deserve particular attentions for ensuring their structural integrity and reliability. The …

Defect sensitivity and fatigue design: Deterministic and probabilistic aspects in AM metallic materials

X Niu, C He, SP Zhu, P Foti, F Berto, L Wang… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fatigue performance in both traditional and additively manufactured materials is severely
affected by the presence of defects, which deserve special attention to ensure the in-service …