This paper reviews the current state of the art in the simulation of the mechanical behavior of
polycrystalline materials by means of computational homogenization. The key ingredients of …

The impact of mechanical fatigue on load-bearing metallic components and structures is
highly significant, encompassing economy, environment and safety aspects. For nearly 200 …

In this study, a dual-scale numerical procedure is developed to reveal the creep-fatigue
damage mechanisms and estimate the crack initiation life for notched structures made of …

A probabilistic Physics of Failure-based framework for fatigue life prediction of aircraft gas
turbine discs operating under uncertainty is developed. The framework incorporates the …

Recent trends towards simulation of the cyclic slip behavior of polycrystalline and polyphase
microstructures of advanced engineering alloys subjected to cyclic loading are facilitating …

The propagation of small cracks contributes to the majority of the fatigue lifetime for structural
components. Despite significant interest, criteria for the growth of small cracks, in terms of …

Fatigue crack nucleation in a powder metallurgy produced nickel alloy containing a non-
metallic inclusion has been investigated through integrated small-scale bend testing …

This paper conducts a comparative evaluation on typical critical plane criteria, including
Fatemi-Socie, Wang-Brown, modified Smith-Watson-Topper (MSWT) and proposed modified …

A numerical process based on crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) was implemented to
predict creep-fatigue crack initiation life. CPFE-based model can describe the macroscopic …

A crystal plasticity finite element modelling method integrated with a stored energy density
criterion is utilized to comparatively investigate fatigue crack nucleation behaviour and …