Program

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Sunday 14 September 2008

14.00

Conference registration and poster set-up

17.00

Drinks reception and opening poster session
(General poster viewing – all themes)

18.00

Dinner

 

 

Monday 15 September 2008

07.30

Registration

08.15

Introduction and welcome
Conference co-chairs

 

 

Session 1: Design concepts - I

08.30

KEYNOTE
Fleet management issues and technology needs

P. Hoffman*; NAVAIR, USA

09.10

Spectrum editing effects on lifing of aircraft structural components
N. Iyyer*¹, R. Merrill¹, S. Sarkar¹, N. Phan²; ¹Technical Data Analysis, Inc., USA, ²U.S.Naval Air
Systems Command, USA

09.40

Prognosis for structural health prognosis using mechanistic multistage fatigue model
Y. Xue*¹, J.B. Jordon¹, M.F. Horstemeyer¹, D.L. McDowell², J. Newman¹; ¹Mississippi State University, USA, ²Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

10.10

Short crack model development for primary airframe material
M. Liao*, T. Benak, et al; Institute for Aerospace Research, Canada

10.40

Refreshments

 

 

Session 2: Design concepts - II

11.10

Generation and analysis of FCG data using a single specimen and Kmax - DK testing matrix
D. Kujawski*, P.C. Sree; Western Michigan University, USA

11.40

Incorporating residual stress into the crack growth design practice using ACR concepts
M. James*¹, D. Ball², J. Brockenbrough¹, R. Bucci¹, K. Donald³; ¹Alcoa, USA, ²Lockheed, USA, ³Fracture Technology Associates, USA

12.10

CDM approach applied to fatigue crack propagation on aeronautical metallic alloys
H.F. Hamon*¹, H.G. Henaff¹, H.D. Halm¹, B.T. Billaudeau², B.S. Bezamat²; ¹Physical and Mechanical Laboratory of Materials, France, ²AIRBUS, France

12.40

Poster viewing
(Poster session 1 –Theoretical approaches, modeling and life prediction methodologies)

13:10

Lunch

 

 

Session 3: Crack initiation criteria

14.00

Analysis of fatigue crack nucleation using the unified damage approach
K. Sadananda*¹, G. Glinka², A.K. Vasudevan³; ¹Technical Data Analysis, Inc, USA, ²University of Waterloo, Canada, ³Office of Naval Research, USA

14.30

Development of a dual crack nucleation – crack propagation approach to formalize the fretting fatigue damages
S. Fouvry*, K. Kubiak; Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

15.00

Crack initiation and crack path growth under mutiaxial fatigue loading for structural steels
L. Reis, M. de Freitas*, B. Li; Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

15.30

On the fatigue behavior of bifurcated cracks under near-threshold conditions
A.C.O. Miranda, M.A. Meggiolaro*, J.T.P. Castro, L.F. Martha; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

16.00

Refreshments

 

 

Session 4: Crack tip plasticity

16.30

Insights into mechanical mechanisms derived from synchrotron based fatigue crack strain mapping
M. Croft*¹,², V. Shukla¹, N. Jisrawi³, Z. Zhong², R. Sadangi¹, R. Holtz¹, P.Pao4 et al; ¹Rutgers, USA, ²NSLS, USA, ³Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 4NRL, USA

17.00

On the size and shape of plastic zones ahead of crack tips
H.Z. Rodríguez, J.T.P. Castro*, M.A. Meggiolaro; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

17.30

Elastic-plastic stress-strain analysis ahead of a growing fatigue crack
A.B. Buczynski¹, G.G. Glinka*²; ¹Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, ²University of Waterloo, Canada

18.00

Close of Day 1

 

 

Tuesday 16 September 2008

 

 

Session 5: Fatigue / Environment – Al alloys

08.30

KEYNOTE
Environmental effects in prognosis of airframe aluminum alloys

R.P. Gangloff*¹, J.R. Burns², et al; ¹University of Virginia, USA, ²Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

09.10

Effect of environment on fatigue crack growth in ultra-fine grain Al-7.5Mg
P.S. Pao*¹, A.K. Vasudevan², R.L. Holtz¹, H.N. Jones¹, C.R. Feng¹; ¹Naval Research Laboratory, USA, ²Office of Naval Research, USA

09.40

Influence of frequency and loading waveform on the corrosion fatigue crack propagation behaviour of the aluminium alloy 2024-T351
F. Menan*, G. Henaff; LMPM-ENSMA, France

10.10

The effects of aqueous environment on fatigue crack growth in 7075-T6 aluminum alloy
A.K. Vasudevan*¹, P. Pao², et al; ¹Office of Naval Research, USA, ²Naval Research Laboratory, USA

10.40

Refreshments

 

 

Session 6: Fatigue / Environment – Ni alloys

11.10

Plain and notched fatigue in nickel single crystal alloys
W.J. Evans*¹, M.T. Whittaker¹, R. Lancaster¹, A. Steele¹, N. Jones²; ¹Swansea University, UK, ²Rolls-Royce plc, UK

11.40

Environment and time dependent effects on the fatigue response of an advanced nickel based superalloy
M.R. Bache*¹, J.P. Jones¹, M.C. Hardy², G.L. Drew²; ¹Swansea University, UK, ²Rolls-Royce, UK

12.10

Oxidation assisted fatigue crack growth under complex non-isothermal loading conditions in a nickel base superalloy. Experiments and modeling
S.N. Pommier*, J.A. Ruiz-Sabariego; LMT-Cachan, France

12.40

Poster viewing
(Poster session 2 –Extreme environments, residual stress effects, and sprectrum loading)

13:10

Lunch

 

 

Session 7: Multiaxial fatigue

14.00

KEYNOTE
Multiaxial fatigue damage

D. Socie; University of Illinois, USA

14.40

An experimental evaluation of critical plane multiaxial fatigue criteria
Y. Jiang*; University of Nevada, USA

15.10

History effect in fatigue under mixed mode loading conditions
P.Y. Decreuse*, S.N. Pommier, L. Gentot, S. Pattofatto; LMT-Cachan, France

15.40

Fatigue damage accumulation in Ti-6Al-4V under simulated multiaxial mission spectra
A.R. Kallmeyer*¹, S.K. Suman¹, E.T. Goodin¹, P. Kurath²; ¹North Dakota State University, USA, ²University of Illinois, USA

16.10

Refreshments

 

 

Session 8: –Internal stress and pre-strain

16.40

Mean stress relaxation and strain-life fatigue in high strength aluminum alloys
A. Arcari, R. De Vita, N.E. Dowling*; Virginia Tech, USA

17.10

Effect of prestrain on the fatigue properties of Ti-834
W.J. Evans, M.T. Whittaker*; Swansea University, UK

17.40

Notch fatigue resistance of shot peened high strength aluminium alloys: The role of residual stress relaxation
M.B. Benedetti*, V.F. Fontanari, C.S. Santus; University of Pisa, Italy

18.10

Close of Day 2

 

 

Wednesday 17 September 2008

 

 

Session 9: Probabilistic approaches

08:30

Fatigue variability of a Ni-base superalloy
R.J. Morrissey*, R. John; Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

09:00

Fatigue weakest-link density and strength distribution: Materials fatigue properties
T. Zhai*¹, J.X. Li¹, T. Li¹, X.P. Jiang¹, J.C. Li¹, G.H. Bray², et al; ¹University of Kentucky, USA, ²Alcoa Technical Center, USA

09:30

Study of fatigue variability in Ti-6Al-4V
P.J. Golden*, R. John; Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

10:00

Nondeterministic fatigue crack growth predictive modeling
R.L. Holtz*; US Naval Research Laboratory, USA

10:30

Refreshments

 

 

Session 10: Systematic materials studies - I

11:00

KEYNOTE
Crack tip deformation fields and fatigue crack growth rates in Ti-6Al-4V

A.M. Korsunsky*¹, D. Dini², et al; ¹University of Oxford, UK, ²Imperial College, UK

11:40

Improved test methods for measuring fatigue crack growth rates in aerospace materials
J.C. Newman*¹, Y. Yamada¹, J.J. Ruschau²; ¹Mississippi State University, USA, ²University of Dayton Research Institute, USA

12:10

Fatigue crack growth of aluminum alloys at ultra high vacuum (10-10 torr)
J.J. Williams¹, N. Chawla¹*, A.K. Vasudevan²; ¹Arizona State University, USA, ²Office of Naval Research,USA

12:40

Effect of load ratio on fatigue lives and crack propagation behavior of the extruded magnesium alloy
S. Ishihara*¹, A. McEvily², M. Sato¹, K. Taniguchi¹, T. Goshima¹; ¹University of Toyama, Japan, ²University of Connecticut, USA

 

Close of Day 3 and free time

 

 

Thursday 18 September 2008

 

 

Session 11: Systematic materials studies -II

08:30

Experimental and numerical investigation of thickness effects in plasticity-induced fatigue crack closure
P.F.P. de Matos, D. Nowell*; University of Oxford, UK

09:00

Subsurface fatigue crack generation and strain incompatibility near grain boundaries for a nitrogen-strengthened austenitic steel at cryogenic temperature
O. Umezawa; Yokohama National University, Japan

09:30

3D crack closure measurement using laboratory x ray tomography and extended image correlation
J.-Y. Buffiere*¹,², N. Limodin¹, J.-P. Tinnes¹, J. Rethore¹, S. Roux²,¹, F. Hild²,¹; ¹Universite de Lyon INSA-Lyon, France, ²ENS Cachan, France

10:00

Refreshments

 

 

Session 12: Systematic materials studies - III

10:30

Transformation of mechanical defects into fatigue cracks - prediction of the effects of scratches on service life
A. Cini*, P.E. Irving; Cranfield University, UK

11:00

Dislocation microstructure evolution in DSS under uniaxial and biaxial cyclic loadings
P. Evrard*¹, S. Herenu², V. Aubin¹, I. Alvarez-Armas², S. Degallaix¹; ¹Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, ²Instituto de Fisica CONICET, Argentina

11:30

Cyclic effects on a nano-particle-strengthened superalloy – in-situ neutron-diffraction and small-angle-neutron scattering measurements
E.-W. Huang*¹, P.K. Liaw¹, E. Oliver², Y. Liu³, L. Porcae³, J.-J. Kai4, W.R. Chen5 et al; ¹University of Tennessee, USA, ²Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, ³National Institute for Standards and Technology, USA, 4National Tsing Hua University, South Korea, 5Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

12:00

An experimental investigation of fatigue crack growth of stainless steel 304L
S. Kalnaus*¹, F. Fan¹, A.K. Vasudevan², Y. Jiang¹; ¹University of Nevada, Reno, USA, ²Office of Naval Research, USA

12:30

Poster viewing
(Poster session 3 – Comprehensive experimental studies)

13:10

Lunch

 

 

Session 13: Crack initiation and growth from contacts

14:00

The effect of FOD on the fatigue strength of aluminum
D. Lanning*¹, B. Slade¹, C. Catacora²; ¹Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA, ²Virginia Tech, USA

14:30

Different approaches to estimate life in fretting fatigue with spherical and cylindrical contact
C. Navarro*, J. Vázquez, S. Muñoz, J. Domínguez; University of Seville, Spain

15:00

Multiaxial fretting fatigue testing for splined couplings
D. Houghton*, P.M. Wavish, S.B. Leen, E.J. Williams, I.R. McColl; University of Nottingham, UK

15:30

Refreshments

 

 

Session 14: Analysis and modelling approaches

16:00

Propagation and interaction of multiple cracks in a tensile specimen using FRANC3D crack growth simulation
K.W. Barlow; Naval Air Systems Command, USA

16:30

Point load weight function solutions for part-through cracks in finite thickness plates
X. Wang*¹, G. Glinka²; ¹Carleton University, Canada, ²University of Waterloo, Canada

17:00

Simple stress intensity factor method for a crack from a cutout using a stiffness modified shear only finite element calculation
M.R. Urban*; Sikorsky Aircraft, USA

17:30

New fatigue life calculation method for quenched and tempered steel SAE 4140
P. Starke*, F. Walther, D. Eifler; University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

18:10

Close of Day 4

19:30

Conference banquet

 

 

Friday 19 September 2008

 

 

Session 15: Variable amplitude fatigue - I

08:30

Crack growth prediction for aircraft structural integrity using spectrum fatigue data
W. Zhuang*, M. McDonald, L. Molent; Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

09:00

Enhanced life prediction for airframe structures under variable amplitude fatigue loading
L. Wang, Y. Chen, W. Tiu, Y. Xu*; University of Hertfordshire, UK

09:30

Application of the UniGrow model to fatigue crack growth prediction under spectrum loading
S.M. Mikheevskiy*, G. Glinka; University of Waterloo, Canada

10:00

The effect of loading sequences on fatigue damage under hard landing
J.X. Tao*; Messier-Dowty Ltd, UK

10:30

Refreshments

 

 

Session 16: Variable amplitude fatigue -II

11:00

Influence of foreign object damage on fatigue crack growth of gas turbine aerofoils under complex loading conditions
J. Tong*, J. Byrne, R. Hall; University of Portsmouth, UK

11:30

Experimental observation and modeling of the retardation of fatigue crack propagation under the combination of mixed-mode single overload
J. Lee¹, B. Choi*²; ¹LG Chemicals, South Korea, ²MecKorea University, South Korea

12:00

Fatigue of 7075-t651 aluminum alloy under constant and variable amplitude loadings
E.U. Lee*¹, G. Glinka², A.K. Vasudevan³; ¹Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, USA, ²University of Waterloo, Canada, ³Office of Navel Research, USA

12:30

Fractographic measurement of crack growth rates for small cracks from simple sequences in AA7050-T7451
P.D. White*, S.A. Barter; Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia

13:00

Closing remarks

13:10

Lunch