Numerical Simulation of Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Growth for Compact Tension Shear Specimen

Table 3

Comparison of paths of crack propagation among ANSYS’s results and experimental results [39].

	ANSYS	Experimental test [39]
(a/w = 0.3) α = 0°
(a/w = 0.3) α = 30°
(a/w = 0.3) α = 60°
(a/w = 0.3) α = 90°
(a/w = 0.5) α = 0°
(a/w = 0.5) α = 30°
(a/w = 0.5) α = 60°
(a/w = 0.5) α = 90°
(a/w = 0.7) α = 0°
(a/w = 0.7) α = 30°
(a/w = 0.7) α = 60°
(a/w = 0.7) α = 90°