Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate and Stress Intensity Factors Using the Finite Element Method

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">MCTS</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">FRANC2D/L</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">ANSYS Mechanical</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Nodes</td><td class="align_center">Elements</td><td class="align_center">Nodes</td><td class="align_center">Elements</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CT01</td><td class="align_center">4606</td><td class="align_center">2172</td><td class="align_center">491691</td><td class="align_center">326808</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CT02</td><td class="align_center">4594</td><td class="align_center">2166</td><td class="align_center">1989912</td><td class="align_center">1307107</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CT03</td><td class="align_center">4598</td><td class="align_center">2168</td><td class="align_center">1819895</td><td class="align_center">1193704</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CT04</td><td class="align_center">4634</td><td class="align_center">2186</td><td class="align_center">1848501</td><td class="align_center">1214092</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Number of nodes and elements of the specimens in FRANC2D/L and ANSYS APDL 19.2.</div>

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Table 2: Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate and Stress Intensity Factors Using the Finite Element Method 