Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of the Long Term Operated Puddle Iron from the Eiffel Bridge

The paper summarises an experimental study on the fatigue crack propagation and cracks paths in ancient steel—19th-century puddle iron from the Eiffel bridge. The tests were performed with the load R-ratio equal to 0.05 and 0.5. All tests were performed under different notch inclinations (...

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Main Authors: Grzegorz Lesiuk, José A. F. O. Correia, Michał Smolnicki, Abílio M. P. De Jesus, Monika Duda, Pedro A. Montenegro, Rui A. B. Calcada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/9/1/53