Walter’s thesis deals with the development of a new numerical method for characterizing the fatigue crack growth rate in elastoplastic materials. The new method is especially applicable for small fatigue cracks and in the regime of low-cycle fatigue, where the conventional stress-intensity range (ΔK-) concept is not applicable. The work was performed in a strategic COMET K2 project under the guidance of Prof. Kolednik.
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