12.2.1 - Mechanism of Fatigue Cracking
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What is fatigue cracking?
💡 Hint: Think about the meaning of 'fatigue' in everyday situations.
Name one type of fatigue crack.
💡 Hint: Think of a term related to an animal.
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What is the primary cause of fatigue cracking?
💡 Hint: Consider the meaning of fatigue in a physical context.
True or False: Fatigue cracking can occur even if individual loads do not exceed the material's ultimate strength.
💡 Hint: Think about how the accumulation of smaller stresses can lead to failure.
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Given a scenario of a road with a high traffic volume and frequent temperature changes, predict the likely type of fatigue cracking that could occur and explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Consider how repeated stress and environmental factors interplay.
Analyze a failure report that mentions fatigue cracking in a pavement. What testing methods would you recommend to further assess the scenario?
💡 Hint: Think about laboratory tests that simulate fatigue conditions.
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