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EK Motor Oct 2023 (Q8)
(a) With the aid of sketches, explain the term “fatigue” as applicable to engineering components. State what is meant by the term “fatigue limit”. (12) (b) Explain the term “stress raiser” with respect to fatigue, giving THREE examples and stating how stress raisers reduce the fatigue life of a component. (4) Oct 2023 (Q8)
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EK Motor Mar 2023 (Q2)
With reference to fatigue cracking: (a) describe, with the aid of an S/N curve, the relationship between applied stress and the number of applied stress fluctuations in fatigue crack propagation (5) (b) Define the term Stress Raiser, giving examples and explaining the influence of a stress raiser on the propagation of a fatigue crack (5)…
