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Fatigue crack growth (FCG) analyses for metals and alloys properly began in the 1950s [1–6]. Test data [3–6] were obtained by optical measurements of the crack lengths visible on the specimen surfaces. In the same decade it was suspected [7] and demonstrated by optical fractography [8] that striations on fatigue fracture surfaces generally represented cycle-by-cycle progression of a crack.
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Wanhill, R., Barter, S., Molent, L. (2019). Historical Review. In: Fatigue Crack Growth Failure and Lifing Analyses for Metallic Aircraft Structures and Components. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1675-6_1
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