the increase in stress in an area of a component near a crack, depression, etc, or a change in section, such as a sharp angle: can be enough to cause failure of the component although the calculated average stress may be quite safe
Examples of 'notch effect' in a sentence
notch effect
The cracking was stimulated by wetting (using a chemical flux) and the notch effect.
Fosca Di Gabriele, Anna Hojna, Michal Chocholousek, Jakub Klecka 2017, 'Behavior of the Steel T91 under Multi Axial Loading in Contact with Liquid and SolidPb', Metalshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/7/9/342. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In order to image the correct region, the notch effect on the fatigue life was also evaluated.
B. Moreno, P. Lopez-Crespo, J. Zapatero 2013, 'High magnification crack-tip field characterisation under biaxial conditions', Frattura ed Integrità Strutturalehttp://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero25/numero_25_art_21.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)