An efficient meshing approach for the calculation of notch stresses

For the application of the notch stress approach, local stresses at the notch root have to be calculated. This demands a fine discretization of the finite element model in the notch leading for complex structures to large finite element models which are difficult to handle and take a high amount of calculation time. This paper contains the detailed investigation of the required finite element mesh in the notch area for application of the notch...