%0 Journal Article %A Omar D. Mohammed and Matti Rantatalo and Uday Kumar %D 2012 %J International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 68, 2012 %T Analytical Crack Propagation Scenario for Gear Teeth and Time-Varying Gear Mesh Stiffness %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8013 %V 68 %X In this paper an analytical crack propagation scenario is proposed which assumes that a crack propagates in the tooth root in both the crack depth direction and the tooth width direction, and which is more reasonable and realistic for non-uniform load distribution cases than the other presented scenarios. An analytical approach is used for quantifying the loss of time-varying gear mesh stiffness with the presence of crack propagation in the gear tooth root. The proposed crack propagation scenario can be applied for crack propagation modelling and monitoring simulation, but further research is required for comparison and evaluation of all the presented crack propagation scenarios from the condition monitoring point of view. %P 1544 - 1549