Conservation law of J integral type for non-stationary time dependent fracture mechanics

1994 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. R41-R43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Sedmak ◽  
Mirko Pavišić
Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 592
Author(s):  
Feng Yue ◽  
Ziyan Wu

The fracture mechanical behaviour of thin-walled structures with cracks is highly significant for structural strength design, safety and reliability analysis, and defect evaluation. In this study, the effects of various factors on the fracture parameters, crack initiation angles and plastic zones of thin-walled cylindrical shells with cracks are investigated. First, based on the J-integral and displacement extrapolation methods, the stress intensity factors of thin-walled cylindrical shells with circumferential cracks and compound cracks are studied using linear elastic fracture mechanics, respectively. Second, based on the theory of maximum circumferential tensile stress of compound cracks, the number of singular elements at a crack tip is varied to determine the node of the element corresponding to the maximum circumferential tensile stress, and the initiation angle for a compound crack is predicted. Third, based on the J-integral theory, the size of the plastic zone and J-integral of a thin-walled cylindrical shell with a circumferential crack are analysed, using elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. The results show that the stress in front of a crack tip does not increase after reaching the yield strength and enters the stage of plastic development, and the predicted initiation angle of an oblique crack mainly depends on its original inclination angle. The conclusions have theoretical and engineering significance for the selection of the fracture criteria and determination of the failure modes of thin-walled structures with cracks.


Author(s):  
S. J. Lewis ◽  
C. E. Truman ◽  
D. J. Smith

This article describes an investigation into the ability of a number of different fracture mechanics approaches to predict failure by brittle fracture under general elastic/plastic loading. Data obtained from C(T) specimens of A508 ferritic steel subjected to warm pre-stressing and side punching were chosen as such prior loadings produce considerably non-proportionality in the resulting stress states. In addition, failure data from a number of round notched bar specimens of A508 steel were considered for failure with and without prior loading. Failure prediction, based on calibration to specimens in the as received state, was undertaken using two methods based on the J integral and two based on local approach methodologies.


2011 ◽  
Vol 201-203 ◽  
pp. 2476-2480
Author(s):  
Wen Xiao Zhang ◽  
Guo Dong Gao ◽  
Guang Yu Mu

The in-phase and out-of-phase thermal fatigue of aluminum alloy were experimentally studied. The fatigue life was evaluated analytically by using the elastic-plastic fracture mechanics method (mainly J integral). The results of experiments and calculations showed that the life of out-of-phase fatigue was longer than that of in-phase fatigue within the same strain range. This is the same as the results of other materials such as medium and low carbon steel. On the other hand, the predicted life was consistent with experimental results. This suggests that J integral as a mechanics parameter for characterizing the thermal fatigue strength of aluminum alloy and the calculation method developed here is efficient. A parameter ΔW was proposed from energy aspect to characterize the capacity of crack propagation. The in-phase thermal fatigue life was the same as the out-of-phase thermal fatigue life for identical ΔW values.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Waseem Ur Rahman ◽  
Rafiullah khan ◽  
Noor Rahman ◽  
Ziyad Awadh Alrowaili ◽  
Baseerat Bibi ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND: Understanding the fracture mechanics of bone is very important in both the medical and bioengineering field. Bone is a hierarchical natural composite material of nanoscale collagen fibers and inorganic material. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates and presents the fracture toughness of bovine cortical bone by using elastic plastic fracture mechanics. METHODS: The J-integral was used as a parameter to calculate the energies utilized in both elastic deformation (Jel) and plastic deformation (Jpl) of the hipbone fracture. Twenty four different types of specimens, i.e. longitudinal compact tension (CT) specimens, transverse CT specimens, and also rectangular unnotched specimens for tension in longitudinal and transverse orientation, were cut from the bovine hip bone of the middle diaphysis. All CT specimens were prepared according to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E1820 standard and were tested at room temperature. RESULTS: The results showed that the average total J-integral in transverse CT fracture specimens is 26% greater than that of longitudinal CT fracture specimens. For longitudinal-fractured and transverse-fractured cortical specimens, the energy used in the elastic deformation was found to be 2.8–3 times less than the energy used in the plastic deformation. CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that the overall fracture toughness measured using the J-integral is significantly higher than the toughness calculated by the stress intensity factor. Therefore, J-integral should be employ to compute the fracture toughness of cortical bone.


Author(s):  
Lallit Anand ◽  
Sanjay Govindjee

This chapter introduces the concept of energy release rates for linear elastic fracture mechanics. The concept of an energy release rate is defined and related to the criteria of Griffith with application in the context of bodies with point loads. Eshelby’s energy momentum tensor is also introduced and Rice’s path independent J-integral is derived, related to energy release rate, and applied to fracture problems.


1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Parks

Recent studies of the mechanics of elastic-plastic and fully plastic crack growth suggest that such parameters as the J-integral and the crack tip opening displacement can, under certain conditions, be used to correlate the initiation and early increments of the ductile tearing mode of crack growth. To date, elastic-plastic fracture mechanics has been applied mainly to test specimen geometries, but there is a clear need for developing practical analysis capabilities in structures. In principle, three-dimensional elastic-plastic finite element analysis could be performed, but, in fact, such analyses would be prohibitively expensive for routine application. In the present work, the line-spring model of Rice and Levy [1-3] is extended to estimate the J-integral and crack tip opening displacement for some surface crack geometries in plates and shells. Good agreement with related solutions is obtained while using orders of magnitude less computing time.


1990 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. De Groot ◽  
H.C. Van Elst ◽  
M.C.R.B. Peters

In a previous study, the critical values of the opening mode stress intensity factor (K1 ), its equivalent, the strain energy-release rate (G1 ), and the J integral (J1 ) (in the elastic case being equal to that of G1 ) were determined for resin composite. In this study, the strength of the composite-tooth interface was investigated. The critical values of K1 and J1 were measured with single-edge notched-bend (SENB) specimens of resin composite bonded to enamel, with the notch at midspan at the bonded interface. Due to enamel's anisotropy, the values of K1c and J1c to be used in a fracture-mechanics application for failure prediction of a structure depend on the enamel prism orientation relative to the adhesive interface. Where interfacial failure is to be expected, the following values for J 1c and K1c can be used: Silux, J1c = 145 ± 35 Jm-2 and K1c = 0.84 ± 0.16 MNm-3/2; P-30, J1c = 163 ± 13 Jm-2 and K1c = 1.02 ± 0.07 MNm-3/2. Where enamel failure is expected or where the failure mode cannot be predicted, the following values can be applied: Silux, J 1c = 89 ± 15 Jm-2 and K1c = 0.84 ± 0.16 MNm-3/2; P-30, J1c = 89 ± 15 Jm-2 and K 1c = 0.75 ± 0.10 MNm-3/2.


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