scholarly journals Formulation for multiple curved and kinked cracks problems in antiplane elasticity

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Radzi Aridi ◽  
Nik Mohd Asri Nik Long ◽  
Zainidin K. Eshkuvatov
Keyword(s):  
Antiplane Elasticity ◽  
Kinked Cracks

scholarly journals Cohesive fracture with irreversibility: Quasistatic evolution for a model subject to fatigue

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (07) ◽  
pp. 1371-1412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vito Crismale ◽  
Giuliano Lazzaroni ◽  
Gianluca Orlando
Keyword(s):  
Crack Surface ◽  
Crack Opening ◽  
Young Measure ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Weak Formulation ◽  
Cohesive Fracture ◽  
Quasistatic Evolution ◽  
Antiplane Elasticity ◽  
Energy Dissipated ◽  
Model Subject

In this paper we prove the existence of quasistatic evolutions for a cohesive fracture on a prescribed crack surface, in small-strain antiplane elasticity. The main feature of the model is that the density of the energy dissipated in the fracture process depends on the total variation of the amplitude of the jump. Thus, any change in the crack opening entails a loss of energy, until the crack is complete. In particular this implies a fatigue phenomenon, i.e. a complete fracture may be produced by oscillation of small jumps. The first step of the existence proof is the construction of approximate evolutions obtained by solving discrete-time incremental minimum problems. The main difficulty in the passage to the continuous-time limit is that we lack of controls on the variations of the jump of the approximate evolutions. Therefore we resort to a weak formulation where the variation of the jump is replaced by a Young measure. Eventually, after proving the existence in this weak formulation, we improve the result by showing that the Young measure is concentrated on a function and coincides with the variation of the jump of the displacement.

SINGULAR INTEGRAL EQUATION METHOD FOR A MOVING CRACK PROBLEM IN ANTIPLANE ELASTICITY OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS

2007 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 475-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Z. CHEN ◽  
X. Y. LIN
Keyword(s):  
Integral Equation ◽  
Singular Integral Equation ◽  
Functionally Graded Materials ◽  
Material Property ◽  
Singular Integral ◽  
Crack Problem ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Moving Crack ◽  
Graded Materials ◽  
Antiplane Elasticity

In this paper, elastic analysis for a Yoffe moving crack problem in antiplane elasticity of the functionally graded materials (FGMs) is presented. The crack is assumed to move with a constant velocity V. The traction applied on the crack face is arbitrary. The Fourier transform method is used to derive an elementary solution. Furthermore, using the obtained elementary solution a singular integral equation for the problem is obtained. After the singular integral equation is solved, the stress intensity factor (SIF) can be evaluated immediately. In the case of evaluating the SIFs at the leading crack tip and the trailing crack tip, the difference between the two cases is investigated. From the numerical solution of the SIFs, the influence caused by the velocity V and the FGM material property β1 are addressed. It is found that when the FGM material property β1 = 0, i.e. the homogeneous case, the SIFs at the crack tips do not depend on the moving velocity of the crack. Finally, numerical examples are given.

Integral Equation Methods for Multiple Crack Problems and Related Topics

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Z. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Integral Equation ◽  
Integral Equations ◽  
Crack Problem ◽  
Plane Elasticity ◽  
Point Sources ◽  
Fredholm Integral Equations ◽  
Hypersingular Integral Equation ◽  
Multiple Crack ◽  
Antiplane Elasticity ◽  
Crack Problems

The content of this review consists of recent developments covering an advanced treatment of multiple crack problems in plane elasticity. Several elementary solutions are highlighted, which are the fundamentals for the formulation of the integral equations. The elementary solutions include those initiated by point sources or by a distributed traction along the crack face. Two kinds of singular integral equations, three kinds of Fredholm integral equations, and one kind of hypersingular integral equation are suggested for the multiple crack problems in plane elasticity. Regularization procedures are also investigated. For the solution of the integral equations, the relevant quadrature rules are addressed. A variety of methods for solving the multiple crack problems is introduced. Applications for the solution of the multiple crack problems are also addressed. The concept of the modified complex potential (MCP) is emphasized, which will extend the solution range, for example, from the multiple crack problem in an infinite plate to that in a circular plate. Many multiple crack problems are addressed. Those problems include: (i) multiple semi-infinite crack problem, (ii) multiple crack problem with a general loading, (iii) multiple crack problem for the bonded half-planes, (iv) multiple crack problem for a finite region, (v) multiple crack problem for a circular region, (vi) multiple crack problem in antiplane elasticity, (vii) T-stress in the multiple crack problem, and (viii) periodic crack problem and many others. This review article cites 187 references.

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