Stress intensity factors in novel specimens for crack propagation under loading conditions II+III in polymers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondrej Slávik ◽  
Pavel Hutař ◽  
Michael Berer ◽  
Anja Gosch ◽  
Tomáš Vojtek ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 462-463 ◽  
pp. 154-159
Author(s):  
Miloud Souiyah ◽  
Andanastuti Muchtar ◽  
Ahmad Kamal Ariffin

A Finite Element (FE) programme for crack propagation was developed by using a source code written in the FORTRAN language to evaluate the Stress Intensity Factors (SIFs) and to predict the crack propagation trajectory. In this study, a Central Cracked Plate (CCP) with two holes under mixed mode (I & II) loading conditions is considered. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) combined with the concepts of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (LEFM) provides a practical and convenient means to study the fracture and crack growth of the solid materials. The Displacement Extrapolation Technique (DET) is performed on this work in order to compute the stress intensity factors (SIFs) during the crack propagation. Additionally, to validate the capability and the reliability of this developed FE programme, the results of the current study are compared with experimental results from the literature.


1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Ghosn

Crack propagation in a rotating inner raceway of a high-speed roller bearing is analyzed using the boundary integral method. The model consists of an edge plate under plane strain condition upon which varying Hertzian stress fields are superimposed. A multidomain boundary integral equation using quadratic elements was written to determine the stress intensity factors KI and KII at the crack tip for various roller positions. The multidomain formulation allows the two faces of the crack to be modeled in two different subregions making it possible to analyze crack closure when the roller is positioned on or close to the crack line. KI and KII stress intensity factors along any direction were computed. These calculations permit determination of crack growth direction along which the average KI times the alternating KI is maximum.


1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 690-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Salehizadeh ◽  
N. Saka

The stress intensity factors for short straight and branched subsurface cracks subjected to a Hertzian loading are calculated by the finite element method. The effect of crack face friction on stress intensity factors is considered for both straight and branched cracks. The calculations show that the straight crack is subjected to pure mode II loading, whereas the branched crack is subjected to both mode I and mode II, with ΔKI/ΔKII < 0.25. Although KI is small, it strongly influences KII by keeping the branched crack faces apart. Based on the ΔKII values and Paris’s crack growth model, the number of stress reversals required to grow a crack in a rolling component from an initial threshold length to the final spalling length was estimated. It was found that the crack propagation period is small compared with the expected bearing fatigue life. Therefore, crack propagation is not the rate controlling factor in the fatigue failure of bearings operating under normal loading levels.


2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 1856-1861
Author(s):  
Li Jun Lu ◽  
Jian Ping Liu ◽  
Zhong Mei Li

This paper focusing on the crack at hole of guyed-mast’s ear-plate connecting cables and shaft of guyed-mast, adopting two degree of freedom crack propagation model, track the crack propagation according to the increment of the deepest point and the surface point on the crack front of crack at hole of guyed-mast’s ear-plate. The stress intensity factors of I,II and III type crack with given shape and size have been calculated via finite element method, and a numerical method of calculating stress intensity factors with any shape and size crack has been proposed; furthermore according to modified I, II and III type compound crack propagation velocity formula on the basis of Paris crack propagation velocity formula, we analyzed the changing of crack shape parameter a/c with crack size parameter a/T of crack at hole of ear-plate connecting cable and shaft of guyed-mast by numerical integration method and obtained the propagation characteristic.


2007 ◽  
Vol 348-349 ◽  
pp. 585-588
Author(s):  
Henning Schütte ◽  
Kianoush Molla-Abbasi

The aim of the presentation is to highlight the influence of the kink, developing at the beginning of mixed-mode crack growth, on the propagation behavior of the crack. Le et al. [1] have shown that the variational principle of a body containing a crack results in the principle of maximum energy release rate incorporating the stress intensity factors of the kinked crack. Here the influence of the kink and the kinking angle, resulting in a singular field around the corner, on the crack growth is analyzed. The generalized stress intensity factors at the kinks corner are computed with the help of a FEM strategy. The influence of these on the T-stresses and the plastic energy dissipated at the kink is determined using a small scale yielding approach. The impact of these results on mixed-mode crack propagation is discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-521
Author(s):  
Jirí Behal ◽  
Petr Homola ◽  
Roman Ružek

Purpose – The prediction of fatigue crack growth behaviour is an important part of damage tolerance analyses. Recently, the author’s work has focused on evaluating the FASTRAN retardation model. This model is implemented in the AFGROW code, which allows different retardation models to be compared. The primary advantage of the model is that all input parameters, including those for an initial plane-strain state and its transition to a plane-stress-state, are objectively measured using standard middle-crack-tension M(T) specimens. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the ability of the FASTRAN model to predict correct retardation effects due to high loading peaks that occur during variable amplitude loading in sequences representative of an aircraft service. Design/methodology/approach – This paper addresses pre-setting of the fracture toughness K R (based on J-integral J Q according to ASTM1820) in the FASTRAN retardation model. A set of experiments were performed using specimens made from a 7475-T7351 aluminium alloy plate. Loading sequences with peaks ordered in ascending-descending blocks were used. The effect of truncating and clipping selected load levels on crack propagation behaviour was evaluated using both experimental data and numerical analyses. The findings were supported by the results of a fractographic analysis. Findings – Fatigue crack propagation data defined using M(T) specimens made from Al 7475-T7351 alloy indicate the difficulty of evaluating the following two events simultaneously: fatigue crack increments after application of loads with maximum amplitudes that exceeded J Q and subcritical crack increments caused by loads at high stress intensity factors. An effect of overloading peaks with a maximum that exceeds J Q should be assessed using a special analysis beyond the scope of the FASTRAN retardation model. Originality/value – Measurements of fatigue crack growth on specimens made from 7475 T7351 aluminium alloy were carried out. The results indicated that simultaneously evaluating fatigue crack increments after application of the load amplitude above J Q and subcritical increments caused by the loads at high stress intensity factors is difficult. Experiments demonstrated that if the fatigue crack reaches a specific length, the maximal amplitude load induces considerable crack growth retardation.


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