An elastic-plastic finite element analysis of a compact tension specimen

1983 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
A P Kfouri
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Compact Tension ◽  
Compact Tension Specimen ◽  
Tension Specimen ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Release Technique ◽  
Crack Tip Opening

Results from an elastic-plastic finite element analysis of a compact tension specimen (CTS) are presented and provide information on the growth of crack tip plastic zones, crack tip opening displacements, stresses and strains in the region of the crack tip, and Rice's J integral. The elastic-plastic crack separation energy rate GΔ is also evaluated when the crack extends at various loads by applying a crack tip node release technique.

The Prediction of Fatigue Crack Opening Behavior Using Cyclic Crack Tip Opening Displacement by Finite Element Analysis

2006 ◽  
Vol 324-325 ◽  
pp. 295-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeon Chang Choi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Crack Opening ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Element Size ◽  
Crack Tip Opening

An elastic-plastic finite element analysis (FEA) is performed to examine the opening behavior of fatigue crack, where the contact elements are used in the mesh of the crack tip area. The relationship between fatigue crack opening behavior and cyclic crack tip opening displacement was studied in the previous study. In this paper, we investigate the effect of the element size when predict fatigue crack opening behavior using the cyclic crack tip opening displacement obtained from FEA. The cyclic crack tip opening displacement is well related to fatigue crack opening behavior.

Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of the Effect of the Compressive Loading on Fatigue Crack Tip Parameters

2008 ◽  
Vol 392-394 ◽  
pp. 980-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Sha ◽  
Hui Tang ◽  
Jia Zhen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Compressive Stress ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Compressive Loading ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Crack Tip Opening Displacement ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Elastic Plastic

In this paper, a detailed elastic-plastic finite element analysis of the effect of the compressive loading on crack tip plasticity is studied based on the material’s kinematic hardening model. Five centre-cracked panel specimens with different crack lengths are analyzed. The analysis shows that in a tension-compression loading the maximum spread of the crack tip reverse plastic zone increases with the increase of the compressive stress and the near crack tip opening displacement decreases with the increase of the compressive stress at the same nominal stress intensity factor. The applied compressive stress is the main factor controlling the near crack tip parameters.

Crack Extensions in Compact Tension Specimens of Hydrided Irradiated Zr-2.5Nb Materials Using Cohesive Zone Model

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengjia Wu ◽  
Shin-Jang Sung ◽  
Jwo Pan ◽  
Poh-Sang Lam ◽  
Douglas A. Scarth
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Crack Extension ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Compact Tension ◽  
Compact Tension Specimen ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis

The crack extension in a compact tension specimen of hydrided irradiated Zr-2.5Nb material is investigated by a two-dimensional plane stress finite element analysis. The stress-strain relation of the Zr-2.5Nb material for the finite element analysis is obtained from fitting the experimental tensile stress-strain curve of the irradiated Zr-2.5Nb material without hydrides by a three-dimensional finite element analysis. The calibration of the cohesive zone model with a trapezoidal traction-separation law is based on fitting the load-displacement-crack extension experimental data of a compact tension specimen of hydrided irradiated Zr-2.5Nb material. The general trends of the load-displacement, crack extension-displacement, and load-crack extension curves obtained from the finite element analysis based on the calibrated cohesive zone model are in agreement with the experimental data.

Use of the J Contour Integral in Elastic-Plastic Fracture Studies by Finite-Element Methods

1976 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. G. Sumpter ◽  
C. E. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Contour Integral ◽  
Numerical Illustration ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Cracked Plates

In Part 1, a brief summary of the justification and advantages of the use of the J contour integral in elastic-plastic finite-element analysis is given. A more detailed appraisal is then made of its interpretation as an energy balance concept in the presence of irreversible plastic deformation. Numerical illustration of the points made is provided by an elastic-plastic finite-element analysis on a series of monotonically loaded centre-cracked plates of different 2 a/W ratios. With incremental plasticity it is concluded that although an energy balance interpretation can be assigned to J, it is not a release rate of energy available to propagate a fracture. In Part 2, the role of J as a crack-tip characterizing parameter is examined with the help of elastic-plastic finite-element analysis. The evidence indicates that a given value of J does not ensure a unique crack-tip environment for different cracked-body geometries. It may, however, characterize the crack tip adequately for some engineering purposes and, in particular, may be used to model the fracture behaviour of a large-scale test using a smaller but geometrically similar specimen, for a given degree of through thickness constraint.

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