scholarly journals Dynamic Crack Propagation in a Layered Medium Under Antiplane Shear

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Ching Ma ◽  
Yi-Shyong Ing
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Fundamental Solution ◽  
Laplace Transform ◽  
Dynamic Stress ◽  
Layered Medium ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Dynamic Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Propagating Crack ◽  
The Laplace Transform

In this study, the transient analysis of dynamic antiplane crack propagation with a constant velocity in a layered medium is investigated. The individual layers are isotropic and homogeneous. Infinite numbers of reflected cylindrical waves, which are generated from the interface of the layered medium, will interact with the propagating crack and make the problem extremely difficult to analyze. A useful fundamental solution is proposed in this study, and the solution can be determined by superposition of the fundamental solution in the Laplace transform domain. The proposed fundamental problem is the problem of applying exponentially distributed traction (in the Laplace transform domain) on the propagating crack faces. The Cagniard’s method for Laplace inversion is used to obtain the transient solution in time domain. The exact closed-form transient solutions of dynamic stress intensity factors are expressed in compact formulations. These solutions are valid for an infinite length of time and have accounted for contributions from all the incident and reflected waves interaction with the moving crack tip. Numerical results of dynamic stress intensity factors for the propagation crack in layered medium are evaluated and discussed in detail.

Elastodynamic Fracture Analysis of Multiple Cracks by Laplace Finite Element Alternating Method

1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 606-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.-H. Chen ◽  
C.-L. Chang ◽  
C.-H. Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Laplace Transform ◽  
Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Dynamic Stress ◽  
Multiple Cracks ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Dynamic Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Alternating Method ◽  
The Laplace Transform

The Laplace finite element alternating method, which combines the Laplace transform technique and the finite element alternating method, is developed to deal with the elastodynamic analysis of a finite plate with multiple cracks. By the Laplace transform technique, the complicated elastodynamic fracture problem is first transformed into an equivalent static fracture problem in the Laplace transform domain and then solved by the finite element alternating method developed. To do this, an analytical solution by Tsai and Ma for an infinite plate with a semi-infinite crack subjected to exponentially distributed loadings on crack surfaces in the Laplace transform domain is adopted. Finally, the real-time response can be computed by a numerical Laplace inversion algorithm. The technique established is applicable to the calculation of dynamic stress intensity factors of a finite plate with arbitrarily distributed edge cracks or symmetrically distributed central cracks. Only a simple finite element mesh with very limited number of regular elements is necessary. Since the solutions are independent of the size of time increment taken, the dynamic stress intensity factors at any specific instant can even be computed by a single time-step instead of step-by-step computations. The interaction among the cracks and finite geometrical boundaries on the dynamic stress intensity factors is also discussed in detail. [S0021-8936(00)02103-6]

Transient Analysis of a Propagating In-Plane Crack in a Finite Geometry Body Subjected to Static Loadings

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 620-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chwan-Huei Tsai ◽  
Chien-Ching Ma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Dynamic Stress ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Free Boundaries ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
Dynamic Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Reflected Waves ◽  
The Laplace Transform

In this study, a cracked body with finite boundaries subjected to static loading and the crack propagating with a constant speed are analyzed. The interaction of the propagating crack with reflected waves generated from traction-free boundaries is investigated in detail. The methodology for constructing the scattered field by superimposing the fundamental solution in the Laplace transform domain is proposed. The fundamental solutions represent the responses of applying exponentially distributed loadings in the Laplace transform domain on the surface of a half-plane or a crack. The dynamic stress intensity factors of a propagating crack induced from the interaction with the first few reflected waves generated from the traction-free boundary are obtained in an explicit closed form. The analytical solutions of dynamic stress intensity factors are compared with available numerical and experimental results and the agreement is quite good. We find one thing very interesting: the dynamic stress intensity factor for a long time period is a universal function of the instantaneous extending rate of a crack tip times the static stress intensity factor for an equivalent stationary crack for the finite strip problem. It was also found that the reflected waves generated from free boundaries always increase the stress intensity factor, and the influence from reflected waves generated from the boundary, which is perpendicular to the crack, are weaker than those generated from the boundary, which is parallel to the crack.

scholarly journals Transient Analysis of Dynamic Crack Propagation With Boundary Effect

1995 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 1029-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Ching Ma ◽  
Yi-Shyong Ing
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Solution ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Laplace Transform ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Boundary Effect ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Propagating Crack ◽  
The Laplace Transform

In this study, a dynamic antiplane crack propagation with constant velocity in a configuration with boundary is investigated in detail. The reflected cylindrical waves which are generated from the free boundary will interact with the propagating crack and make the problem extremely difficult to analyze. A useful fundamental solution is proposed in this study and the solution is determined by superposition of the fundamental solution in the Laplace transform domain. The proposed fundamental problem is the problem of applying exponentially distributed traction (in the Laplace transform domain) on the propagating crack faces. The Cagniard’s method for Laplace inversion is used to obtain the transient solution in time domain. Numerical results of dynamic stress intensity factors for the propagation crack are evaluated in detail.

scholarly journals Theoretical Transient Analysis of the Interaction Between a Dynamically Propagating In-Plane Crack and Traction-Free Boundaries

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 819-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chwan-Huei Tsai ◽  
Chien-Ching Ma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Dynamic Stress ◽  
Fundamental Solutions ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Free Boundaries ◽  
Reflected Waves ◽  
Transient Solutions ◽  
Propagating Crack ◽  
The Laplace Transform

In this study, the transient response of a propagating in-plane crack interacting with half-plane boundaries is investigated in detail. The reflected waves which are generated from traction-free boundaries will interact with the propagating crack and make the problem extremely difficult to analyze. The complete transient solutions are constructed by superimposing fundamental solutions in the Laplace transform domain. The fundamental solutions represent the responses of applying exponentially distributed loadings in the Laplace transform domain on the surface of a half-plane or the propagating crack faces. We focus our attention on the determination of the dynamic stress intensity factor. The dynamic stress intensity factors of a propagating crack in a configuration with boundaries and subjected to dynamic loadings are obtained in an explicit closed form. The transient solutions obtained in this study are in agreement with the experimental results from the literature. Some interesting phenomena observed in the published experimental works are also identified and discussed. It is concluded that the reflected waves generated from the boundary parallel to the crack have much stronger influence on the propagating crack than those generated from the boundary perpendicular to the crack. When the reflected waves generated from the boundary parallel to the crack return to the moving crack tip, the stress intensity factor will increase rapidly.

A Crack in an Anisotropic Layered Material Under the Action of Impact Loading

1988 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. T. Ang
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Laplace Transform ◽  
Integral Equations ◽  
Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Layered Material ◽  
Fredholm Integral Equations ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Intensity Factors ◽  
The Laplace Transform

The problem of a plane crack in an anisotropic layered material under the action of impact loading is considered in this paper. The problem is reduced in the Laplace transform domain to a set of simultaneous Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. Once these integral equations are solved, the crack tip stress intensity factors in the Laplace transform domain may be readily calculated. The dynamic stress intensity factors can then be obtained through the use of a numerical technique for inverting Laplace transforms. Numerical results are given for specific examples involving particular transversely isotropic materials.

Transient Analysis of a Subsonic Propagating Interface Crack Subjected to Antiplane Dynamic Loading in Dissimilar Isotropic Materials

1997 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 546-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Shyong Ing ◽  
Chien-Ching Ma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Fundamental Solution ◽  
Laplace Transform ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Full Field ◽  
Shear Wave Speed ◽  
The Laplace Transform ◽  
Crack Faces

In this study, the transient stress fields and the dynamic stress intensity factor of a semi-infinite antiplane crack propagating along the interface between two different media are analyzed in detail. The crack is initially at rest and, at a certain instant, is subjected to an antiplane uniformly distributed loading on the stationary crack faces. After some delay time, the crack begins to move along the interface with a constant velocity, which is less than the smaller of the shear wave speed of these two materials. A new fundamental solution is proposed in this study, and the solution is determined by superposition of the fundamental solution in the Laplace transform domain. The proposed fundamental problem is the problem of applying exponentially distributed traction (in the Laplace transform domain) on the propagating crack faces. The exact full-field solutions and the stress intensity factor are found in the time domain by using the Cagniard-de Hoop method (de Hoop, 1958) of Laplace inversion. The near-tip fields are also obtained from the reduction of the full-field solutions. Numerical results for the dynamically extending crack are evaluated in detail. The region of the stress singular field dominated in the transient process is also discussed.

Dynamic Crack Propagation in Piezoelectric Materials Subjected to Dynamic Body Forces for Vacuum Boundary

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.-H. Chen ◽  
C.-C. Ma ◽  
Y.-S. Ing
Keyword(s):  
Intensity Factor ◽  
Fundamental Solution ◽  
Laplace Transform ◽  
Piezoelectric Material ◽  
Electric Displacement ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Transform Domain ◽  
Electric Displacement Intensity Factor ◽  
Propagating Crack ◽  
The Laplace Transform

AbstractThe problem of a semi-infinite propagating crack in the piezoelectric material subjected to a dynamic anti-plane concentrated body force is investigated in the present study. It is assumed that between the growing crack surfaces there is a permeable vacuum free space, in which the electrostatic potential is nonzero. It is noted that this problem has characteristic lengths and a direct attempt towards solving this problem by transform and Wiener-Hopf techniques [1] is not applicable. This paper proposes a new fundamental solution for propagating crack in the piezoelectric material and the transient response of the propagating crack is determined by superposition of the fundamental solution in the Laplace transform domain. The fundamental solution represents the responses of applying exponentially distributed loadings in the Laplace transform domain on the propagating crack surface. Exact analytical transient solutions for the dynamic stress intensity factor and the dynamic electric displacement intensity factor are obtained by using the Cagniard-de Hoop method [2,3] of Laplace inversion and are expressed in explicit forms. Finally, numerical results based on analytical solutions are calculated and are discussed in detail.

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