scholarly journals Rock Dynamic Crack Propagation under Different Loading Rates Using Improved Single Cleavage Semi-Circle Specimen

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 4944
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Mohaddeseh Mousavi Nezhad ◽  
Hao Qiu ◽  
Peng Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Dynamic Stress Intensity Factor ◽  
Crack Arrest ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Tight Sandstone ◽  
Crack Propagation Velocity ◽  
Loading Rates

The objective of this paper is to investigate the complete process of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials under different loading rates. By using Improved Single Cleavage Semi-Circle (ISCSC) specimens and Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar equipment, experiments were conducted, with the fracture phenomenon and crack propagation of tight sandstone investigated. Meanwhile, the process of crack propagation behaviour was simulated. Moreover, with the experimental–numerical method, the crack propagation dynamic stress intensity factor (DSIF) was also calculated. Then, the crack propagation toughness of tight sandstone under different loading rates was investigated and illustrated elaborately. Investigation results demonstrate that ISCSC specimens can achieve the crack arrest position unchanged, and the numerical simulation could effectively deduce the actual crack propagation, as their results were well matched. During crack propagation, the crack propagation DSIF in the whole process increases with the rising loading rate, and so does the crack propagation velocity. Several significant dynamic material parameters of tight sandstone are also given, for engineering reference.

scholarly journals Dynamic Crack Propagation and Fracture Behavior of Pre-cracked Specimens under Impact Loading by Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijun Zhao ◽  
Qing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Brazilian Disk ◽  
Split Hopkinson ◽  
Pressure Bar ◽  
Cracked Specimens

Deformation and fracture of brittle materials, especially crack propagation, have drawn wide attention in recent years. But dynamic crack propagation under impact loading was not well understood. In this paper, we experimentally tested Brazilian disk (BD) fine sandstone specimens containing pre-cracks under cyclic impact loading by the Φ 74 mm diameter split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test device. The pre-cracked specimens were named central straight through crack flattened Brazilian disk (CSCFBD). By using the low air-pressure loading conditions (0.1 MPa, equal to the impact velocity of 3.76 m/s), a series of dynamic impact tests were detected successfully, and the effects of pre-cracks on dynamic properties were analyzed. Experimental results show that the multiple cracks mostly initiate at/or near the pre-crack tips and then propagate in different paths and directions varying by inclination angles, leading to the ultimate failure. Compared to static or quasi-static loading, dynamic crack propagation and fracture behavior are obviously different. Furthermore, we characterized the crack propagation paths, directions, and fracture patterns and discussed the influences of the pre-cracks during the breakage process. We concluded that the results obtained are significant in investigating the failure mechanism and mechanical properties of brittle materials under impact loading.

scholarly journals Effect of Holes on Dynamic Crack Propagation under Impact Loading

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1122
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Meng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Failure Criteria ◽  
Maximum Tensile Stress ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Cracked Structures

In civil, geotechnical, and mining engineering, the investigation of the holes’ effect on dynamic crack propagation is essential because it can be used to predict possible fracture and protect cracked structures being further damaged. In this paper, a specimen made from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) with a pre-crack and two holes was proposed, and the Split-Hopkinson pressure bar was employed to investigate the effect of holes on dynamic crack propagation under impact loading. Notably, the locations of the holes were well designed with different two-hole spacing (12 mm, 16 mm, and 20 mm) and crack-hole distance (15 mm, 30 mm, and 45 mm). Crack propagation gauges were applied to monitor the fracturing time and crack extending velocity. The interaction characteristic between the crack and two holes was studied numerically using the AUTODYN code. In the numerical models, the failure criteria of maximum tensile stress and softening damage were employed for brittle material. The crack path, the propagating velocity, the particle velocity vector, and the stress state between the holes were analyzed. The calculation results indicate that compressive stresses between the two holes induced by the deformation of the holes play a crucial role in confining the vertical crack propagation. Both experimental and numerical results demonstrate that the holes have a suppressing action on the moving crack; as the two-hole spacing decreases, the suppressing action intensifies.

Dynamic Crack Propagation in Single-Crystalline Silicon

1998 ◽  
Vol 539 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Cramer ◽  
A. Wanner ◽  
P. Gumbsch
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Terminal Velocity ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Single Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Single Crystalline ◽  
Crack Propagation Velocity

AbstractTensile tests on notched plates of single-crystalline silicon were carried out at high overloads. Cracks were forced to propagate on {110} planes in a <110> direction. The dynamics of the fracture process was measured using the potential drop technique and correlated with the fracture surface morphology. Crack propagation velocity did not exceed a terminal velocity of v = 3800 m/s, which corresponds to 83%7 of the Rayleigh wave velocity vR. Specimens fractured at low stresses exhibited crystallographic cleavage whereas a transition from mirror-like smooth regions to rougher hackle zones was observed in case of the specimens fractured at high stresses. Inspection of the mirror zone at high magnification revealed a deviation of the {110} plane onto {111} crystallographic facets.

Dynamic Crack Propagation and Arrest in PWR Pressure Vessel Steel: Interpretation of Experiment With the X-FEM Method

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Prabel ◽  
S. Marie ◽  
A. Combescure
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Thermal Shock ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Pressure Vessel Steel ◽  
Vessel Steel

In the frame of analysis of the pressure thermal shock in a PWR RVP and the associated R&D activities, some developments are performed at CEA on the dynamic brittle propagation and crack arrest. This paper presents a PhD work on the modeling of the dynamic brittle crack growth. For the analyses, an important experimental work is performed on different geometries using a French RPV ferritic steel: Compact Tension specimens with different thickness, isothermal rings under compression with different positions of the initial defect to study a mixed mode configuration, and a ring submitted to thermal shock. The first part of this paper details the test conditions and main results. To propose an accurate interpretation of the crack growth, a viscous-elastic-plastic dynamic model is used. The strain rate influence is taken into account based on Cowper-Symond’s law (characterization was made from Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar tests). To model the crack propagation in the Finite Element calculation, eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM) is used. The implementation of these specific elements in the CEA F.E. software CAST3M is described in the second part of this paper. This numerical technique avoids re-meshing, because the crack progress is directly incorporated in the degrees of freedom of the elements crossed by the crack. The last part of this paper compares the F.E. predictions to the experimental measurements using different criteria. In particular, we focused on a RKR (Ritchie-Knott-Rice) like criterion using a critical principal stress in the front of the crack tip during the dynamic crack extension. Critical stress is found to depend on crack speed, or equivalently on strain rate. Good results are reported concerning predictive simulations.

Viscoplastic-dynamic crack propagation: Experimental and analysis research for crack arrest applications in engineering structures

1990 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Kanninen ◽  
S. J. Hudak ◽  
H. R. Couque ◽  
R. J. Dexter ◽  
P. E. O'Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Arrest ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Engineering Structures

Dynamic Crack Propagation in Precracked Cylindrical Vessels Subjected to Shock Loading

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Popelar ◽  
P. C. Gehlen ◽  
M. F. Kanninen
Keyword(s):  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Shock Loading ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Crack Arrest ◽  
Dynamic Fracture Toughness ◽  
Impulsive Loading ◽  
Dynamic Crack Propagation ◽  
Dynamic Crack ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Growth Initiation

Previous work has shown that a speed-independent dynamic fracture toughness property can be used in an elastodynamic analysis to describe crack initiation and unstable propagation under impact loading. In this paper, a further step is taken by extending the analysis from simple laboratory test specimens to treat more realistic crack-structure geometries. A circular cylinder with an initial part-through wall crack subjected to an impulsive loading on its inner surface is considered. The crack is in a radial-axial plane and has its length in the axial direction long enough that a state of plane strain exists at the center of the crack. Crack growth initiation and propagation through the wall is then calculated. It is found that, once initiated, crack propagation will continue until the crack penetrates the wall. Crack arrest within the wall does not appear to be possible under the conditions considered in this paper.

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