Evaluation of the T-Stress and the Higher Order Terms of the Elastic Crack Based on the SBFEM

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 2275-2278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Yu Liu ◽  
Feng Lin Xu ◽  
Bao Kuan Ning ◽  
He Fan
Keyword(s):  
Edge Crack ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Elastic Plates ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
T Stress ◽  
Elastic Crack ◽  
Scaled Boundary Finite Element

The Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method (abbr. SBFEM) developed by Wolf and Song is a numerical method which has a half analytical nature. In the paper, the asymptotic fields of central crack tip and single edge crack tip of the plane elastic plates are evaluated based on the SBFEM. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate its high accuracy and effectiveness, and the numerical results show that SBFEM can calculate the SIFs, T-stress and the coefficients of higher order terms with higher efficiency and accuracy. The singular fields of crack-tip with complex configuration can be evaluated combining the sub-structuring technique (or super-element).

Evaluation of the Higher Order Terms of the Wedge-Splitting Specimen Based on the SBFEM

2013 ◽  
Vol 477-478 ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Lin Xu ◽  
Jun Yu Liu ◽  
Bao Kuan Ning ◽  
He Fan
Keyword(s):  
Radial Direction ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Asymptotic Field ◽  
Crack Tip Asymptotic Field ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
T Stress ◽  
Crack Stability ◽  
Scaled Boundary Finite Element ◽  
Wedge Splitting

The scaled boundary finite element method (abbr. SBFEM) is a semi-analytical method developed by Wolf and Song. The analytical advantage of the solution in the radial direction allows SBFEM converge to the Williams expansion. The coefficients of the Williams expansion, including the stress intensity factor, the T-stress, and higher order terms can be calculated directly without further processing. In the paper the coefficients of higher order terms of the crack tip asymptotic field of typical wedge splitting specimens with two different loading arrangements are evaluated using SBFEM. Numerical results show the method has high accuracy and effectiveness. The results have certain significance on determining crack stability of the wedge-splitting specimen.

Using the Multi-Parameter Fracture Mechanics for more Accurate Description of Stress/Displacement Crack Tip Fields

2013 ◽  
Vol 586 ◽  
pp. 237-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Šestáková
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Displacement Field ◽  
Singular Term ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Precise Description ◽  
Accurate Knowledge ◽  
Higher Order Terms

Most of fracture analyses often require an accurate knowledge of the stress/displacement field over the investigated body. However, this can be sometimes problematic when only one (singular) term of the Williams expansion is considered. Therefore, also other terms should be taken into account. Such an approach, referred to as multi-parameter fracture mechanics is used and investigated in this paper. Its importance for short/long cracks and the influence of different boundary conditions are studied. It has been found out that higher-order terms of the Williams expansion can contribute to more precise description of the stress distribution near the crack tip especially for long cracks. Unfortunately, the dependences obtained from the analyses presented are not unambiguous and it cannot be strictly derived how many of the higher-order terms are sufficient.

Prediction of the Initial Crack Tip Microstructure in a Single Crystal of CuAlNi

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galyna M. Vasko ◽  
Perry H. Leo ◽  
Thomas W. Shield
Keyword(s):  
Stress Field ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Crack Opening ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Initial Crack ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Opening Displacement ◽  
Elastic Crack ◽  
Maximum Work ◽  
Anisotropic Elastic

Abstract The austenite to martensite pseudoelastic transformation induced by the anisotropic elastic crack tip stress field in a single crystal of shape memory alloy is considered. It is proposed that the orientation of the initial austenite-martensite interface that forms can be predicted based on knowledge of the stress field, the crystallography of the transformation and one of two selection criteria. These criteria are based on the work of formation of the martensite in stress field and the crack opening displacement the martensite causes at the crack. Predictions of the criteria are compared to experiments on three single edge notched CuAlNi single crystal specimens. Results indicate that the maximum work criterion accurately predicts the orientation of the austenite-martensite interfaces that initially form near a crack.

Comparison of Strip Yield and Net Section Plasticity Models for a Bar in Bending With a Single Edge Crack

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolf Reinhardt ◽  
Don Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Edge Crack ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stress Singularity ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Yield Model ◽  
Strip Yield Model ◽  
Crack Tip Plasticity ◽  
Stress And Deformation

The strip yield model is widely used to describe crack tip plasticity in front of a crack. In the strip yield model the stress in the plastic zone is considered as known, and stress and deformation fields can be obtained from elastic solutions using the condition that the crack tip stress singularity vanishes. The strip yield model is generally regarded to be valid to describe small scale plasticity at a crack tip. The present paper examines the behavior of the strip yield model at the transition to large-scale plasticity and its relationship to net section plasticity descriptions. A bar in bending with a single edge crack is used as an illustrative example to derive solutions and compare with one-sided and two-sided plasticity solutions.

scholarly journals Experimental determination and finite element analysis of coefficients of the multi-parameter Williams series expansion in the vicinity of the crack tip in linear elastic materials. Part I

2020 ◽  
pp. 237-249
Author(s):  
L. V Stepanova
Keyword(s):  
Series Expansion ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Power Series Expansion ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Principal Stresses ◽  
Isochromatic Fringe ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
Fringe Patterns

This study aims at obtaining coefficients of the multi-parameter Williams series expansion for the stress field in the vicinity of the central crack in the rectangular plate and in the semi-circular notched disk under bending by the use of the digital photoelasticity method. The higher-order terms in the Williams asymptotic expansion are retained. It allows us to give a more accurate estimation of the near-crack-tip stress, strain and displacement fields and extend the domain of validity for the Williams power series expansion. The program is specially developed for the interpretation and processing of experimental data from the phototelasticity experiments. By means of the developed tool, the fringe patterns that contain the whole field stress information in terms of the difference in principal stresses (isochromatics) are captured as a digital image, which is processed for quantitative evaluations. The developed tool allows us to find points that belong to isochromatic fringes with the minimal light intensity. The digital image processing with the aid of the developed tool is performed. The points determined with the adopted tool are used further for the calculations of the stress intensity factor, T-stresses and coefficients of higher-order terms in the Williams series expansion. The iterative procedure of the over-deterministic method is utilized to find the higher order terms of the Williams series expansion. The procedure is based on the consistent correction of the coefficients of the Williams series expansion. The first fifteen coefficients are obtained. The experimentally obtained coefficients are used for the reconstruction of the isochromatic fringe pattern in the vicinity of the crack tip. The comparison of the theoretically reconstructed and experimental isochromatic fringe patterns shows that the coefficients of the Williams series expansion have a good match.

On Higher-Order Crack-Tip Fields in Creeping Solids

1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. N. Nguyen ◽  
P. R. Onck ◽  
E. van der Giessen
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Constraint Effect ◽  
Scaling Properties ◽  
Crack Tip Fields ◽  
Asymptotic Development ◽  
Loading Parameter

In view of the near-tip constraint effect imposed by the geometry and loading configuration, a creep fracture analysis based on C* only is generally not sufficient. This paper presents a formulation of higher-order crack-tip fields in steady power-law creeping solids which can be derived from an asymptotic development of near-tip fields analogous to that of Sharma and Aravas and Yang et al. for elastoplastic bodies. The higher-order fields are controlled by a parameter named A2*, similar as in elastoplasticity, and a second loading parameter, σ∞. By means of the scaling properties for power-law materials, it is shown that A2* for a flat test specimen is independent of the loading level. Finally, we carry out small-strain finite element analyses of creep in single-edge notched tension, centered crack panel under tension, and single-edge notched bending specimens in order to determine the corresponding values of A2* for mode I cracks under plane-strain conditions. [S0021-8936(00)01202-2]

Application of the Williams Expansion near a Bi-Material Interface

2017 ◽  
Vol 754 ◽  
pp. 206-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Malíková ◽  
Stanislav Seitl
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Simplified Model ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Material Interface ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
Element Method ◽  
Crack Tip Stress

A simplified model of a crack approaching a bi-material interface is modelled by means of the finite element method in order to investigate the significance of the higher-order terms of the Williams expansion for the proper approximation of the opening crack-tip stress near the bi-material interface. The discussion on results is presented and the importance of the higher-order terms proved.

scholarly journals Implementation of Virtual Crack Closure Technique for Damaged Composite Plates Using Higher-Order Layerwise Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Kwang S. Woo ◽  
Jae S. Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Crack Closure ◽  
Edge Crack ◽  
Present Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Virtual Crack Closure Technique ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Displacement Fields ◽  
Closure Technique ◽  
Aluminum Plates

A higher-order layerwise model is proposed to determine stress intensity factors using virtual crack closure technique for single-edge-crack aluminum plates with patch repairs. The present method is based onp-convergent approach and adopts the concept of subparametric elements. In assumed displacement fields, strain-displacement relations and three-dimensional constitutive equations of layers are obtained by combination of two- and one-dimensional shape functions. Thus, it allows independent implementation ofp-refinement for in-plane and transversal displacements. In the proposed elements, the integrals of Legendre polynomials and Gauss-Lobatto technique are employed to interpolate displacement fields and to implement numerical quadrature, respectively. For verification of the present model, not only single-edge-crack plates but also V-notch aluminum plates are first analyzed. For patched aluminum plate with behavior of complexity, the accuracy and simplicity of the present model are shown with comparison of the results with previously published papers using the conventional three-dimensional finite elements based onh-refinement.

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