Interaction of a finite crack with shear waves in an infinite magnetoelastic medium

The aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction of a finite crack with shear waves in an infinite magnetoelastic medium. Fourier integral transformation is applied to convert the boundary value problem for a homogeneous, isotropic elastic material to the Fredholm integral equation of second kind. The integral equation is solved by the perturbation method and the effect of magnetic field interaction on the crack is discussed. The stress intensity factor at the crack tip is determined numerically and plotted for low frequencies. Moreover, shear stress outside the crack, crack opening displacement, and crack energy are evaluated and shown by means of graphs.

Crack arrest and propagation in impact loaded shock resistant PMMA: mesh-free numerical simulation

The use of shock resistant RT-PMMA in engineering structures potentially subject to accidental overloading requires an evaluation of its crack arrest capability under impact loading. Based on experimental results obtained from a series of Kalthoff and Winkler (KW)-type impact tests, the present study aims at numerically reproducing the conditions for brittle-like crack initiation and propagation in impact-loaded RT-PMMA. For that purpose, three-dimensional SPH numerical simulations were conducted and the performance of various failure criteria was evaluated. The numerical model together with a combination of stress- and strain- dependent failure criteria were shown to fairly reproduce the experimental results in terms of finite crack advance and orientation.

Mode II Fracture of an Elastic-Plastic Sandwich Layer

The shear strength of a pre-cracked sandwich layer is predicted, assuming that the layer is linear elastic or elastic-plastic, with yielding characterized either by the J2 plasticity theory or by a strip-yield model. The substrates are elastic and of dissimilar modulus to that of the layer. Two geometries are analyzed: (i) a semi-infinite crack in a sandwich layer, subjected to a remote mode II K-field and (ii) a center-cracked sandwich plate of finite width under remote shear stress. For the semi-infinite crack, the near-tip stress field is determined as a function of elastic mismatch, and crack tip plasticity is either prevented (the elastic case) or duly accounted for (the elastic-plastic case). Analytical and numerical solutions are then obtained for the center-cracked sandwich plate of the finite width. First, a mode II K-calibration is obtained for a finite crack in the elastic sandwich layer. Second, the analysis is extended to account for crack tip plasticity via a mode II strip-yield model of finite strength and finite toughness. The analytical predictions are verified by finite element simulations, and a failure map is constructed in terms of specimen geometry and crack length.

Interaction Between an Edge Dislocation and a Crack With Surface Elasticity

We undertake an analytical study of the interaction of an edge dislocation with a finite crack whose faces are assumed to have separate surface elasticity. The surface elasticity on the faces of the crack is described by a version of the continuum-based surface/interface theory of Gurtin and Murdoch. By using the Green's function method, we obtain a complete exact solution by reducing the problem to three Cauchy singular integrodifferential equations of the first-order, which are solved by means of Chebyshev polynomials and a collocation method. The correctness of the solution is rigorously verified by comparison with existing analytical solutions. Our analysis shows that the stresses and the image force acting on the edge dislocation are size-dependent and that the stresses exhibit both the logarithmic and square root singularities at the crack tips when the surface tension is neglected.