The problem of a beam containing a semi-elliptical surface crack and subjected to tension or bending loading is investigated. The stress-intensity factor along the crack front can be calculated assuming a model with finite strips arranged in series and parallel. Several cases are analysed varying th
An estimation of local stress intensity factors for semi-elliptical surface cracks
โ Scribed by T. Fett
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 501 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-7944
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โฆ Synopsis
A simple method is described which allows the estimation of local stress intensity factors of two-dimensional cracks by use of the weight function basic relation. The method is applied especially to semi-elliptical surface cracks. Two examples are considered. The half-penny shaped crack under bending load is treated based on the tension reference case and the results are compared with literature data. In a second example, the semi-elliptical crack is loaded with a quadratic stress distribution. The result allows an extension of the Newman-Raju formulae which provide stress intensity factors for u _ x0 and u ... x'.
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