In this paper, a plate with a central crack in uniform tension or shear is analysed. A method is presented of forming the transition interval at the crack tip where both the crack opening displacement and the finite stress concentrations appears. The problems are solved using the weight integral met
Interaction of a moment with a crack tip for the determination of weight functions
โ Scribed by N.I. Ioakimidis
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 363 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-7944
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โฆ Synopsis
A new approach is used for the determination of weight functions and the computation of mode I stress intensity factors at crack tips in plane isotropic elasticity problems. This approach consists in assuming a moment (couple of forcea) acting on the crack edges near the crack tip and, next, applying Betti's reciprocal work theorem. In this way, the advantages of the weight function method (over the Green function method) are preserved and, sirn~~n~~~y, an interesting physical in~~~on is given to this method. The problem of the simple straight crack is used for the illustration of the present approach ~nem~tjons fohow without ~~~~ty.
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Abstra&-A method is illustrated for the evaluation of the stress distribution ahead of a crack under Mode I loading. The method is based on the knowledge of the weight function, whose general properties are employed to derive an integral equation. The solution of this integral equation, having the s
AImtract-A procedure is described that allows one to determine averaged weight functions by a direct adjustment to reference stress intensity factor solutions. In contrast to well known methods hased on a nearly complete COD description, the proposed evaluation only requires the local stress intensi