Crack Arrest Model for a Plate Weakened by Internal and External Cracks - a Modified Dugdale Approach

A modified Dugdale model solution is obtained for an elastic-perfectly-plastic plate weakened by one internal and two external straight collinear hairline cracks. The tension applied to the infinite boundary of the plate opens the rims of cracks with forming a plastic zone ahead of each tip of the internal crack and also at each finitely distant tip of the two external cracks. The developed plastic zones are closed by normal cohesive linearly varying yield-point stress distributions applied to their rims. The problem is solved using the complex-variable technique. A case study is carried out to find the load required to prevent the cracks from further growing with respect to affecting parameters. The results obtained are reported graphically and analyzed.     

Crack opening displacement for two unequal straight cracks with coalesced plastic zones – A modified Dugdale model

The problem investigated is of an infinite plate weakened by two collinear unequal hairline straight quasi-static cracks. Uniform constant tension is applied at infinity in a direction perpendicular to the rims of the cracks. Consequently the rims of the cracks open in Mode I type deformation. The tension at infinity is increased to the limit such that the plastic zones developed at the two adjacent interior tips of cracks get coalesced. To arrest the crack from further opening normal cohesive variable stress distribution is applied on the rims of the plastic zones. Closed form analytic expressions are obtained for load bearing capacity and crack opening displacement (COD). An illustrative case is discussed to study the behavior of load bearing capacity and crack opening displacement with respect to affecting parameters viz. crack length, plastic zone length and inter crack distance between the two cracks. Results obtained are reported graphically and analyzed.     

Crack-tip-opening displacement for four symmetrically situated cracks with coalesced interior yield zones

Crack-tip opening displacements are obtained for four collinear straight cracks, weakening an unbounded homogeneous and isotropic elastic-perfectly plastic plate. The cracks are so configured that two symmetrically situated and interiorly lying cracks are of equal-lengths. Other two exteriorly lying, collinear straight cracks (surrounding the interiorly lying straight cracks) are of mutually equal-lengths. Thus an exterior and an interior crack-set are symmetrically oriented with respect to the other interior–exterior collinear cracks-set configuration. Uniform constant load prescribed at remote boundary of the plate, opens the crack in self-similar fashion developing a strip-yield zone ahead each tip of the cracks. It is assumed that the strip-yield zone developed at each of interior tips of an exteriorly and interiorly lying crack-set configuration gets coalesced. The developed yield zones are subjected to normal cohesive yield stress to arrest the crack from further opening. The solution of the problem is obtained by superposing the solutions of the two auxiliary problems, appropriately derived from the given problem. Each of the auxiliary problems, in turn, is solved using complex variable technique. Expressions are derived for quantities of interest viz. crack-tip opening displacement (CTOD), length of each developed yield zone. The effect of applied load and closing load on the parameters CTOD and strip yield zone affecting the crack arrest is presented graphically and concluded.     

Mathematical model for crack arrest of an infinite plate weakened by a finite and two semi-infinite cracks

The problem of an unbounded plate weakened by three quasi-static coplanar and collinear straight cracks: two semi-infinite cracks and a finite crack situated symmetrically between two semi-infinite cracks, is investigated. The plate is subjected to uniform unidirectional in-plane tension at infinite boundary. Developed plastic zones are arrested by distributing cohesive yield point stress over their rims. The solution is obtained using complex variable technique. Closed form analytic expressions are derived for load bearing capacity and crack-tip-opening displacement (CTOD). A case study is presented for CTOD and load bearing capacity versus crack length, plastic zone length and inter-crack distance etc. Results are presented graphically and analyzed.     

Strip-saturation model for piezoelectric plane weakened by two collinear cracks with coalesced interior zones

A strip-saturation model is proposed for a transversely isotropic piezoelectric plane weakened by two collinear equal cracks, when developed saturation zones at the interior tips of the cracks get coalesced. The plane is subjected to unidirectional, normal (to the crack length) in-plane tension and electric displacement. The developed saturation zones are arrested by distributing over their rims the normal, cohesive, unidirectional saturation-limit electrical displacement. The solution is obtained using Stroh formulation and complex variable technique. Closed form expressions are derived for crack opening displacement (COD), crack potential drop (COP), field intensity factors, length of saturation zone, energy release rate. Case study carried out for PZT-4 to show the effects of inter-crack distance on the stress intensity factor. The variations of energy release rates are plotted for PZT-4, PZT-5H and BaTiO₃ to study the effects of the geometry of the two cracks.     

A strip yield model solution for an internally cracked piezoelectric strip

An analysis of the crack closure and fatigue crack growth rate have been carried out for an infinitely long poled piezoelectric ceramic strip weakened by a straight hair line internal crack. The ceramic under consideration is assumed to be mechanically more brittle. The crack faces are perpendicular to the poled direction of the strip. The crack faces open in Mode-I deformation on account of in-plane tension applied to the edges of the strip together with either an in-plane electric displacement prescribed on edges of the strip or a uniform constant electric field prescribed on its edges. As a result, a yield zone is formed ahead of each tip of the crack. The yield zones developed are then arrested by applying a normal, cohesive, linearly varying yield point-stress to their rims. For each case, the Fourier transform method is used to find a solution. The resulting integral equations are solved numerically. Expressions are derived for the crack opening displacement and the crack growth rate. The variations in these quantities are plotted in relation to the affecting parameters, viz., the strip thickness, the yield zone length, the electric displacement, and material constants. A case study is presented graphically for PZT-4, PZT-5H, and BaTiO₃ ceramics. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 5, pp. 647–664, September–October, 2008.     

理想弹塑性I型平面应力裂纹线场的精确解

本文纠正了过去在裂纹弹塑性场匹配上存在的问题,采用线场分析方法,通过求得塑性区应力场的合理解答,使之与弹性精确场在裂纹线附近的弹塑性边界上匹配。本文就远场受单向拉伸及双向拉伸的理想弹塑性平面应力裂纹无限板,在完全放弃了小范围屈服条件的情况下求得了塑性区应力场、塑性区长度以及弹塑性边界的单位法向量在裂纹线附近足够精确的表达式。结果表明,无论单向拉伸和双向拉伸,塑性区应力分量σ_y,σ_xy,塑性区长度以及弹塑性边界的单位法向量在裂纹线附近的表达式完全相同,但塑性区沿X方向的正应力σ_x存在差别。     

Biaxial tension of a homogeneous isotropic plate with two equal coaxial cracks with regard for plastic zones near their tips

We investigate the problem of determination of the stress-strain state of an isotropic plate with two equal cracks at a set homogeneous field of forces at infinity. It is assumed that the lips of the cracks are free of load and that, near their tips, plastic zones are formed. Using Kolosov–Muskhelishvili complex potentials, we seek a solution of the problem in the class of functions bounded at the tips of the cracks and reduce it to problems of linear conjugation. Relations for the determination of the values of plastic zones and crack tip opening displacements are obtained. We perform a numerical analysis of the problem and construct graphs of dependences of the lengths of plastic zones and crack tip opening displacements on the distance between the centers of the cracks.     

平面应变和反平面应变复合型裂纹尖端的各向异性塑性应力场

在裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力分量都只是θ的函数的条件下,利用平衡方程,各向异性塑性应力应变率关系、相容方程和Hill各向异性屈服条件,本文导出了平面应变和反平面应变复合型裂纹尖端的各向异性塑性应力场的一般解析表达式.将这些一般解析表达式用于复合型裂纹,我们就可以得到Ⅰ-Ⅲ、Ⅱ-Ⅲ及Ⅰ-Ⅱ-Ⅲ复合型裂纹尖端的各向异性塑性应力场的解析表达式.     

Anti-plane analysis of an orthotropic strip weakened by several moving cracks

In this paper several finite cracks with constant length (Yoffe-type crack) propagating in an orthotropic strip were studied. The distributed dislocation technique is used to carry out stress analysis in an orthotropic strip containing moving cracks under anti-plane loading. The solution of a moving screw dislocation is obtained in an orthotropic strip by means of Fourier transform method. The stress components reveal the familiar Cauchy singularity at the location of dislocation. The solution is employed to derive integral equations for a strip weakened by moving cracks. Finally several examples are solved and the numerical results for the stress intensity factor are obtained. The influences of the geometric parameters, the thickness of the orthotropic strip, the crack size and speed have significant effects on the stress intensity factors of crack tips which are displayed graphically.     

缓慢扩展裂纹尖端的各向异性塑性应力场

在裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力分量都只是θ的函数的条件下,利用平衡方程、Hill各向异性屈服条件及卸载应力应变关系,我们导出了缓慢定常扩展平面应变裂纹和反平面应变裂纹的尖端的各向异性塑性应力场的一般解析表达式.将这些一般解析表达式用于具体裂纹,我们就得到缓慢定常扩展Ⅰ型和Ⅲ型裂纹尖端的各向异性塑性应力场的解析表达式.对于各向同性塑性材料,缓慢扩展裂纹尖端的各向异性塑性应力场就变成理想塑性应力场.     

Influence of Initial Stresses on Stress Intensity Factors at Crack Tips in a Composite Strip

The influence of initial tension or compression along cracks on the stress intensity factor (SIF) at crack tips under the action of additional normal forces on crack edges is studied for infinite bodies. A strip made of a composite material is considered. The strip ends are simply supported, and the strip contains a crack whose edges are parallel to its face planes. The strip is first stretched or compressed along crack edges, and then additional uniformly distributed normal forces are applied to the crack edges. The influence of the initial tension (compression) on the SIF caused by the additional normal forces is studied. The corresponding boundary-value problems are modelled with the use of the three-dimensional linearized theory of elasticity. All the investigations are carried out numerically by employing the finite-element method. The values of SIF are calculated by the energy release method.     

泊松比对静止平面应变裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力场的影响

在裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力分量都只是θ的函数的条件下,利用平衡方程和含有泊松比的Mises屈服条件,本文导出了静止平面应变裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力场的一般解析表达式.将这些一般解析表达式用于具体裂纹,我们就可以得到静止平面应变Ⅰ型、Ⅱ型及Ⅰ-Ⅱ复合型裂纹尖端的理想塑性应力场的解析表达式,这些表达式含有泊松比.     

各向异性介质中周期性界面裂纹的弹塑性问题

应用富里叶积分变换方法将裂纹边值问题化为对偶积分方程组,再用定积分变换法将问题进一步化为奇异积分方程组,求得了双材料各向异性弹塑性介质中周期性界面裂纹反平面问题的封闭形式解,并作为特例讨论了各向同性双材料问题、各向异性单一材料问题及各向同性—各向异性双材料问题.结果表明:裂纹尖端前沿的塑性区尺寸、裂纹的张开位移(COD)均决定于两种材料流动极限中的较小者及裂纹的长度和相邻两裂纹的间距,此外,COD还与材料模量有关.     

偏心裂纹板在裂纹面受两对反平面点力的弹塑性解析解

采用线场分析方法对理想弹塑性材料偏心裂纹板在裂纹面受两对反平面点力的情形进行弹塑性分析,分析不受小范围屈服条件的限制,求得了裂纹线附近应力场和位移场的弹塑性解析解、裂纹线上的塑性区长度随外荷载的变化规律及有限宽板具有偏心裂纹的承载力.     

Strip electro-mechanical yielding model for piezoelectric plate cut along two equal collinear cracks

The multiple-crack problems for piezoelectric ceramics till now have not yet address the crack opening arrest problem. The present work addresses this paucity. A 2-D strip-electro-mechanical yielding model is proposed for a transversely isotropic piezoelectric media weakened by two internal equal collinear straight cracks. The infinite boundary is prescribed with combined uniform constant in-plane mechanical and electrical loads. Developed mechanical and electric strip zones are arrested by prescribing over their rims uniform, normal, cohesive yield point stress and saturation limit electric displacement. Two cases are considered when saturation zone is bigger than developed yield zone and vice versa. Stroh formulation together with complex variable technique is employed to obtain the solution. Closed form expressions are derived for saturation zone length, yield zone length, crack opening displacement (COD), crack opening potential jump (COP) and energy release rate (ERR). An illustrative numerical study is prescribed to determine the effect of various parameters on the crack growth arrest and presented graphically. The results reveal that the model is capable of crack arrest under small-scale mechanical and electric yielding.     

Non-local theory solution of two collinear mode-I cracks in piezoelectric materials

In this paper, the basic solution of two collinear cracks in a piezoelectric material plane subjected to a uniform tension loading is investigated by means of the non-local theory. Through the Fourier transform, the problem is solved with the help of two pairs of integral equations, in which the unknown variables are the jumps of displacements across the crack surfaces. To solve the integral equations, the jumps of displacements across the crack surfaces are directly expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of the interaction of two cracks, the materials constants and the lattice parameter on the stress field and the electric displacement field near crack tips. Unlike the classical elasticity solution, it is found that no stress and electric displacement singularities are present at crack tips. The non-local elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing us to using the maximum stress as a fracture criterion in piezoelectric materials.     

Strip saturation model solution for a piezoelectric plate by linearly varying electrical loads under mode-I conditions

A strip saturation model solution is obtained for a poled cracked piezoelectric ceramic plate. The plate is cut along a straight finite hair line crack whose rims are perpendicular to the poling axis of the plate. A mechanical load and an electric field applied open the rims of the crack and, as a result, saturation zones develop ahead of its tips. To arrest the crack from further opening, a linearly varying saturation limit normal electrical displacement is prescribed on rims of the saturation zones. The technique of complex variables is used to obtain the solution to the problem. A case study is presented for PZT-4, PZT-5, and PZT-7 ceramics. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 85–92, January–February, 2009.     

Influence of Multiple Micro Cracks on the Damage Behavior of a Macro-Crack Tip北大核心CSCD

The solution of an infinite plane containing a macro crack and a cluster of micro cracks under uniaxial tensile load was presented based on Muskhelishvili’s complex function method and the stepwise recursive method. The stress field and stress intensity factor K were obtained. Combined with the damage mechanics, damage parameter D of the macro-crack tip and the micro-crack tip under uniaxial tension was redefined, and the influence of different damage zone forms on the damage of the crack tip was analyzed. The results show that, both the chain-distribution and the reverse-chain-distribution micro cracks have an amplifying effect on the macro crack growth, and the damage parameter increases with the decrease of the inclination angle of the micro crack and the reduction of the distance between the macro crack and the micro cracks. For a relatively small inclination angle of the micro crack, the damage parameters of the macro crack and the micro crack heightens, and the damage parameter of the macro crack increases with the micro-crack length. For evenly distributed micro cracks in the continuous damage zone, the micro cracks have an amplifying effect on the macro-crack growth, and the damage parameter of the macro crack increases with the micro-crack number. © 2022 Editorial Office of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. All rights reserved.     

有限宽板在裂纹面受两对反平面集中力时裂纹线场的弹塑性分析

本文采用线场分析方法对理想弹塑性材料有限宽板中心裂纹在裂纹面上受两对反平面集中力的情形进行弹塑性分析，求得了裂纹线附近的弹塑性解析解、裂纹线上的塑性区长度随外荷载的变化规律及有限宽板具有中心裂纹的承载力·本文的分析不受小范围屈服假设的限制，并且不附加其他假设条件，其结果在裂纹线附近足够精确·