Two coplanar Griffith cracks in an infinitely long elastic strip

We consider the problem of determining the stress intensity factors and the crack energy in an infinitely long isotropic, homogeneous elastic strip containing two coplanar Griffith cracks. We assume that the cracks are opened by an internal pressure and the edges of the strip are rigidly fixed. By the use of Fourier transforms we reduce the problem to solving a set of triple integral equations with cosine kernel and a weight function. The triple integral equations are solved exactly. Exact analytical expressions are derived for the stress intensity factors, shape of the deformed crack and the crack energy. Solutions to some particular problems are derived as limiting cases.This work was supported by the National Research Council of Canada through NRC-Grant No. A4177.     

Longitudinal and Bending Stresses in a Beam with Saw Cut Edge Cracks∗

Abstract

The Griffith-Irwin theory of brittle fracture of elastic solids predicts the propagation of cracks on the basis of the energy release rate. This depends upon the stress intensity factors for a given crack configuration. The present paper provides these informations for the problem of an infinite number of periodic, non-coplanar, parallel edge cracks in a strip. Two types of crack configurations, namely, periodic cracks of equal length starting from one edge and a set of two coplanar symmetrical edge cracks of equal length are solved for constant and linearly varying pressure distributions. These problems arise naturally in structural mechanics while investigating stresses in extension and bending of cracked strips. Final results are obtained from the numerical solution of certain Fredholm integral equations of the second kind derived from a dual series of Papkovich-Fadle eigenfunctions     

Electro-elastostatic analysis of multiple cracks in an infinitely long piezoelectric strip: A hypersingular integral approach

The problem of an arbitrary number of arbitrarily oriented straight cracks in an infinitely long piezoelectric strip is considered here. The cracks are acted by suitably prescribed internal tractions and are assumed to be either electrically impermeable or permeable. A Green's function which satisfies the conditions on the parallel edges of the strip is derived using a Fourier transform technique and applied to formulate the electroelastic crack problem in terms of a system of hypersingular integral equations. Once the hypersingular integral equations are solved, quantities of practical interest, such as the crack tip stress and electric displacement intensity factors, can be easily computed. Some specific cases of the problem are examined.     

Diffraction of an antiplane shear wave by two coplanar griffith cracks in an infinite elastic medium

The scattering of a time-harmonic antiplane shear wave by two parallel and coplanar Griffith cracks embedded in an infinite elastic medium is considered. The input wave normally impinges on the cracks. Fourier transformations are utilized to reduce the problem to two simultaneous integral equations which can be solved by the series expansion method. The dynamic stress intensity factors are numerically computed.     

On quadruple integral equations related to a certain crack problem

An exact solution of a four part mixed boundary value problem representing a three colinear crack system connected with specified crack opening displacements between the cracks is obtained. The three cracks thus become one with pressure and/or opening displacement prescribed on the crack face. From considerations of dual symmetry and a formulation based on Papkovich-Neuber harmonic functions, the boundary value problem is reduced to solving a quadruple set of integral equations. An exact solution of these equations is derived using a modified finite Hilbert transform technique. The closed form results for the stress distributions and the crack-tip stress intensity factors are presented. Limiting cases of the solution yield results which agree with well known solutions.     

Closed-form solution for two collinear mode-III cracks in an orthotropic elastic strip of finite width

The problem of an orthotropic strip containing two collinear cracks normal to the strip boundaries is considered. The Fourier series method is used to reduce the associated boundary value problem to triple series equations, then to a singular integral equation, which can be solved analytically. Under remote uniform antiplane shear loading, the stress field and the crack sliding displacement are determined analytically and stress intensity factors are also given in a closed form.     

A two dimensional asymmetrical crack problem

The distribution of stress in the neighborhood of a Griffith crack located asymmetrically in an infinitely long elastic strip is considered. It is assumed that the edges of the strip are stress free and that the crack is opened by an internal pressure varying along its length. Expressions are derived up to the order of δ^?8, where 2δ denotes the thickness of the strip, for the stress intensity factor, the shape of the deformed crack, and the crack energy.     

On the penny-shaped crack in inhomogeneous elastic materials under normal extension

The solution of the problem of a penny-shaped crack in an inhomogeneous material with elastic coefficients which are varying continuously along the direction perpendicular to the crack is examined in this paper. We studied the problem for an inhomogeneous material which satisfies the conditions of either torsional deformation and normal extension. A series form solution to the problem is proposed and analytical expressions for the first two terms of the series are obtained by using a Hankel transform technique. In the solution a homogeneous body is chosen as the reference so that inhomogeneous quantities are treated as being perturbed from the zeros reference solutions. Closed form expressions for the relevant stress intensity factors and the crack energy are derived and specific cases of the problem are also considered.     

Opening-Function Simulation of the Three-Dimensional Nonstationary Interaction of Cracks in an Elastic Body

Integral relations between three-dimensional dynamic displacements (stresses) in an infinite elastic body with arbitrarily located plane cracks and discontinuities in the displacements of the opposite crack faces are presented. The influence of opening cracks on each other is considered in the problem on crack faces loaded by pulse forces. This problem is reduced to a system of boundary integral equations of the wave-potential type in a time domain. The dynamic mode I stress intensity factors are determined for two coplanar elliptic cracks under forces in the form of the Heaviside function     

Dynamic stress intensity factor for cracked functionally graded orthotropic medium under time-harmonic loading

Dynamic stress intensity factor for a Griffith crack in functionally graded orthotropic materials under time-harmonic loading is investigated in the present paper. By using the Fourier transform and defining the jumps of displacement components across the crack surface as the unknown functions, two pairs of dual integral equations are derived. To solve the dual integral equations, the jumps of the displacement components across the crack surface are expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomial. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of material properties and the crack configuration on the dynamic stress intensity factors of the functionally graded orthotropic materials with a Griffith crack.     

Fracture of a rectangular piezoelectromagnetic body

The singular stress, electric fields and magnetic fields in a rectangular piezoelectromagnetic body containing a center Griffith crack under longitudinal shear are obtained. Fourier transforms and Fourier sine series are used to reduce the mixed boundary value problems of the crack, which is assumed to be impermeable, to dual integral equations. The solution of the dual integral equations is then expressed in terms of Fredholm integral equations of the second kind. Expressions for stresses, electric displacements and magnetic inductions in the vicinity of the crack tip are derived. Also obtained are the field intensity factors and the energy release rates. Numerical results obtained show that the geometry of the rectangular body have significant influence on the field intensity factors and the energy release rates.     

Eccentric crack in a piezoelectric strip bonded to half planes

We consider the problem of determining the singular stresses and electric fields in a piezoelectric ceramic strip containing an eccentric Griffith crack off the centre line bonded to two elastic half planes under anti-plane shear loading using the continuous crack-face condition. Fourier transforms are used to reduce the problem to the solution of two pairs of dual integral equations, which are then expressed to a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind. Numerical values on the stress intensity factor and energy release rate are obtained.     

DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF SEVERAL CRACKS IN FUNCTIONALLY GRADED STRIP SUBJECTED TO ANTI-PLANE TIME-HARMONIC CONCENTRATED LOADS

This paper contains a theoretical formulations and solutions of multiple cracks sub- jected to an anti-plane time-harmonic point load in a functionally graded strip. The distributed dislocation technique is used to construct integral equations for a functionally graded material strip weakened by several cracks under anti-plane time-harmonic load. These equations are of Cauchy singular type at the location of dislocation, which are solved numerically to obtain the dislocation density on the faces of the cracks. The dislocation densities are employed to evaluate the stress intensity factor and strain energy density factors （SEDFs） for multiple cracks with differ- ent configurations. Numerical calculations are presented to show the effects of material properties and the crack configuration on the dynamic stress intensity factors and SEDFs of the functionally graded strip with multiple curved cracks.     

功能梯度条共线Griffith裂纹反平面剪切冲击

研究正交各向异性功能梯度条中多个共线Griffith裂纹的反平面剪切冲击问题．材料两个方向的剪切模量假定按比例同时以特定的梯度变化．采用Laplace和Fourier变换及引进位错密度函数将问题化为求解Cauchy奇异积方程，进而化为代数方程数值求解．考查材料非均匀性、正交性和功能梯度条高度对裂尖动态断裂特性的影响．动应力强度因子的数值结果显示：增加剪切模量的梯度和(或)增加垂直于裂纹面方向的剪切模量，可以抑制动应力强度因子的幅度；若功能梯度条较薄，增大条形域的高度也可抑制裂纹扩展．     

星形裂纹的应力分析

利用复变函数的方法, 通过构造适当的保角映射研究了星形裂纹的平面弹性问题,给出了裂纹尖端I型与II型问题应力强度因子的解析解.并由此模拟出了经典的Griffith裂纹,共点均匀分布三裂纹,十字裂纹,对称八裂纹问题.      

Closed-form solution for a piezoelectric strip with two collinear cracks normal to the strip boundaries

The problem of two collinear cracks of equal length and normal to the strip boundaries in an infinitely long piezoelectric strip of finite width is analyzed. By using the Fourier series method, the mixed boundary value problem is reduced to triple series equations, which are then transformed to a singular integral equation. For four combined cases of uniform antiplane shear and uniform inplane electric loading at infinity, the solution is obtained in closed-form, and explicit expressions for the electroelastic field are determined. The formulae for calculating the intensity factors of the electroelastic field and the energy release rate at the inner and outer crack tips are given, respectively. Some special cases for the electroelastic field intensity factors and the energy release rate of the present results are discussed.     

横观各向同性材料的三维断裂力学问题

从三维横观各向同性材料弹性力学理论出发, 使用Hadamard有限部积分概念, 导出了三维状态下单位位移间断(位错)集度的基 本解. 在此基础上, 进一步运用极限理论, 将任意载荷作用下, 三维无限大横观各向 同性材料弹性体中, 含有一个位于弹性对称面内的任意形状的片状裂纹问题, 归结为求 解一组超奇异积分方程的问题. 通过二维超奇异积分的主部分析方法, 精确地求得了裂纹前沿光滑点附近的应力奇异指数和奇异应力场, 从而找到了以裂纹表面位移间断表示的应力强度因子表达式及裂纹局部扩展所提供 的能量释放率. 作为以上理论的实际应用，最后给出了一个圆形片状裂纹问题 的精确解例和一个正方形片状裂纹问题的数值解例. 对受轴对称法向均布载荷作用下圆形片状裂纹问题, 讨论了超奇异积分方程的精确求解方法, 并获得了位移间断和应力强度因子的封闭解, 此结果与现有理论解完全一致.     

Transient response of a piezoelectric ceramic strip with an eccentric crack under electromechanical impacts

The transient response of a piezoelectric strip with an eccentric crack normal to the strip boundaries under applied electromechanical impacts is considered. By using the Laplace transform, the mixed initial-boundary-value problem is reduced to triple series equations, then to a singular integral equation of the first kind by introducing an auxiliary function. The Lobatto–Chebyshev collocation technique is adopted to solve numerically the resulting singular integral equation. Dynamic field intensity factors and energy release rate are obtained for both a permeable crack and an impermeable crack. The effects of the crack position and the material properties on the dynamic stress intensity factor are examined and numerical results are presented graphically.     

一维六方准晶中星形静态裂纹和运动裂纹的解析解

利用复变函数方法研究了一维六方准晶中星形静态裂纹和运动裂纹的反平面剪切问题,得到了星形裂纹尖端处应力强度因子和动应力强度因子的解析解.当裂纹条数给定时,由此可得到直线裂纹,Griffith裂纹,共点均匀分布三裂纹,对称十字形裂纹,米字型裂纹(对称八裂纹)静力学和动力学问题的解析解.当k=4时,用数值算例讨论了声子场-相位子场耦合系数和裂纹运动速度对动应力强度因子的影响.当速度趋于0时,运动裂纹的解可以退化为静态裂纹的解.     

Dynamic analysis of interacting coplanar cracks in a half space with a clamped boundary condition using boundary integral equations

The three-dimensional dynamic problem of coplanar circular cracks in an elastic half-space with a clamped boundary condition is considered. The crack faces are subjected to harmonic loads. The problem is reduced to a system of two-dimensional boundary integral equations of the type of the Helmholtz potential for unknown discontinuities in the displacements of the opposite faces of the cracks. The stress intensity factors at the crack contours are obtained and discussed.Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 153–159, January–February, 2005