Multiple moving cracks in a functionally graded strip

This paper considers several finite moving cracks in a functionally graded material subjected to anti-plane deformation. The distributed dislocation technique is used to carry out stress analysis in a functionally graded strip containing moving cracks under anti-plane loading. The Galilean transformation is employed to express the wave equations in terms of coordinates that are attached to the moving crack. By utilizing the Fourier sine transformation technique the stress fields are obtained for a functionally graded strip containing a screw dislocation. 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 several moving cracks. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of material properties, the crack length and the speed of the crack propagating upon the stress intensity factor.     

Antiplane elastodynamic analysis of a strip weakened by multiple defects

The method of images is utilized to derive the solution of a screw dislocation under time-harmonic conditions for an elastic strip from the solution of infinite planes. The displacement and stress components are obtained for a strip under concentrated antiplane, time-harmonic traction. The dislocation solution is employed to formulate integral equation for a strip weakened by cracks and cavities. The effects of load frequency and crack orientation on the stress intensity factors are studied.     

Elastodynamic analysis of a cracked orthotropic half-plane

The solution of elastodynamic volterra-type dislocation in an orthotropic half-plane is obtained by means of the Fourier transforms. The distributed dislocation technique is used to construct integral equations for an orthotropic half-plane weakened by cracks where the domain is under time-harmonic anti plane traction. These equations are of Cauchy singular type at the location of dislocation which is solved numerically to obtain the dislocation density on the faces of the cracks. The dislocation densities are employed to determine stress intensity factors for multiple smooth cracks. Several examples are solved and the stress intensity factors for multiple cracks with different configuration are obtained.     

Anti-plane elastodynamic analysis of cracked graded orthotropic layers with viscous damping

Stress analysis is carried out in a graded orthotropic layer containing a screw dislocation undergoing time-harmonic deformation. Energy dissipation in the layer is modeled by viscous damping. The stress fields are Cauchy singular at the location of dislocation. The dislocation solution is utilized to derive integral equations for multiple interacting cracks with any location and orientation in the layer. These equations are solved numerically thereby obtaining the dislocation density function on the crack surfaces and stress intensity factors of cracks. The dependencies of stress intensity factors of cracks on the excitation frequency of applied traction and material properties of the layer are investigated. The analysis allows the determination of natural frequencies of a cracked layer. Furthermore, the interactions of two cracks having various configurations are studied.     

Stress analysis of orthotropic planes weakened by cracks

The stress fields in an orthotropic infinite plane containing Volterra type climb and glide edge dislocations are derived. The dislocation solutions are utilized to formulate integral equations for dislocation density functions on the surfaces of smooth cracks. The integral equations are of Cauchy singular type and are solved for several different cases of crack configurations and arrangements. The results are used to evaluate modes I and II stress intensity factors for multiple smooth cracks.     

周期裂纹削弱的无限长板条的应力分析

作出了周期裂纹削弱的无限长板条的应力分析．假设这些裂纹均在水平位置,又板条承受 y方向的拉伸力p．此时边值问题归结为一个复杂混合边值问题．发现,对此问题言,特征展开变分原理方法 ( eigenfunction expansion variational method,简称为EEVM)是非常有效的．研究了裂纹端的应力强度因子和T-应力．从拉伸力作用下的弹性变形考虑,开裂板条可等价于一不开裂的正交异性板条．还分析了等价正交异性板条的弹性性质．最后给出了算例和数值结果．     

Anti-plane elastodynamic analysis of orthotropic planes weakened by several cracks

Stress analysis is carried out in an orthotropic plane containing a Volterra-type dislocation, the distributed dislocation technique is employed to obtain integral equations for an orthotropic plane weakened by cracks under time-harmonic anti-plane traction. The integral equations are of Cauchy singular type at the location of dislocation which are solved numerically. Several examples are solved and the stress intensity factors for multiple cracks with different configuration are obtained.     

Singular integral equation method for 2D fracture analysis of orthotropic solids containing doubly periodic strip-like cracks on rectangular lattice arrays under longitudinal shear loading

The doubly periodic arrays of cracks represent an important mesoscopic model for analysis of the damage and fracture mechanics behaviors of materials. Here, in the framework of a continuously distributed dislocation model and singular integral equation approach, a highly accurate solution is proposed to describe the fracture behavior of orthotropic solids weakened by doubly periodic strip-like cracks on rectangular lattice arrays under a far-field longitudinal shear load. By fully comparing the current numerical results with known analytical and boundary element solutions, the high precision of the proposed solution is verified. Furthermore, the effects of periodic parameters and orthotropic parameter ratio on the stress intensity factor, crack tearing displacement, and effective shear modulus are studied, and an analytically polynomial estimation for the equivalent shear modulus is proposed in a certain range. The interaction distances among the vertical and horizontal periodic cracks are quite different, and their effects vary with the orthotropic parameter ratio. In addition, the dynamic problem is discussed briefly in the case where the material is subjected to harmonic longitudinal shear stress waves. Further work will continue the in-depth study of the dynamics problem of the doubly periodic arrays of cracks.     

Stress analysis in a sheet with multiple cracks

The stress field due to the presence of a Volterra dislocation in an isotropic elastic sheet is obtained. The stress components exhibit the familiar Cauchy type singularity at dislocation location. The solution is utilized to construct integral equations for elastic sheets weakened by multiple embedded or edge cracks. The cracks are perpendicular to the sheet boundary and applied traction is such that crack closing may not occur. The integral equations are solved numerically and stress intensity factors (SIFs) are determined on a crack edges.     

An exact analysis for mode III cracks between two dissimilar magnetoelectroelastic layers

This paper develops a closed-form solution for an interface crack in a layered magnetoelectroelastic strip of finite width. The strip is subjected to anti-plane mechanical and in-plane electric and magnetic fields. Explicit expressions for the stress, electric, and magnetic fields, together with their intensity factors, are obtained for two extreme cases of an impermeable and a permeable cracks. The stress intensity factor does not depend on the electromagnetic boundary conditions assumed for the crack. However, the electrically and magnetically permeable boundary conditions on the crack profile have a significant influence on the crack-tip electromagnetic field intensity factors. Solutions for some special cases, such as a central crack, an edge crack, two symmetric collinear cracks, and a row of collinear interface cracks, are also obtained in closed forms. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 763–784, November–December, 2008.     

Elastostatics of the orthotropic double-cantilever-beam fracture specimen

Crack-plane stresses and the stress intensity factor were determined in an orthotropic double-cantilever-beam configuration. The DCB fracture specimen was modeled as an infinite strip containing a semi-infinite crack at its midplane. Concentrated loads acted upon the crack surfaces, whereas the strip surfaces were traction free. Constitutive equations of an orthotropic body involving four independent material constants were considered. Fourier transforms and the Wiener-Hopf technique were utilized for an analytical solution within the context of the two-dimensional, linear theory of elasticity.ASME Conference, Advances in the Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, New Orleans 1990.     

Mixed mode axisymmetric cracks in transversely isotropic infinite solid cylinders

The present study examined mixed mode cracking in a transversely isotropic infinite cylinder. The solutions to axisymmetric Volterra climb and glide dislocations in an infinite circular cylinder of the transversely isotropic material are first obtained. The solutions are represented in terms of the biharmonic stress function. Next, the problem of a transversely isotropic infinite cylinder with a set of concentric axisymmetric penny-shaped, annular, and circumferential cracks is formulated using the distributed dislocation technique. Two types of loadings are considered: (i) the lateral cylinder is loaded by two self-equilibrating distributed shear stresses; (ii) the curved surface of the cylinder is under the action of a distributed normal stress. The resulting integral equations are solved by using a numerical scheme to compute the dislocation density on the borders of the cracks. The dislocation densities are employed to determine stress intensity factors for axisymmetric interacting cracks. Finally, a good amount of examples are solved to depict the effect of crack type and location on the stress intensity factors at crack tips and interaction between cracks. Numerical solutions for practical materials are presented and the effect of transverse isotropy on stress intensity factors is discussed.     

Anti-plane elastodynamic analysis of planes with multiple defects

The solution of a screw dislocation under time-harmonic condition is obtained in an infinite isotropic plane by means of the 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 plane weakened by cracks and cavities. Cavities are considered as closed curved cracks without singularity. Several examples are solved and the stress intensity factor of cracks and hoop stress on cavities are obtained.     

位于两不同正交各向异性半平面间张开型界面裂纹的性能分析

利用Schmidt方法分析了位于正交各向异性材料中的张开型界面裂纹问题．经富立叶变换使问题的求解转换为求解两对对偶积分方程,其中对偶积分方程的变量为裂纹面张开位移．最终获得了应力强度因子的数值解．与以前有关界面裂纹问题的解相比,没遇到数学上难以处理的应力振荡奇异性,裂纹尖端应力场的奇异性与均匀材料中裂纹尖端应力场的奇异性相同．同时当上下半平面材料相同时,可以得到其精确解．     

Cracked orthotropic strip with clamped boundaries

The stress intensity factor at the tip of a semi-infinite crack in an orthotropic infinite strip was determined. Clamped strip boundaries were considered.     

Four coplanar Griffith cracks moving in an infinitely long elastic strip under antiplane shear stress

This paper concerns with the problem of determining the anti-plane dynamic stress distributions around four coplanar finite length Griffith cracks moving steadily with constant velocity in an infinitely long finite width strip. The two-dimensional Fourier transforms have been used to reduce the mixed boundary value problem to the solution of five integral equations. These integral equations have been solved using the finite Hilbert transform technique to obtain the analytic form of crack opening displacement and stress intensity factors. Numerical results have also been depicted graphically.     

Interfacial fracture of layered magnetoelectroelastic materials

A problem for an interface crack located in a layered magnetoelectroelastic material strip of semi-infinite length is solved. A closed-form solution is obtained for anti-plane mechanical and in-plane electric and magnetic fields. Explicit expressions for stresses and electric and magnetic fields, together with their intensity factors and the energy release rate, are obtained. The extreme cases of impermeable and permeable cracks are discussed. Using the basic solution for a single crack, solutions for two collinear interface cracks in an infinitely long layered magnetoelectroelastic medium, an interface crack in an infinitely long layered magnetoelectroelastic medium, and an edge crack at the interface of a semi-infinitely long layered magnetoelectroelastic medium are also obtained. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 145–164, March–April, 2008.     

考虑表面效应时孔边均布径向多裂纹Ⅲ型断裂力学分析

理论研究了纳米尺度孔边均布径向多裂纹的Ⅲ型断裂性能.基于Gurtin-Murdoch表面弹性理论和保角映射技术,获得了孔和裂纹应力场的解析解,给出了裂纹尖端应力强度因子的闭合解.基于解答分析了应力强度因子的尺寸效应,讨论了裂纹数量、裂纹/孔径比和缺陷表面性能对应力强度因子的影响.结果表明:当孔和裂纹尺寸在纳米量级时,无量纲应力强度因子具有显著的尺寸效应;应力强度因子随裂纹数量的变化规律受裂纹/孔径比的影响;裂纹/孔径比对应力强度因子的影响受到缺陷表面性能的制约,同时表面性能对应力强度因子的影响也受限于裂纹/孔径比;表面效应对应力强度因子的影响与裂纹数量无关.     

The Mathematical Study of an Edge Crack in Two Different Specified Models under Time-Harmonic Wave Disturbance

Mechanics of Composite Materials - This paper devotes to determining a stress intensity factor (SIF) at the tip of an edge crack in two models considered. Problem-1 is an orthotropic strip of a...     

无限压电体内共线周期裂纹间的相互作用

研究了无限压电体内共线周期裂纹间的相互作用的问题,并且考虑了裂纹尖端的饱和条带作用．应用Stroh理论和保角变换方法,得到了共线裂纹的一般周期解A·D2对应力强度因子和饱和条带尺寸进行了理论推导,详细分析了它们与周期长和半裂纹长的比值h/l之间的关系．数值结果表明:1) 当h/l大于4.0时,裂纹之间的相互作用对应力强度因子影响较小,无限压电体内周期裂纹和单裂纹的值几乎相等．这表明当h大于4.0l时,建立裂纹扩展判据时可以近似忽略裂纹之间的相互作用;2) 周期裂纹的饱和条带尺寸趋近于单裂纹值的速度,取决于无穷远处的电载荷,通常无穷远处的电载荷越大,趋近速度越慢．