Investigation of a Griffith crack subject to anti-plane shear by using the non-local theory

Field equations of the non-local elasticity are solved to determine the state of stress in a plate with a Griffith crack subject to the anti-plane shear. Then a set of dual-integral equations is solved using Schmidts method. Contrary to the classical elasticity solution, it is found that no stress singularity is present at the crack tip. The significance of this result is that the fracture criteria are unified at both the macroscopic and the microscopic scales.     

On anti-plane shear behavior of a Griffith permeable crack in piezoelectric materials by use of the non-local theory

In this paper, the non-local theory of elasticity is applied to obtain the behavior of a Griffith crack in the piezoelectric materials under anti-plane shear loading for permeable crack surface conditions. By means of the Fourier transform the problem can be solved with the help of a pair of dual integral equations with the unknown variable being the jump of the displacement across the crack surfaces. These equations are solved by the Schmidt method. Numerical examples are provided. Unlike the classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress and electric displacement singularity is present at the crack tip. The non-local elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing for a fracture criterion based on the maximum stress hypothesis. The finite hoop stress at the crack tip depends on the crack length and the lattice parameter of the materials, respectively. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50232030 and 10172030)     

The scattering of harmonic elastic anti-plane shear waves by two collinear cracks in the piezoelectric plate by using the non-local theory

In this paper, the dynamic interaction between two collinear cracks in a piezoelectric material plate under anti-plane shear waves is investigated by using the non-local theory for impermeable crack surface conditions. By using the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of triple integral equations. These equations are solved using the Schmidt method. This method is more reasonable and more appropriate. Unlike the classical elasticity solution, it is found that no stress and electric displacement singularity is present at the crack tip. The non-local dynamic elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing for a fracture criterion based on the maximum dynamic stress hypothesis. The project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10172030, 50232030)     

Investigation of the Scattering of Harmonic Elastic Waves by Two Collinear Symmetric Cracks Using the Non-Local Theory

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Investigation of the scattering of antiplane shear waves by two griffith cracks using the non-local theory

In this paper, the scattering of harmonic antiplane shear waves by two finite cracks is studied using the non-local theory. The Fourier transform is applied and a mixed boundary value problem is formulated. Then a set of triple integral equations is solved using a new method, namely Schmidt's method. This method is more exact and more reasonable than Eringen's for solving this kind of problem. The result of the stress near the crack tip was obtained. Contrary to the classical elasticity solution, it is found that no stress singularity is present at the crack tip, which can explain the problem of macroscopic and microscopic mechanics.     

The scattering of harmonic elastic anti-plane shear waves by a finite crack in infinitely long strip using the non-local theory

In this paper, the scattering of harmonic anti-plane shear waves by a finite crack in infinitely long strip is studied using the non-local theory. The Fourier transform is applied and a mixed boundary value problem is formulated. Then a set of dual integral equations is solved using the Schmidt method instead of the first or the second integral equation method. A one-dimensional non-local kernel is used instead of a two-dimensional one for the anti-plane dynamic problem to obtain the stress occurring at the crack tips. Contraty to the classical elasticity solution, it is found that no stress singularity is present at the crack tip. The non-local dynamic elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing for a fracture criterion based on the maximum dynamic stress hypothesis. The finite hoop stress at the crack tip depends on the crack length, the width of the strip and the lattice parameter. Supported by the Post Doctoral Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province and the National Foundation for Excellent Young Investigators.     

Investigation of the Dynamic Behavior of a Griffith Crack in a Piezoelectric Material Strip Subjected to the Harmonic Elastic Anti-plane Shear Waves by Use of the Non-local Theory

In this paper, the dynamic behavior of a Griffith crack in a piezoelectric material strip subjected to the harmonic anti-plane shear waves is investigated by use of the non-local theory for impermeable crack surface conditions. To overcome the mathematical difficulties, a one-dimensional non-local kernel is used instead of a two-dimensional one for the anti-plane dynamic problem to obtain the stress and the electric displacement near at the crack tip. By means of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of dual integral equations. These equations are solved using the Schmidt method. Contrary to the classical solution, it is found that no stress and electric displacement singularity is present near the crack tip. The non-local dynamic elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress near the crack tip, thus allowing for a fracture criterion based on the maximum dynamic stress hypothesis. The finite hoop stress at the crack tip depends on the crack length, the thickness of the strip, the circular frequency of incident wave and the lattice parameter.     

Plane-strain crack problems in microstructured solids governed by dipolar gradient elasticity

The present study aims at determining the elastic stress and displacement fields around the tips of a finite-length crack in a microstructured solid under remotely applied plane-strain loading (mode I and II cases). The material microstructure is modeled through the Toupin-Mindlin generalized continuum theory of dipolar gradient elasticity. According to this theory, the strain-energy density assumes the form of a positive-definite function of the strain tensor (as in classical elasticity) and the gradient of the strain tensor (additional term). A simple but yet rigorous version of the theory is employed here by considering an isotropic linear expression of the elastic strain-energy density that involves only three material constants (the two Lamé constants and the so-called gradient coefficient). First, a near-tip asymptotic solution is obtained by the Knein-Williams technique. Then, we attack the complete boundary value problem in an effort to obtain a full-field solution. Hypersingular integral equations with a cubic singularity are formulated with the aid of the Fourier transform. These equations are solved by analytical considerations on Hadamard finite-part integrals and a numerical treatment. The results show significant departure from the predictions of standard fracture mechanics. In view of these results, it seems that the classical theory of elasticity is inadequate to analyze crack problems in microstructured materials. Indeed, the present results indicate that the stress distribution ahead of the crack tip exhibits a local maximum that is bounded. Therefore, this maximum value may serve as a measure of the critical stress level at which further advancement of the crack may occur. Also, in the vicinity of the crack tip, the crack-face displacement closes more smoothly as compared to the standard result and the strain field is bounded. Finally, the J-integral (energy release rate) in gradient elasticity was evaluated. A decrease of its value is noticed in comparison with the classical theory. This shows that the gradient theory predicts a strengthening effect since a reduction of crack driving force takes place as the material microstructure becomes more pronounced.     

Crack bifurcation predicted for dynamic anti-plane collinear cracks in piezoelectric materials using a non-local theory

A non-local theory of elasticity is applied to obtain the dynamic interaction between two collinear cracks in the piezoelectric materials plane under anti-plane shear waves for the permeable crack surface boundary conditions. Unlike the classical elasticity solution, a lattice parameter enters into the problem that make the stresses and the electric displacements finite at the crack tip. A one-dimensional non-local kernel is used instead of a two-dimensional one for the anti-plane dynamic problem to obtain the stress and electric displacement near the crack tips. By means of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of triple integral equations in which the unknown variable is the jump of the displacement across the crack surface. The solutions are obtained by means of the Schmidt method. Crack bifurcation is predicted using the strain energy density criterion. Minimum values of the strain energy density functions are assumed to coincide with the possible locations of fracture initiation. Bifurcation angles of ±5° and ±175° are found. The result of possible crack bifurcation was not expected before hand.     

基于数字散斑相关方法测定Ⅰ型裂纹应力强度因子

提出了一种通过数字散斑相关方法测定金属材料Ⅰ型裂纹尖端位置和应力强度因子的实验方法.实验采用疲劳试验机对含Ⅰ型缺口的Cr12MoV钢试件预制裂纹,通过数字散斑相关方法测试试件在三点弯曲加载条件下裂纹的扩展过程及裂尖区域的位移场.将位移场数据代入裂尖位移场方程组,采用牛顿-拉普森方法求解含未知参量的裂尖非线性位移场方程组,计算裂尖位置和应力强度因子.实验结果表明,采用该方法可以准确地测定金属材料Ⅰ型裂纹应力强度因子、裂尖位置及裂纹扩展长度,解决了以往研究中因不能准确测定裂纹尖端位置,而无法准确计算Ⅰ型裂纹裂尖断裂参数的难题,揭示了金属材料裂纹扩展过程中应力强度因子演化特征.     

STRESS SINGULARITY ANALYSIS AT CRACK TIP ON BI-MATERIAL INTERFACES BASED ON HAMILTONIAN PRINCIPLE

In this paper, the stress singularity analysis at the crack tip on elastic bi-material inter-faces is considered. The governing equations of plane elasticity in sectorial domain are derived to be inHamiltonian form via variable substitution and variational principle. The methods of separation ofvariables and conjugate symplectic eigen-function expansion are developed to solve the equations insectorial domain. The general formulae for the solution of stress singularities at the crack tip on bi-ma-terial interfaces are put forward, and a new solution technique for fracture problems is presented.     

功能梯度压电板条中电绝缘型运动裂纹的电弹性场

基于三维弹性理论和压电理论，对材料系数按指数函数规律分布的功能梯度压电板条中的反平面运动裂纹问题进行了求解。利用Fourier积分变换方法将电绝缘型运动裂纹问题化为对偶积分方程，并进一步归结为易于求解的第二类Fredholm积分方程。通过渐近分析，获得了裂纹尖端应力、应变、电位移和电场的解析解，给出了裂纹尖端场各个变量的角分布函数，并求得了裂纹尖端场的强度因子，分析了压电材料物性梯度参数、几何尺寸及裂纹运动速度对它们的影响。结果表明，对于电绝缘型裂纹，功能梯度压电板条中运动裂纹尖端附近的各个场变量都具有-1／2阶的奇异性；当裂纹运动速度增大时，裂纹扩展的方向会偏离裂纹面。     

The effect of couple stresses on the tip of a crack

The effect of couple stresses at a crack tip is investigated by considering two particular problems. A formally exact solution is obtained (for couple-stress and micropolar elasticity) for the case of a semi-infinite crack with a prescribed internal stress. Secondly, the problem of a finite crack in an infinite medium (with couple stresses) under uniform tension at infinity, is solved by matched expansions when the couple stress parameter is small compared with the crack length. In each case it is shown that the energy release rate from a crack tip tends to the classical elastic value as the couple stress (or micropolar) parameter tends to zero.     

The penny-shaped crack at a bonded plane with localized elastic non-homogeneity

This paper examines the axisymmetric problem pertaining to a penny-shaped crack which is located at the bonded plane of two similar elastic halfspace regions which exhibit localized axial variations in the linear elastic shear modulus, which has the form G(z)=G₁+G₂e^±ζz. The equations of elasticity governing this type of non-homogeneity are solved by employing a Hankel transform technique. The resulting mixed boundary value problem associated with the penny-shaped crack is reduced to a Fredholm integral equation of the second kind which is solved in a numerical fashion to generate the crack opening mode stress intensity factor at the tip.     

Non-local theory solution for a Mode I crack in piezoelectric materials

In this paper, the non-local theory of elasticity is applied to obtain the behavior of a Griffith crack in the piezoelectric materials subjected to a uniform tension loading. The permittivity of the air in the crack is considered. By means of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of dual integral equations, in which the unknown variables are the jumps of the displacements across the crack surfaces. To solve the dual integral equations, the jumps of the displacements across the crack surfaces are expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of the crack length, the materials constants, the electric boundary conditions and the lattice parameter on the stress and the electric displacement fields near the crack tips. It can be obtained that the effects of the electric boundary conditions on the electric displacement fields are large. Unlike the classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress and electric displacement singularities are present at the crack tips. The non-local elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tips, thus allowing us to use the maximum stress as a fracture criterion.     

基于哈密尔顿体系的裂纹尖端应力奇性分析及计量

对弹性平面扇形域问题,将径向坐标模拟成时间坐标,通过适当的变换,将扇形域问题导向哈密尔顿体系,利用分离变量法及本征函数向量展开等方法,推导出裂纹尖端的应力奇性解的计算公式,结合变分原理,提出一种解决应力奇性计算的断裂分析元,将此分析元与有限元法相结合,可以进行某些断裂力学或复合材料等应力奇性问题的计算及分析,数值计算结果表明,该方法具有精度高,使用十分方便,灵活等优点,是哈密尔顿体系和辛数学优越性的一次具体体现。     

Nonlocal theory solution of two collinear cracks in the functionally graded materials

In this paper, the interaction of two collinear cracks in functionally graded materials subjected to a uniform anti-plane shear loading is investigated by means of nonlocal theory. The traditional concepts of the nonlocal theory are extended to solve the fracture problem of functionally graded materials. To make the analysis tractable, it is assumed that the shear modulus varies exponentially with the coordinate vertical to the crack. By use of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of a pair of triple integral equations, in which the unknown variable is the displacement on the crack surfaces. To solve the triple integral equations, the displacement on the crack surfaces is expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials. Unlike the classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress singularity is present near the crack tips. The nonlocal elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tip, thus allowing us to use the maximum stress as a fracture criterion in functionally graded materials. The magnitude of the finite stress field depends on the crack length, the distance between two cracks, the parameter describing the functionally graded materials and the lattice parameter of the materials.     

扩展边界元法分析切口和裂纹结构应力场的准确性

在线弹性理论中,切口/裂纹结构尖端区域存在奇异应力场,数值方法不易求解。本文建立的扩展边界元法(XBEM)对围绕尖端区域位移函数采用自尖端径向距离 的渐近级数展开式表达,其级数项的幅值系数作为基本未知量,而外部区域采用常规边界元法离散方程。两者方程联立求解可获得切口和裂纹结构完整的位移和应力场。扩展边界元法具有半解析法特征,适用于一般的切口和裂纹结构应力场分析,其解可精细描述从尖端区域到整体结构区域的应力场。作者研制了扩展边界元法程序,文中给出了两个算例,通过计算结果分析,表明扩展边界元法求解切口和裂纹结构应力场的准确性和有效性。     

Pre-kinking of a moving crack in a magnetoelectroelastic material under in-plane loading

A constant moving crack in a magnetoelectroelastic material under in-plane mechanical, electric and magnetic loading is studied for impermeable crack surface boundary conditions. Fourier transform is employed to reduce the mixed boundary value problem of the crack to dual integral equations, which are solved exactly. Steady-state asymptotic fields near the crack tip are obtained in closed form and the corresponding field intensity factors are expressed explicitly. The crack speed influences the singular field distribution around the crack tip and the effects of electric and magnetic loading on the crack tip fields are discussed. The crack kinking phenomena is investigated using the maximum hoop stress intensity factor criterion. The magnitude of the maximum hoop stress intensity factor tends to increase as the crack speed increases.     

Stress and strain field near tip of mode III growing crack in materials with creep behavior

Using a proposed constitutive relation for materials with creep behavior, the stress and strain distribution near the tip of a Mode III growing crack is examined. Asymptotic equations of the crack tip field are derived and solved numerically. The stresses remain finite at the crack tip. Obtained qualitatively is the crack tip velocity and the local autonomy of the near tip field solution is discussed.