On the method of caustics: An exact analysis based on geometrical optics

The method of caustics, as developed and applied to fracture mechanics over the last twenty years, contains several approximations which limit its applicability. In this paper the development of caustics is reviewed and the implicit assumptions made in the past are clarified and discussed. The exact equations are derived for caustics formed by the reflection of light from a general surface. In addition, the conditions for the formation of a caustic curve are derived and explained in detail. Numerically generated shadow spots are given for the case of light reflected from a surface deformed due to the presence of a plane stress, mode-I, elastic crack. Attention is focused on the near tip region where severe deformation gradients violate the assumptions made by previous approximate analyses. The results demonstrate significant deviation from the approximate analyses resulting in errors as large as 15% in the determination of the stress intensity factor from shadow spot measurements.     

含裂纹三点弯曲梁起始扩展的动态分析

本文利用高速摄影捕捉含裂纹三点弯曲梁在冲击下裂纹扩展过程，借助动态焦散线对裂纹尖端初始曲线范围内的应力第二不变量分布进行了试验研究，并通过Ｄｅｔ．－准则对动载下裂纹起始扩展的条件和方向进行了分析。结果表明：裂纹扩展的实际方向与理论预测相一致；Ｄｅｔ．－准则与焦散线相结合在动态断裂力学研究中具有广泛的使用价值     

相干梯度敏感(CGS)干涉测量技术及其应用研究

首先介绍了相干梯度敏感(CGS:Coherent Gradient Sensing)光学干涉测量技术的最新研究进展;其次,详细介绍了透射CGS方法和反射CGS方法的基本原理及实验技术;最后给出了CGS技术在各种断裂力学研究中的应用,不仅给出了各向同性均匀聚合物材料I型、混合型、V型裂纹及梯度材料I型裂纹尖端奇异场的控制方程,而且给出了对应各自情况下的CGS光学条纹模拟与实验图像。研究结果将为实验断裂力学研究提供基础性理论和实验应力分析手段。     

断裂力学判据的评述

从Inglis 和Griffith 的著名论文到Irwin 和Rice 等的奠基性贡献,对断裂力学中的线弹性断裂力学的K判据,界面断裂力学的G判据,和弹塑性断裂力学的J 判据作了扼要的综述. 介绍了在界面断裂力学G判据的基础上提出的界面断裂力学的K判据,以说明断裂力学的判据存在改进的可能性. 在综述中归纳出断裂力学判据中目前还没有较好解决的几个问题. 在总结以往断裂力学研究经验的基础上,指出裂纹端应力奇异性的源是对断裂力学判据存在的问题作进一步研究的切入点. 探讨了裂纹端应变间断的奇点是裂纹端应力奇异性的源的问题,从而对裂纹端应力强度因子的物理意义进行了讨论. 最后,阐述了进行可靠的裂纹端应力场的弹塑性分析是改进弹塑性断裂力学判据的关键,而进行可靠的裂纹端应力场的弹塑性分析的前提是要通过裂纹端应力奇异性的源的研究来获得作用在裂纹端的造成裂纹端应变间断的有限值应力.      

The determination of dynamic fracture toughness of AISI 4340 steel by the shadow spot method

Dynamic crack propagation experiments have been performed using wedge loaded double cantilever beam specimens of an austenitized, quenched and tempered 4340 steel. Measurements of the dynamic stress intensity factor have been made by means of the optical method of caustics. The interpretation of experimental data, obtained from the shadow spot patterns photographed with a Cranz-Schardin high speed camera, is based on an elastodynamic analysis. The instantaneous value of the dynamic stress intensity factor K^d_I is obtained as a function of crack tip velocity. Finally, the interaction of reflected shear and Rayleigh waves with the moving crack tip stress field is considered.     

确定裂纹尖端形状及张开位移的焦散线—伪焦散线法实验研究

本文根据反射式焦散线－伪焦散线法和弹塑性断裂力学的基本原理，推导出裂纹尖端形状方程，为测量裂纹尖端的张开位移，提供一种全新的实验方法，本文还引用实例来进行验证．     

Edge-cracked stiffened panels analyzed by caustics

Externally bonded composite patches have been proven to be an effective method for repairing damaged aircraft structural components. They are ease in application and provide excellent in-service performance. The major function of a repair is to reduce the stress intensity factor at the crack tip. Calculation of stress intensity factor of a repaired crack has been performed by analytical and numerical methods. However, these methods are based on simplifying assumptions regarding material behavior and repair conditions. In the present paper an experimental determination of mode-I stress intensity factor (SIF), K_I, at the tip of an edge-crack or a V-notch reinforced with double bonded strips or with compression pre-stresses applied along the crack surfaces is undertaken by using the optical method of caustics. This method is simple in its application and has successfully been used for the solution of a host of crack problems of engineering importance.     

Experimental method of dynamic caustics and its application in fracture mechanics

The equation of static and dynamic caustics, and the formulae determining the position of crack tip and stress intensity factor are given. It is proven that for the case of low speed of crack propagation the static formula is applicable in calculation. A simple method to measure the static stress-optical constants is proposed. An Optical system which is suitable for the experiments of dynamic caustics was set-up and used to study the fracture in beam and rings with initial crack under impact loading. A series of dynamic caustics' photographs and curves showing the variations of corresponding crack lengths and dynamic stress intensity factors with time, are presented.     

功能梯度材料的黏弹性断裂问题

功能梯度材料(FGM)是一种不同于传统复合材料的新型工程复合材料 [1], 国内外关于FGM的断裂力学方面的研究发展非常迅速. 关于FGM静态裂纹问题,学者们研究了不同类型裂纹尖端场的应力强度因子 [2-5], 探讨了有限长裂纹在不用载荷作用下的传播等问题. 而关于动态裂纹问题,也已经取得很大成就 [6-9]. FGM一个很重要的应用是高温结构材料,在强大的热环境中,很多材料都呈现出黏弹性. 因此,研究FGM的黏弹性断裂力学非常具有实际价值.对此,众多研究 [10-14]提出不同的分析模型,并在不同受载条件,通过理论计算,分析了黏弹性裂纹尖端场的力学 行为.本文考查了功能梯度材料板条中界面裂纹垂直于梯度方向时的黏弹性断裂问题,首先利用有限元法求解线弹性功能梯度材料板条的裂纹尖端场,然后根据黏弹性的对应性原理,求解出黏弹性功能梯度材料板条裂纹问题的应力场强度因子.      

压应力场中爆生裂纹分布与扩展特征实验分析

采用动静组合加载实验装置和数字激光焦散线实验系统,进行了0、3、6、9 MPa等4种压应力场中PMMA试件的爆破致裂实验,分析了沿静态主应力方向扩展的裂纹运动学和力学行为。实验结果表明:首先,静态竖向载荷在预制炮孔周围产生应力集中,在炮孔壁上下端部处出现最大拉应力;随后,在动态爆炸载荷的叠加作用下,裂纹优先在炮孔壁上最大拉应力位置处起裂,并沿最大主应力方向扩展;裂纹扩展过程中,静态竖向载荷越大,裂纹扩展速度越大,且裂纹尖端应力强度因子值越大。     

线性规律功能梯度材料断裂行为实验研究

焦散线方法与高速摄影技术结合,对线性规律功能梯度材料的I型静、动态断裂特性进行实验研究,并利用有限元软件进行数值模拟. 首先推导了线性规律功能梯度材料静、动态裂尖的焦散线初始曲线方程和参数方程,提出通过迭代方法根据功能梯度材料的复杂焦散线方程求解应力强度因子. 为对比材料梯度对断裂行为的影响,利用重力沉降法制备了3种梯度变化规律的试件. 然后对功能梯度材料试件进行三点弯曲实验,通过CCD和高速摄影装置采集试件焦散线图像,提取各种静、动态断裂参数. 最后通过与有限元模拟结果进行对比,证明在功能梯度材料断裂实验中焦散线方法的有效性,并详细分析了不同梯度变化规律对材料静、动态断裂性能的影响.      

Crack propagation in the power-law nonlinear viscoelastic material

I.IntroductionCrazingdamageisacommonphenon1enonoffractureofpolymericmaterials.Theformationofcrazezoneisamid-stateinthefractureprocessofthematerialsfromperfectstatetofaiIurc.Microscopically,inthisregionthereexistssomefibrilslinkingthetwocracksurfacesandres…     

A combination optical method of lateral shearing interferometry and caustics

A novel experimental technique is presented that combines the optical method of caustics and the full-field lateral shearing interferometer of coherent gradient sensing (CGS) in one setup. Collimated light transmitted through a deformed specimen is separated into two legs. One is processed by the lateral shearing interferometer and is recombined with the other on a single image plane. By adjusting the optical path length of each leg, a combination lateral shearing interferogram/caustic image is generated. When this technique is applied to a fracture specimen, information about the stress intensity factor can be obtained from the caustic and the CGS interference fringes for exactly the same deformation field. This allows for a direct comparison between the two methods when investigating phenomena such asK-dominance, three-dimensional deformation and so on. In this paper, the technique is presented in detail, and its feasibility is tested by application to mode I and mixed-mode crack tip deformation fields.     

DYNAMIC FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF AGED GLASSY POLYCARBONATE BY THE METHOD OF CAUSTICS

The purpose of this work is to investigate the dynamic fracture properties of glassy polycarbonate （PC） with different aging times. The optical method of caustics is adopted in which the shadow spot patterns are recorded by a high speed camera during the dynamic fracture process. Then, the dynamic crack propagation, the stress intensity factor （SIF） and the dynamic fracture toughness of aged PC are obtained through an analysis of the characteristic size of caustic pattern. Moreover, by combining with the investigation of the fracture surface and the energy release rate analysis, the influence of aging time on the dynamic fracture behavior is discussed. Results show that the dynamic fracture toughness and critical energy release rate of PC decreases with aging time for short aging times, whereas they have little change or even increase for longer aging times. Therefore, aging modifies the mechanical properties especially the dynamic fracture properties of PC nonlinearly, not linearly as generally thought of.     

Quasicontinuum simulation of single crystal nano-plate with a mixed-mode crack

The quasicontinuum (QC) method is employed to simulate a nickel single crystal nano-plate with a mixed-mode crack. Atomic stresses near the crack tip are fitted according to the elastoplastic fracture mechanics equations. It is found that the atomic stress fields neighboring the crack tip are also singular and controlled by the atomic stress intensity factors. And then the critical energy release rates for brittle and ductile fracture are computed and compared in order to predict crack propagation or dislocation emission. Four possible slip directions at the crack tip are pointed out. Finally, the slip direction around the crack tip is determined by the shear stress and it is well consistent with the atomic pictures from the QC simulation.     

On the uses of special crack tip elements in numerical rock fracture mechanics

Numerical methods such as boundary element methods are widely used for the stress analysis in solid mechanics. These methods are also used for crack analysis in rock fracture mechanics. There are singularities for the stresses and displacements at the crack tips in fracture mechanics problem, which decrease the accuracy of the numerical results in areas very close to the crack ends. To overcome this, higher order elements and isoperimetric higher order elements have been used. Recently, special crack tip elements have been proposed and used in most of the numerical fracture mechanics models. These elements can drastically increase the accuracy of the results near the crack tips, but in most of the models only one special crack tip element has been used for each crack end. In this study the uses of higher order crack tip elements are discussed and a higher order displacement discontinuity method is used to investigate the effect of these elements on the accuracy of the results in some crack problems. The useful shape functions for two special crack tip elements, are derived and given in the text and appendix for both infinite and semi-infinite plane problems. In this analysis both Mode I and Mode II stress intensity factors are computed . Some example problems are solved and the computed results are compared with the results given in the literature. The numerical results obtained here are in good agreement with those cited in the literature. For the curved crack problem, the strain energy release rate, G can be calculated accurately in the vicinity of the crack tips by using the higher order displacement discontinuity method with a quadratic variation of displacement discontinuity elements and with two special crack tip elements at each crack end.     

Stress intensity factor determination error by the method of caustics

The caustics created at a crack tip under biaxial loading are examined using both the closed form and the approximate solution. Particular attention is given to the caustics and their initial curves created by rays reflected from the rear and front surfaces of the specimen in addition to those in the transverse direction of the cracked specimen. These quantities can differ by more than 30% depending on whether the exact or the approximate solution is used for determining the stress intensity factors which can deviate as much as 80%. The crack length also affects the outcome. Larger errors are committed by the approximate solution for caustics that are closer to the crack tip. The advantage of using the normalized distance from the crack tip is discussed in contrast to using the absolute distance. Incorrect experimental measurements are also discussed in relation to the resulting error for evaluating the crack tip stress intensity factor.     

二氧化碳在砂岩透镜体中充注封存的盖层岩石抗断裂性能分析

把CO2这一主要的温室气体注入到地下深处具有适当封闭条件的地层中进行封存和隔离,已被公认为是有效减少CO2排放量的一种比较安全的技术途径。砂岩透镜体油气藏具有良好的圈闭构造和储层物性,油气濒临枯竭的砂岩透镜体是较理想的CO2地质封存箱。基于币形裂纹模型和水力致裂原理,将纵向厚度和横向展布长度均远小于盖层岩石尺度的水平产状砂岩透镜体简化为盖层岩石中的I型币形裂纹,从岩石断裂力学角度分析封存箱盖层岩石的抗断裂性能。采用叠加原理给出了盖层岩石币形裂纹尖端（砂岩透镜体尖灭部位）应力强度因子的计算公式,在此基础上提出了断裂力学判别准则（K=KIC）和临界有效压应力判别准则（P=PC）,从岩石断裂力学角度为砂岩透镜体封存箱盖层岩石抗断裂性能分析和评价提供了一种新的研究思路。     

含偏置裂纹三点弯曲梁的动态断裂行为研究

采用动态焦散线方法，对含偏置裂纹三点弯曲梁承受横向冲击的弯曲断裂行为进行了一系列动态断裂力学实验研究，分析了无量纲量ａ／ｌ的改变（ａ——初始裂纹偏离梁中心线的距离；ｌ——梁长度的一半）对于裂纹动态扩展行为（裂纹起始状态、裂纹尖端的复合应力强度因子、裂纹扩展速度、裂纹扩展轨迹）的影响，并借助动态光弹性应力分析，对应力波与扩展裂纹的相互作用以及应力波传播规律进行探讨．给出了裂纹尖端复合应力强度因子、裂纹扩展速度的变化、裂纹曲裂轨迹以及方向与梁中应力波传播的相互关系     

A study of dynamic caustics around running interface crack tip

Based on the first invariant of stress singular field in the vicinity of running tip of an interface crack, mapping equations of the caustic curve on the reference plane and the initial curve on the specimen plane are developed. The dynamic caustics are analyzed for the crack propagating along the interface between two bonded dissimilar materials. The variation of the caustic configurations is shown with the velocity change of the running crack and the ratio change of the stress intensity factors. Two characteristic dimensions are proposed that are not only practically measurable from optical caustic contours but also suitable to represent the behavior of transient caustics. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Scientific Commission of Yunnan Province of China