Orthotropic semi-infinite medium with a crack under thermal shock

A cracked orthotropic semi-infinite plate under thermal shock is investigated. The thermal stresses are generated due to sudden cooling of the boundary by ramp function temperature change. The superposition technique is used to solve the problem. The crack problem is formulated by applying the thermal stresses obtained from the uncracked plate with opposite sign to be the only external loads on the crack surfaces as the crack surface tractions. The Fourier transform technique is used to solve the problem leading to a singular equation of the Cauchy type. The singular integral equation is solved numerically using the expansion method. The influence of the material orthotropy on the stress intensity factors is shown by comparing the results obtained for different orthotropic materials and isotropic materials in the case of plane stress. The numerical results of the stress intensity factors are demonstrated as a function of time, crack length, location of the crack and the duration of the cooling rate.     

Analytic solutions to crack tip plastic zone under various loading conditions

Based on stress field equations and Hill yield criterion, the crack tip plastic zone is determined for orthotropic materials and isotropic materials under small-scale yielding condition. An analytical solution to calculating the crack tip plastic zone in plane stress states is presented. The shape and size of the plastic zone are analyzed under different loading conditions. The obtained results show that the crack tip plastic zones present “butterfly-like” shapes, and the elastic–plastic boundary is smooth. The size of the plastic zone for orthotropic composites is less at the crack tip for various loading conditions, compared with the case of isotropic materials. Crack inclination angle and loading conditions affect greatly the size and shape of crack tip plastic zone. The mode I crack has a crucial effect on the plastic zone for mixed mode case in plane stress state. The plastic zone for pure mode I crack and pure mode II crack have a symmetrical distribution to the initial crack plane.     

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.     

热动力学理论在粘弹性断裂力学中的应用

本文基于热动力学定理推导了线性粘弹性材料的本构方程，并根据已有文献的思想列出了线性粘弹性材料的热力学平衡方程，由此推得二种全局能量释放率的表达开式，同时根据虚功原理进一步推得裂尖局部能量释放率，也就说明了全局能量释放率和被广泛应用的局部能量释放率之间的等价性，本文最后给出了在正交各向异性和向同性粘弹性介质中裂尖能量释放率的具体表达式。     

Oblique edge crack in an anisotropic material under antiplane shear

An oblique edge crack in an anisotropic material under antiplane shear loadings is investigated. The antiplane problems are formulated based on a linear transformation method. An anisotropic solid containing an edge crack subjected to concentrated forces is first considered. The stress intensity factor for the edge crack with concentrated forces is obtained from the solution of the transformed edge crack in an isotropic material which is solved by using conformal mapping technique and complex function theory. The solution of the edge crack under concentrated loads is used to construct the stress intensity factor for the oblique edge crack in the anisotropic material subjected to antiplane distributed loads. Some numerical computations are carried out to calculate the stress intensity factors for the edge crack in inclined orthotropic materials subjected to point forces as well as distributed tractions.     

Dynamic response for functionally graded materials with penny-shaped cracks

This paper provides a method for studying the penny-shaped cracks configuration in functionally graded material(FGM) structures subjected to dynamic or steady loading. It is assumed that the FGMs are transversely isotropic and all the material properties only depend on the axial coordinatez. In the analysis, the elastic region is treated as a number of layers. The material properties are taken to be constants for each layer. By utilizing the Laplace transform and Hankel transform technique, the general solutions for the layers are derived. The dual integral equations are then obtained by introducing the mechanical boundary and layer interface conditions via the flexibility/stiffness matrix approach. The stress intensity factors are computed by solving dual integral equations numerically in Laplace transform domain. The solution in time domain is obtained by utilizing numerical Laplace inverse. The main advantage of the present model is its ability for treating multiple crack configurations in FGMs with arbitrarily distributed and continuously varied material properties by dividing the FGMs into a number of layers with the properties of each layer slightly different from one another. This work was supported by Failure Mechanics Laboratory of State Education Commission and the Post-doctor Research Fund of China.     

THE EVALUATION OF STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS OF PLANE CRACK FOR ORTHOTROPIC PLATE WITH EQUAL PARAMETER BY F2LFEM

In this paper, the evaluation of stress intensity factor of plane crack problems for orthotropic plate of equal-parameter is investigated using a fractal two-level finite element method (F2LFEM). The general solution of an orthotropic crack problem is obtained by assimilating the problem with isotropic crack problem, and is employed as the global interpolation function in F2LFEM. In the neighborhood of crack tip of the crack plate, the fractal geometry concept is introduced to achieve the similar meshes having similarity ratio less than one and generate an infinitesimal mesh so that the relationship between the stiffness matrices of two adjacent layers is equal. A large number of degrees of freedom around the crack tip are transformed to a small set of generalized coordinates. Numerical examples show that this method is efficient and accurate in evaluating the stress intensity factor (SIF).     

Concentrated impact loading on one face of a semi-infinite crack in an anisotropic elastic material

The response of an unbounded anisotropic elastic body containing a semi-infinite crack subjected to a concentrated impact force on one of the crack faces is studied. An exact solution of the dynamic stress intensity factors is obtained from a linear superposition of the solution of Lamb’s problem and a solution of a dislocation emitting from the crack tip. The stress intensity factors exhibit square-root singularity upon the arrival of the Rayleigh wave at the crack tip. As the Rayleigh wave passes through the crack tip, the stress intensity factors either instantaneously assume the static values or gradually approach to zero. Several numerical examples are given for isotropic, cubic and orthotropic materials.     

Stress intensity factor for a kinked interfacial crack in dissimilar anisotropic materials under antiplane deformation

The asymptotic problem of a kinked interfacial crack in dissimilar anisotropic materials under antiplane deformation is investigated. The linear transformation method for the problem of the anisotropic bimaterial with a straight interface is proposed. The stress intensity factor for the kinked interfacial crack in the anisotropic composite is obtained from the solution of the transformed problem of the kinked interfacial crack in the isotropic bimaterial based on the linear transformation method. The effects of the material parameters as well as the kink angle on the stress intensity factor are discussed from numerical results of the stress intensity factor. The finite element analysis is carried out to verify the stress intensity factor obtained by using the linear transformation. The influence of the material orientations on the stress intensity factor is investigated for the kinked crack in the bimaterial consisting of dissimilar inclined orthotropic materials.     

Mode III Stress-intensity factors in cracked orthotropic plates—An analogy with propagating cracks in isotropic media

In this paper, the method of reflected caustics—which was used to evaluate Mode III SIF's in stationary cracks in isotropic plates—was extended to deal with stationary cracks in orthotropic plates. Furthermore, a correspondence between the anisotropic stationary case and the case of a Mode III dynamic crack, traversing an isotropic plate, is developed by analyzing appropriately the governing equations of the two problems. For this purpose the singulardisplacement field for rectilinearly orthotropic cracked bodies was combined with either Yoffé's model for steady-state, or Broberg's model for transient-crack propagation. Graphs are given where the equivalence between these cases can be established. In this way, the dynamic problem of the propagating crack in an isotropic medium can be readily simulated by considering the experimentally easier anisotropic stationary case.     

干涉问题中T应力与各向异性的作用

采用离散模型（包括半无限主裂纹和近尖微裂纹）研究了各向异性材料主微裂纹干涉问题中T应力对主裂尖参数的影响,并且与相同情况下各向同性材料的结果进行了比较,比较结果列于文中各图。研究结果表明,在各向异性材料和各向同性材料中T应力对主裂尖应力强度因子的影响趋势是相似的,但是由于T应力与材料各向异性性质的共同作用,使两种情况下T应力对主裂尖参数的影响结果存在着明显的偏差。     

Moiré-numerical hybrid analysis of cracks in orthotropic media

The effectiveness of a new photomechanical-numerical hybrid method for evaluating stress intensity factors (SIFs) in orthotropic composites is demonstrated. Reliable results are obtained from few moiré-measured displacements and they originate well away from the crak tip. The method is illustrated for the case of a uniaxially loaded orthotropic glass/epoxy composite containing a central, transverse crack.     

Natural frequencies of thin,rectangular plates with holes or orthotropic “patches” carrying an elastically mounted mass

The approximate solution for the title problem is obtained in the case of simply supported and clamped rectangular plates made of isotropic or orthotropic materials. A variational approach (the well known Rayleigh–Ritz method) is used, where the displacement amplitude is expressed in terms of beam functions. This means that each coordinate function satisfies identically all the boundary conditions at the outer edge of the plate. Free vibration analysis has been performed on various different cases; solid isotropic and orthotropic plates, orthotropic plates with a hole and isotropic plates with an orthotropic inclusion or “patch”, carrying an elastically mounted concentrated mass. It is important to point out that the case of an orthotropic patch is interesting from a technological viewpoint since it constitutes a model of a repair implemented on the virgin structural element when it has suffered damage. This approach has been implemented by the aeronautical industry in some instances. The obtained results are in very good agreement with those of particular cases of simply supported plates available in the literature.     

A penny-shaped crack in a transversely isotropic piezoelectric layer

In this paper, we develop a model to treat penny-shaped crack configuration in a piezoelectric layer of finite thickness. The piezoelectric layer is subjected to axially symmetric mechanical and electrical loads. Hankel transform technique is used to reduce the problem to the solution of a system of integral equations. A numerical solution for the crack tip fields is obtained for different crack radius and crack position.     

动态载荷下功能梯度复合材料的圆币形裂纹问题

研究了动态载荷下功能梯度材料中的圆币形裂纹问题．假设材料为横观各向同性,并且含有多个垂直于厚度方向的裂纹,材料参数沿轴向（与裂纹面垂直的方向）为变化的,沿该方向将材料划分为许多单层,各单层材料参数为常数,利用Hankel变换祛,在Laplace域内推导出了控制问题的对偶积分方程组．利用Laplace数值反演,得出了裂纹尖端的动态应力强度因子和能量释放率．研究了含两个裂纹的功能梯度接头结构,分析了材料非均匀性参数对应力强度因子和能量释放率的影响．     

DYNAMIC CRACK MODELS ON PROBLEM OF BRIDGING FIBER PULL-OUT OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

An elastic analysis of an internal central crack with bridging fibers parallel to the free surface in an infinite orthotropic anisotropic elastic plane was performed. A dynamic model of bridging fiber pull-out of composite materials was presented. Resultingly the fiber failure is governed by maximum tensile stress, the fiber breaks and hence the crack extension should occur in self-similar fashion. By the methods of complex functions, the problem studied can be transformed into the dynamic model to the Reimann-Hilbert mixed boundary value problem, and a straightforward and easy analytical solution is presented. Analytical study on the crack propagation subjected to a ladder load and an instantaneous pulse loading is obtained respectively for orthotropic anisotropic body. By utilizing the solution, the concrete solutions of this model are attained by ways of superposition.     

An exact transient analysis of plane wave diffraction by a crack in an orthotropic or transversely isotropic solid

A transient plane strain analysis of diffraction of plane waves by a semi-infinite crack in an unbounded orthotropic or transversely isotropic solid is performed. The waves approach the crack at a general oblique angle, and are of two types, a normal stress pulse and a shear stress pulse, i.e. a P- and an SV-wave, respectively, in the isotropic limit. A class of materials that includes this limit and beryl, cobalt, ice, magnesium and titanium is chosen for illustration, and exact solutions are obtained for the initial/mixed boundary value problems.In contrast to related work, a factorization in the Laplace transform space is used to simplify the solution forms and the Wiener-Hopf component of the solution process, and to yield a more compact expression for the Rayleigh wave speed. Calculations for this speed, the two allowable, direction-dependent, plane wave speeds, and quantities related to the Mode I and Mode II dynamic stress intensity factors are given for the five anisotropic materials mentioned.     

Crack edge displacement and elastic constant determination for an orthotropic material

A method for determining the elastic constants of an isotropic material, based on crack edge displacement data, is extended to an orthotropic material. Complex potentials are used to obtain the stresses and displacements for plane strain. Mode I crack problems in three mutually orthogonal planes are considered and solved. In particular, the expressions of crack edge displacements are obtained in an explicit form. An iterative statistical identification method, based on a Bayesan approach, is used to identify the elastic constants of an orthotropic medium from the Mode I crack displacements measured from the mid-point of the crack. Some graphics are displayed to illustrate the convergence of the pertinent parameters and the approach of the analytical displacements to their experimental values.     

Effect of elastic constants on crack channeling in a thin film bonded to an orthotropic substrate

A channeling crack confined in an orthotropic film bonded to an orthotropic substrate under a steady-state condition is investigated. The problem is formulated based on a modified Stroh formalism and an orthotropy rescaling technique, in order to determine the necessary material parameters required to describe the steady-state energy release rate. A closed form of the energy release rate is obtained with the exception of the normalized energy release rate for the transformed bimaterial structure that consists of the orthotropic film and isotropic substrate. The normalized energy release rates for the transformed problem are shown to depend on only four material parameters and are numerically calculated using finite element analyses. The periodic channels in the film layer of the bimaterial structure are also considered. The steady-state energy release rates for the periodic channeling cracks are obtained as a function of the ratio of the film thickness to the crack spacing for various combinations of the material parameters.