A new variable-order singular boundary element for calculating stress intensity factors in three-dimensional elasticity problems

A new three-dimensional variable-order singular boundary element has been constructed for stress analysis of three-dimensional interface cracks and internal material junctions. The singular fields in the vicinity of crack front or junction have been accurately represented by the singular elements by taking account the variable order of singularities and the angular profiles of field variables. Both the singular stress fields and displacement fields are independently formulated by the element’s shape functions. Different kinds of displacement formulations are investigated. The formulation combining singular and linear terms is found to be the most accurate one. The mixed-mode stress intensity factors are treated as nodal unknowns. The variation of stress intensity factors along the line of singularity can be obtained directly from the final system of equations and thus no post processing, such as three-dimensional J-integral or domain integral, is necessary. Numerical examples involving stress singularity, such as penny-shaped cracks in homogeneous and dissimilar material interface, plates with through-thickness cracks, and a dissimilar inclusion, are investigated. The analysis results are in good agreement with those reported in the literature.     

结合材料界面端的三维应力奇异性

本文利用特殊有限元方法，开发了一个用来求解结合材料界面端三维应力奇异性问题的数值分析程序。该方法只需对界面端的角度方向进行离散即可求得应力奇异性。结合材料的应力奇异性取决于两种材料的材料常数和界面端形状。选用三个材料参数作为变量，用来研究结合材料三维应力奇异性随材料常数的变化规律。文中计算了几种重要而且常见的情况，并以此为基础建立了数据库。同时，还分析了应力奇异性随界面端形状的变化规律，并得到了应力函数的分布图。     

与界面相交的裂纹尖端的应力奇异性分析

为了确定与结合材料的界面相交的裂纹尖端附近的应力奇异性次数，提出了一种基于最小势能原理的一维特殊有限元法，以奇异点为原点半径r0的扇形奇异区域，可以简化为一维线性领域，即一条以代表结合材料的两个自由表面为端点的线段。对该一维线性领域作网格划分，采用三节点一维等参数二次单元。数值计算结果与已有理论解的比较表明，该方法具有很高的精度和效率，最后，利用文中给出的方法，得到了各向异性结合材料中与界面以任意角相交的裂纹尖端的奇异性次数随裂纹的变化规律。     

Stress singularity analysis around the singular point on the stress singularity line in three-dimensional joints

The characteristics of the stress fields around a singular point on the stress singularity line of dissimilar materials in three-dimensional joints are investigated using BEM. Contour for the order of stress singularity around the point is mapped on Dundurs’ parameters plane using eigen value analysis by FEM. The results in 3D joints are compared with those in 2D joints having the same cross section and material combination. The order of stress singularity around the singular point on the stress singularity line in 3D joints is almost identical with that in 2D joints in the singularity region. However, the zero boundary of singularity in 3D joints is slightly different from that in 2D joints. Furthermore, the multiple root of p = 1 exists in the eigen value analysis by FEM. Therefore, logarithmic singularity possibly occurs around the singular point on the stress singularity line. Then, the stress distributions around this point are expressed by the combination of the r^λ term and logarithmic singularity terms. Finally, the characteristics of the stress intensity factors of the r^λ term and logarithmic singularity terms around the singular points are investigated.     

三维双材料结构的应力奇异性分析

应用有限单元法子模型技术，对具有不同界面角的三维双材料结构的应力奇异性进行了分析。结果表明，应用子模型技术估算三维双材料结构的应力奇异性指数是有效的。然后分析了界面端线和界面端点处附近奇异性指数，得到了一些重要而有趣的结果。最后对消除三维双材料结构应力奇异性的几何条件进行了讨论。     

Stress intensity factors of a rectangular crack meeting a bimaterial interface

Using the hypersingular integral equation method based on body force method, a planar crack meeting the interface in a three-dimensional dissimilar materials is analyzed. The singularity of the singular stress field around the crack front terminating at the interface is analyzed by the main-part analytical method of hypersingular integral equations. Then, the numerical method of the hypersingular integral equation for a rectangular crack subjected to normal load is proposed by the body force method, which the crack opening dislocation is approximated by the product of basic density functions and polynomials. Numerical solutions of the stress intensity factors of some examples are given.     

黏弹性材料界面裂纹应力场奇性分析

研究两半无限大黏弹性体间Griffith界面裂纹在简谐载荷作用下裂纹尖端动应力场的奇异特性.通过引入裂纹张开位移和裂纹位错密度函数,相应的混合边值问题归结为一组耦合的奇异积分方程.渐近分析表明裂尖动应力场的奇异特征完全包含在奇异积分方程的基本解中.通过对基本解的深入分析发现黏弹性材料界面裂纹裂尖动应力场具有与材料参数和外载荷频率相关的振荡奇异特性.以标准线性固体黏弹材料为例讨论了材料参数和载荷频率对奇性指数和振荡指数的影响.     

多重应力奇异性及其强度系数的数值分析方法

以具有两个应力奇异性次数的平面问题为例,提出了一种利用普通的数值分析结果确定奇异点附近多重应力奇异性的各阶次数以及相应的应力强度系数的数值分析方法,计算实例表明,本方法可以精确地求得各阶应力奇异性的次数,并且可以很方便地应用外插法确定出对应的应力强度系数。     

Analysis of the stress singularity field at a vertex in 3D-bonded structures having a slanted side surface

The stress singularity that occurs at a vertex in a joint with a slanted side surface is investigated. The orders of stress singularity at a vertex and at a point on stress singularity lines for various material properties are determined using eigenanalysis. The stress distribution on an interface and the intensity of stress singularity at the vertex are investigated using BEM. It is shown that the order of stress singularity at the vertex in the joints can be reduced by slanting a side surface so as to decrease the angle between the interface and the side surface. The results of BEM analysis reveal that the distribution of stress on the interface is influenced by the slanted side surface. Finally, the 3D intensities of the singularity for stress components which are continuous at the interface are newly defined and determined for various material combinations.     

Determination of stress intensity factor with direct stress approach using finite element analysis

In this article,a direct stress approach based on finite element analysis to determine the stress intensity fac-tor is improved.Firstly,by comparing the rigorous solution against the asymptotic solution for a problem of an infinite plate embedded a central crack,we found that the stresses in a restrictive interval near the crack tip given by the rigorous solution can be used to determine the stress intensity fac-tor,which is nearly equal to the stress intensity factor given by the asymptotic solution.Secondly,the crack problem is solved numerically by the finite element method.Depending on the modeling capability of the software,we designed an adaptive mesh model to simulate the stress singularity.Thus, the stress result in an appropriate interval near the crack tip is fairly approximated to the rigorous solution of the corre-sponding crack problem.Therefore,the stress intensity factor may be calculated from the stress distribution in the appro-priate interval,with a high accuracy.     

A Self-Similar Crack Expansion method for three-dimensional cracks in an infinite or semi-infinite medium

The Self-Similar Crack Expansion (SSCE) method is used to calculate stress intensity factors for three-dimensional cracks in an infinite medium or semi-infinite medium by the boundary integral element technique, whereby, the stress intensity factors at crack tips are determined by calculating the crack-opening displacements over the crack surface. For elements on the crack surface, regular integrals and singular integrals are precisely evaluated based on closed form expressions, which improves the accuracy. Examples show that this method yields very accurate results for stress intensity factors of penny-shaped cracks and elliptical cracks in the full space, with errors of less than 1% as compared with analytical solutions. The stress intensity factors of subsurface cracks are in good agreement with other analytical solutions.     

多材料交接点裂纹无摩擦奇性应力场

在文献「１」基础上，针对工程中难于求解的多材料交接点裂纹尖应力奇性分析问题，在于哈密顿原理，通过分离变量与共轭辛本征函数地求解，利用材料间的界面连接条件与坐标变换关系，建立了应力奇性与本征函数求解的解析表达式。由于采取裂纹面接触区模型，因而不再发生振荡奇异性。     

Analysis of bi-material interface cracks with complex weighting functions and non-standard quadrature

A boundary element formulation is developed to determine the complex stress intensity factors associated with cracks on the interface between dissimilar materials. This represents an extension of the methodology developed previously by the authors for determination of free-edge generalized stress intensity factors on bi-material interfaces, which employs displacements and weighted tractions as primary variables. However, in the present work, the characteristic oscillating stress singularity is addressed through the introduction of complex weighting functions for both displacements and tractions, along with corresponding non-standard numerical quadrature formulas. As a result, this boundary-only approach provides extremely accurate mesh-insensitive solutions for a range of two-dimensional interface crack problems. A number of computational examples are considered to assess the performance of the method in comparison with analytical solutions and previous work on the subject. As a final application, the method is applied to study the scaling behavior of epoxy–metal butt joints.     

复杂载荷三维裂纹分析双重边界元法

提出可用于高温、高转速状态下的热动力机械三维含裂构件热弹性分析方法——双重边界元法.首先建立了考虑温度及离心载荷的双重边界积分方程组,并对边界积分方程组的选取及适用范围进行了讨论。然后提出角非快调元模型离散技术。接着提出超奇异积分方程分析去除奇异性方法及数值积分技术.数值算例表明计算结果与有关权函数解十分吻合,说明了用双重边界元法计算复杂载荷条件下三维应力强度因子的有效性.还讨论了有关热应力强度因子权函数解的适用范围.     

振荡应力奇异性及其强度系数的数值分析方法

本文以具有振荡应力奇异性的平面问题为例,提出了一种利用普通的数值分析结果（由有限地或边界元程序计算得到的应力分量或位移分量）,来确定奇异性次数以及相应的复应力强度系数的数值分析方法。为了验证该方法的有效性,应用平面应变情况下的边界元计算结果,对界面端模型进行了分析。计算结果表明,本方法可以精确地求得振动应力奇异性次数,并且与奇异性对应的复应力强度系数也可以很方便地应用外插法得到。     

Problems of collinear cracks between bonded dissimilar materials under antiplane concentrated forces

In this paper problems of cullinear cracks between bonded dissimilar materials underantiplane concentrated forces are dealt with.General solutions of the problems areformulated by applying extended Schwarz principle integrated with the analysis of thesingularity of complex stress functions.Closed-form solutions of several typical problemsare obtained and the stress intensity factors are given.These solutions include a series oforiginal results and some results of previous researches.It is found that under symmetricalloads the solutions for the dissimilar materials are the same as those for the homogeneousmaterials.     

复合材料切口应力奇性指数计算

提出一种计算广义平面应交状态下复合材料切口应力奇性指数的新方法.在切口尖端的位移幂级数渐近展开式被引入正交各向异性材料的物理方程后,将用位移表示的应力分量代入切口端部柱状邻域的线弹性理论控制方程,切口应力奇性指数的计算被转化为常微分方程组特征值的求解.采用插值矩阵法求解该常微分方程组,可一次性地获取切口尖端多阶应力奇性指数.本法适合平面和反平面应力场耦合或解耦的情形,并可退化计算裂纹或各向同性材料切口的应力奇性指数.算例表明,所提方法对分析复合材料切口应力奇性指数是一种准确有效的手段.     

基于扩展有限元的应力强度因子的位移外推法

针对平面裂纹问题,阐述了扩展有限元法的单元位移模式、推导了扩展有限元法的控制方程、介绍了特殊单元的数值积分技术.基于最小二乘法,建立了应力强度因子位移外推法的计算公式.利用MATLAB编写计算程序,对平面裂纹问题用扩展有限元法进行了计算.基于扩展有限元法的计算结果,分别利用位移外推法和相互作用积分法,对平面裂纹的应力强度因子进行了计算.计算结果表明,位移外推法比相互作用积分法能更方便和准确地计算平面裂纹的应力强度因子.     

混凝土断裂过程区的虚拟裂纹粘聚力奇异性

混凝土断裂过程区视为具有粘聚阻力作用的虚拟裂纹，其非线性断裂和尺寸效应特性是与该虚拟裂纹粘聚力分布规律密切相关的。通过得到的粘聚应力分布函数解析结果，对该粘聚力分布特征的分析得知，在基于断裂过程区之外用线弹性场的力学模型上，该粘聚力随距离虚拟裂纹尖点的靠近，仍具有平方根奇异性。从而本文提出一个能够反映裂纹发展状态的粘聚应力奇异性强度参数，它是无粘聚力的线弹性裂纹应力强度因子和表征裂纹张开位移分布多项式参数的函数；因此，该参数可以作为混凝土非线性断裂的一个参量。文中就已有断裂试验测试结果进行了算例分析和相应的讨论。     

直角结合异材界面端应力强度系数的经验公式

由不同材料结合而成的材料(简称异材或双材料)的力学性能及其可靠性评价是工程中亟待解决的问题。表征界面端奇异应力场大小的应力强度系数是结合异材强度评价的依据，本文针对工程中最常见的直角结合异材，通过对大量不同材料组合的异材的边界元数值分析，提出了界面端应力强度系数的近似计算公式，无量纲化后的应力强度系数的值只与异材Dundurs参数a，卢有关，该公式具有较高的精度，可以作为一般工程上的应力强度系数的计算以及异材结构设计的依据。