Nano-cracks in a synthetic graphite composite for nuclear applications

Mrozowski nano-cracks in nuclear graphite were studied by transmission electron microscopy and selected area diffraction. The material consisted of single crystal platelets typically 1–2 nm thick and stacked with large relative rotations around the c-axis; individual platelets had both hexagonal and cubic stacking order. The lattice spacing of the (0002) planes was about 3% larger at the platelet boundaries which were the source of a high fraction of the nano-cracks. Tilting experiments demonstrated that these cracks were empty, and not, as often suggested, filled by amorphous material. In addition to conventional Mrozowski cracks, a new type of nano-crack is reported, which originates from the termination of a graphite platelet due to crystallographic requirements. Both types are crucial to understanding the evolution of macro-scale graphite properties with neutron irradiation.     

The behavior of permeable multi-cracks in a piezoelectric material

In this paper, the behavior of four parallel symmetric cracks in a piezoelectric material under anti-plane shear loading is studied by the Schmidt method for the permeable crack surface boundary conditions. By use of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of triple integral equations that the unknown variables are the jumps of the displacement across the crack surfaces. These equations are solved by means of the Schmidt method. The results show that the stress and the electric displacement intensity factors of cracks depend on the geometry of the crack. Contrary to the impermeable crack surface condition solution, it is found that the electric displacement intensity factors for the permeable crack surface conditions are much smaller than the results for the impermeable crack surface conditions.     

Crack propagation in glass coatings under expanding spherical contact

The growth of transverse cracks under expanding spherical contact in a model system consisted of soda-lime glass bonded to a polycarbonate substrate is observed in situ from below or from the polished edge of the bilayer. Abrasion or chemical etching is employed on the coating surfaces to control the initial fracture. In the limit case of monoliths, the crack mouth becomes fully engulfed by the expanding contact, which results in a much steeper crack angle compared to the classical Hertzian cone case. As the coating thickness is reduced, flexure stresses are set in the coating which drive the cone crack to well away from the contact circle and initiate semi-elliptical-like radial cracks at the subsurface, right under the contact. Common to all three fracture modes is an initial unstable propagation phase following by a stable growth, with detrimental failure associated with severe damage to the top surface and/or delamination at the coating/substrate interface taking place at loads several times the fracture initiation loads.LEFM in conjunction with a large-strain FEM contact code is used to study the post-initiation fracture, with the crack path controlled by the principal stress trajectory or zero-mode II S.I.F. The analysis exposes the leading geometric and material parameters in each fracture mode, which may be useful in the design of bilayer structures for optimal mechanical performance. The well-known Auerbach law governing the initial fracture of monoliths is found to apply also to the bilayer crack systems within a certain range of the problem parameters. The numerical prediction for the crack profiles and the fracture envelopes generally collaborate well with the tests.     

三维约束下幂硬化双材料界面裂尖场分析

本文用Ｊ２形变理论分析了三轴应力约束下，由具有不同硬化指数和硬化系数的幂硬化材料构成的界面裂纹问题．通过在本构方程中引入三轴应力约束因子Ｔｚ，我们考虑了三维约束效应对裂尖场的影响．计算结果表明，三轴应力约束对裂尖场的分布，尤其是对径向应力σｒ和有效应力σｅ有重要影响．本文还探讨了三轴约束和材料性能对裂尖应力奇异性的影响     

MULTIPLE PARALLEL SYMMETRIC PERMEABLE MODEL-Ⅲ CRACKS IN A PIEZOELECTRIC/PIEZOMAGNETIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL PLANE

In this paper, the interactions of multiple parallel symmetric and permeable finite length cracks in a piezoelectric/piezomagnetic material plane subjected to anti-plane shear stress loading are studied by the Schmidt method.The problem is formulated through Fourier transform into dual integral equations, in which the unknown variables are the displacement jumps across the crack surfaces.To solve the dual integral equations, the displacement jumps across the crack surfaces are directly expanded as a series of Jacobi polynomials.Finally, the relation between the electric field, the magnetic flux field and the stress field near the crack tips is obtained.The results show that the stress, the electric displacement and the magnetic flux intensity factors at the crack tips depend on the length and spacing of the cracks.It is also revealed that the crack shielding effect presents in piezoelectric/piezomagnetic materials.     

混合边界多裂隙体在简谐变温场作用下的断裂问题（张开型）

给出了无限平面作用有简谐变化的点热源时的位移场、应力场基本解、用间接法构造出混合边值多裂隙体在简谐变温场作用下的热断裂问题的边界积分方程,并离散求解.数值结果表明,该方法求解多裂隙体的简谐热断裂问题精度好,计算工作量少.文中计算了含边界裂缝的平板、含三条平行裂缝的平板在简谐变温场作用下缝端应力强度因子的变化过程,并与实验结果进行了比较,两者吻合良好.     

用样条边界元与奇异积分方程法联合求解多裂纹柱体的扭转

通过间解的分离，本文将径向多裂纹柱体的导曲函两个调和函数表示，使问题归为解一组混混合型积分方程。针对方程的特点，本文联合使用三次样条边界法与奇异积分方程的数值方法对所得方程建立了数值法，并对裂纹相交情形作了特殊处理。最后对工程中感兴趣的一些典型的多裂纹柱体的扭转作了例题计算，结果表明，本文方法具有收敛快，精度高的特点。     

Fracture analysis for torsion problems of a composite cylinder with curvilinear cracks

The Salnt-Venant torsion problems of a composite cylinder with curvilinear cracks were investigated. By considering the bimaterial interface as a boundary of the outer bar or inner one, the problem was reduced to the solution of boundary integral equations on the crack, external boundary and interface. Using the new boundary element method, some typical torsion problems of a composite cylinder involving a straight or kinked crack were calculated. The obtained results were compared with data in the literature to show validity and applicability of the present method.     

Retardation of a crack with connections between the faces using an induced thermoelastic stress field

This paper considers local temperature variations near the tip of a crack in the presence of regions in which the crack faces interact. It is assumed that these regions are adjacent to the crack tip and are comparable in size to the crack size. The problem of local temperature variations consists of delay or retardation of crack growth. For a crack with connections between the crack faces subjected to external tensile loads, an induced thermoelastic stress field, and the stresses at the connections preventing crack opening, the boundary-value problem of the equilibrium of the crack reduces to a system of nonlinear singular integrodifferential equations with a Cauchy kernel. The normal and tangential stresses at the connections are found by solving this system of equations. The stress intensity factors are calculated. The energy characteristics of cracks with tip regions are considered. The limiting equilibrium condition for cracks with tip regions is formulated using the criterion of limiting stretching of the connections.Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 133–143, January–February, 2005     

Dynamic photoelastic study of wave fields in elastic plates with stress concentrators

The method of dynamic photoelasticity is used to study the dynamic failure of structural members in the form of plates with a curvilinear (circular or elliptic) hole and an isolated crack under impulsive loading. The time-dependences of the stress intensity factors and the crack tip velocity are investigated for two types of models __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 12, pp. 84–92, December 2005.