Closed-form solutions for a rectangular layer with central crack under anti-plane shear stress

We consider the problem of determining the stress distributionin a finite rectangular elastic layer containing a Griffithcrack which is opened by internal shear stress acting alongthe length of the crack. The mode III crack is assumed to belocated in the middle plane of the rectangular layer. The followingtwo problems are considered: (A) the central crack is perpendicularto the two fixed lateral surfaces and parallel to the othertwo stress-free surfaces; (B) all the lateral surfaces of therectangular layer are clamped and the central crack is parallelto the two lateral surfaces. By using Fourier transformations,we reduce the solution of each problem to the solution of dualintegral equations with sine kernels and a weight function whichare solved exactly. Finally, we derive closed-form expressionsfor the stress intensity factor at the tip of the crack andthe numerical values for the stress intensity factor at theedges of the cracks are presented in the form of tables.     

Shape sensitivity of a plane crack front

The 3D‐elasticity model of a solid with a plane crack under the stress‐free boundary conditions at the crack is considered. We investigate variations of a solution and of energy functionals with respect to perturbations of the crack front in the plane. The corresponding expansions at least up to the second‐order terms are obtained. The strong derivatives of the solution are constructed as an iterative solution of the same elasticity problem with specified right‐hand sides. Using the expansion of the potential and surface energy, we consider an approximate quadratic form for local shape optimization of the crack front defined by the Griffith criterion. To specify its properties, a procedure of discrete optimization is proposed, which reduces to a matrix variational inequality. At least for a small load we prove its solvability and find a quasi‐static model of the crack growth depending on the loading parameter. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Eigenvalues of the antiplane-shear crack problem for a power-law material

This paper discusses the problem of finding the eigenvalue spectrum in determining the stress and strain fields at the tip of an antiplane-shear crack in a power-law material. It is shown that the perturbation method provides an analytical dependence of the eigenvalue on the material nonlinearity parameter and the eigenvalue of the linear problem. Thus, it is possible to find the entire spectrum of eigenvalues and not only the eigenvalue of the Hutchinson-Rice-Rosengren problem. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 173–180, January–February, 2008.     

Thermoelastoplastic deformation of a thick-walled cylinder with a radial crack

The thermoelastoplastic fracture mechanics problem of a thick-walled cylinder subjected to internal pressure and a nonuniform temperature field is solved by the method of elastic solutions combined with the finite-element method. The correctness of the solution is provided by using the Barenblatt crack model, in which the stress and strain fields are regular. The elastoplastic problem of a cracked cylinder subjected to internal pressure and a nonuniform temperature field are solved. The calculation results are compared with available data. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 49, No. 3, pp. 173–183, May–June, 2008.     

Development of a finite-element analysis methodology for the propagation of delaminations in composite structures

Analysing the collapse of skin-stiffened structures requires capturing the critical phenomenon of skin-stiffener separation, which can be considered analogous to interlaminar cracking. This paper presents the development of a numerical approach for simulating the propagation of interlaminar cracks in composite structures. A degradation methodology was introduced in MSC.Marc, which involved the modelling of a structure with shell layers connected by user-defined multiple-point constraints (MPCs). User subroutines were written that employ the virtual crack closure technique (VCCT) to determine the onset of crack growth and modify the properties of the user-defined MPCs to simulate crack propagation. Methodologies for the release of failing MPCs are presented and are discussed with reference to the VCCT assumption of self-similar crack growth. The numerical results obtained by using the release methodologies are then compared with experimental data for a double-cantilever beam specimen. Based on this comparison, recommendations for the future development of the degradation model are made, especially with reference to developing an approach for the collapse analysis of fuselage-representative structures. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 15–42, January–February, 2007.     

悬臂梁中开闭裂纹的损伤识别

利用裂纹诱导弦挠度函数,建立了悬臂Euler-Bernoulli中开闭裂纹位置、深度、初始张开角等损伤参数的识别方法。为此,首先将梁中开闭裂纹等效为单向扭转弹簧,给出了考虑裂纹缝隙效应的裂纹梁等效抗弯刚度,并得到悬臂Euler-Bernoulli开闭裂纹梁弯曲挠度的显式闭合解及裂纹诱导弦挠度函数,证明了裂纹诱导弦挠度的分段线性函数。其次,基于单向扭转弹簧的性质,建立了通过多步加载进行梁中开闭裂纹参数及其上下侧属性的识别方法。最后,通过数值算例验证了本文所建立的开闭裂纹损伤识别方法的适用性和可靠性,考察了裂纹分布位置、深度和初始张开角以及裂纹识别区间和挠度测量误差等参数对识别结果的影响,结果表明:当裂纹处于张开状态时,裂纹处裂纹诱导弦挠度斜率改变量随着施加荷载的增加而增加;当裂纹闭合时,其裂纹诱导弦挠度斜率改变量将保持为常量;裂纹损伤参数的识别误差随测量误差的增加而增加,但整体识别结果具有较高的精度,较好的鲁棒性。     

Ⅰ型裂纹中低速冲击荷载下起裂韧度测试新方法

为了探寻更加合理的构型试件来研究纯Ⅰ型裂纹在冲击荷载下的起裂及扩展行为, 提出一种新构型试件, 即双倾斜底边中心裂纹试件(double inclined bottom central cracked, DIBCC)。借助于中低速落锤式冲击实验装置进行冲击实验, 通过应力波来使试件内预制裂纹起裂并扩展, 同时利用应变片测试系统监测裂纹起裂时刻, 并采用AUTODYN有限差分软件对实验过程进行数值模拟, 最后计算裂纹的动态应力强度因子, 利用实验测得的起裂时刻, 确定试件的起裂韧度。结果表明:(1)在反射拉伸波作用下, 预制裂纹两侧会产生垂直于裂纹面向外的位移, 使预制裂纹扩张, 从而使裂纹起裂。(2)数值模拟结果与实验结果在裂纹扩展路径上具有一致性, 说明本文中提出的DIBCC构型试件有效, 可以用来测试裂纹在冲击载荷下的断裂韧度。

     

含裂纹结构可靠度的多尺度求解

针对环境作用下金属结构从微观损伤到宏观失效的复杂过程,选用具有局部细化特征的CAS小波,先对疲劳裂纹扩展方程进行离散处理,将微分方程转化为代数方程组,然后用完全积分可靠性分析模型,对一般环境中和引入环境系数的含裂纹结构的可靠度进行求解.最后,验证了利用CAS小波多尺度方法求解复杂环境中结构疲劳破坏过程是可行的,并能很好地解决短裂纹与长裂纹扩展的光滑过渡.     

应变率对含裂隙红砂岩裂纹扩展模式及破碎特征的影响

以含不同倾角预制裂纹的长方形板状红砂岩为研究对象,采用分离式霍普金森压杆沿试样宽度方向施加冲击荷载,使用高速摄像机记录裂纹扩展过程,获得试样的裂纹路径特征以及动态压缩强度和动态弹性模量,利用筛分统计法分析试样碎块分布特征,结合分形理论定量描述试样破碎程度及特点,探讨中应变率条件下含裂隙试样裂纹扩展模式与动态力学性质和破碎程度的相互关系。研究结果表明,应变率较高时试样会更多地出现远场裂纹和离层裂纹,并且相比相关低应变率实验结果,中应变率范围内试样破坏模式及裂纹分布情况随应变率的变化规律是不同的。随着应变率的提高,试样大体上从1条拉伸裂纹的临界破坏演变成X形剪切裂纹为主的复杂裂隙网络,并且不同角度预制裂隙对于这种裂纹扩展模式的演变有重要影响。在预制裂纹倾角一定的情况下,岩样动态压缩强度和动态弹性模量表现出明显的应变率效应,不同角度预制裂纹对于试样的应变率敏感性有显著影响。随裂纹倾角的增大,试样的动态强度、动态弹性模量和分形维数表现出的变化趋势具有一定的相似性,大体呈现先减小后增大的趋势,裂纹倾角为45°的试样的动态压缩强度、动态弹性模量和分形维数均为最小。随应变率的升高,不同预制裂纹倾角的试样碎块分布更加分散,应变率越高,预制裂纹倾角对于岩石冲击破碎程度、分形维数的影响越显著。

     

一维六方准晶压电材料反平面Ⅲ型裂纹电塑性分析

论文基于一维六方准晶压电材料反平面问题的基本方程,对Ⅲ型裂纹的电塑性区进行分析.采用条带模型并假设在电塑性区的切应力保持为常数,得到了电塑性区大小的表达式.这种假设方式消除了电场和应力在裂纹尖端的奇异性,这与实际情况相符合,也为一维六方准晶压电材料的断裂分析提供了理论基础.