EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CRACKS IN TURBINE DISCS

Stage-II fatigue crack growth paths in firtree fixtures have been predicted using a photoelastic technique. Initiation was assumed to occur at the edge of contact on the load-bearing flanks and, subsequently, the cracks were extended in the direction of the maximum circumferential stress. After a short initial length, in which propagation was perpendicular to the contact surface, the direction of crack growth was, in a broad sense, equivalent to the hoop direction in the disc. Stress intensity factors were found for the majority of the crack path using data taken from the isochromatic fringe patterns. It was concluded that the most catastrophic failure was likely to occur from the innermost land of the firtree and that the width of the firtree had little influence on the stress intensity factors.     

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CIRCUMFERENTIAL SURFACE CRACKS IN PIPES

Abstract Stress intensity factors for circumferential surface cracks in pipes have been derived using the finite element method. Both cracks located at the in- and outside of the pipes have been analysed. The derived solutions cover a wide range of geometry and load configurations and are presented in a tabular form that defines influence functions for the stress intensity factor along the whole crack front. The solutions show good agreements in comparisons to other published solutions.     

ESTIMATIONS OF STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR SMALL CRACKS AT NOTCHES

This paper presents a simple method for determining the stress intensity factors for small notch-emanating cracks. The proposed method is based on similarities between elastic notch-tip stress fields described by two parameters; the stress concentration factor K₁, and the notch-tip radius ρ. The method developed here is rather general, and can be used for a variety of central and edge notches with through-thickness of semi-elliptical cracks. The predicted values are in good agreement with the available numerical data.     

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CRACKS AT FASTENER HOLES

Abstract— Transmission and reflection photoelasticity has been used to determine the stress intensity factors for artificial cracks emanating from a hole in two-dimensional tensile plates. Three geometries were investigated, namely a free hole, a pin-loaded hole and a hole with an interference-fit pin. All these cases relate to situations commonly found in aircraft structures. The results have been compared where possible with analytical data and a good correlation was found for these cases.     

裂纹面荷载作用下多裂纹应力强度因子计算

该文基于比例边界有限元法计算了裂纹面荷载作用下平面多裂纹应力强度因子.比例边界有限元法可以给出裂纹尖端位移场和应力场的解析表达式,该特点可以使应力强度因子根据定义直接计算,同时不需要对裂纹尖端进行特殊处理.联合子结构技术可以计算多裂纹问题的应力强度因子.数值算例表明该文方法是有效且高精确的,进而推广了比例边界有限元法的...     

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CRACKS IN NOTCHED FINITE PLATES SUBJECTED TO BIAXIAL LOADING

Stress intensity factors were calculated, based on Bueckner's principle for cracks in both infinite and finite plates with notches subjected to biaxial loading. Approximate Green's functions have been obtained by modifying two existing Green's functions, originally for unnotched plates. Values of stress intensity factors calculated using Bueckner's principle with the approximate Green's functions are in good agreement with published stress intensity factors for cracks in both infinite and finite plates containing a circular notch or an elliptical notch, previously found by the method of boundary collocation.     

WEIGHT FUNCTIONS AND STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR SEMI-ELLIPTICAL CRACKS IN T-PLATE WELDED JOINTS

Weight functions were derived for the deepest point and surface point of a semi-elliptical surface crack in T-plate joints with weld angles between 0 and 45°. These weight functions were derived from reference stress intensity factor solutions obtained from three-dimensional finite element calculations, and verified using stress intensity factors for different non-linear stress fields and for far-field tension and bending cases. The differences between the weight function predictions and the finite element data were less than 10%. They are suitable for semi-elliptical surface cracks with aspect ratios in the range 0.05 ≤ a/c ≤ 1, together with relative depths 0 ≤ a/t ≤ 0.6 and weld angles 0 ≤ φ ≤ 45°.     

CRACK-LINE AND EDGE GREEN'S FUNCTIONS FOR STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS OF INCLINED EDGE CRACKS

Abstract— Fretting loads on the surfaces of structural components can cause accelerated growth of short cracks. The rate of growth will depend on the combined stress intensity factor resulting from both remote and local loading. Many stress intensity factor solutions are available for remote loading, but solutions for arbitrary fretting loads are not readily accessible. In this paper accurate crack-line Green's functions are obtained from a boundary element analysis and then used to develop the Green's functions for loads on the edge of a half-plane containing a slant crack at various angles to the edge. These latter Green's functions can be used to obtain stress intensity factors for arbitrary stresses (normal or shear) on the edge of the half-plane without further stress analysis; simple integration procedures are all that is required.     

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF CRACK TIP STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR SEMI-ELLIPTIC CRACKS*

Several crack tip stress intensity factor solutions have been published for semi-elliptic, surface breaking cracks in plates subjected to tension or bending forces. These solutions do not agree with each other particularly well and the basis for choosing which one is the best has not been established. In this paper, the development of fatigue crack shape is used as a diagnostic tool to test the accuracy of these theoretical stress intensity solutions in predictive fatigue crack growth calculations. Those solutions giving the best engineering estimate of crack tip stress intensity factors are identified. Single equations are also given for each loading case at the deepest point or surface intersection point of semi-elliptic cracks in order to facilitate calculations on programmable calculators. A rational basis for calculating the progress of a crack which snaps through the thickness and continues to propagate in a stable way by fatigue is suggested.     

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CORNER CRACKS AT A SEMI-CIRCULAR NOTCH UNDER STRESS GRADIENTS

Abstract— A weight function method, recently developed by the authors, is applied to calculate stress intensity factors for corner cracks emanating from a semi-circular notch under crack face polynomial pressure loading. A wide range of configuration parameters are considered. These results, combined with superposition principle, allow determination of stress intensity factors under general loading conditions. The approach is demonstrated by obtaining stress intensity factors for the load cases of remote tension and shot-peening residual stresses at the notch.     

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS AND WEIGHT FUNCTIONS FOR SEMI-ELLIPTICAL SURFACE CRACKS IN FINITE-THICKNESS PLATES UNDER TWO-DIMENSIONAL STRESS DISTRIBUTION

Abstract— A Fourier series approach is proposed to calculate stress intensity factors using weight functions for semi-elliptical surface cracks in flat plates subjected to two-dimensional stress distributions. The weight functions were derived from reference stress intensity factors obtained by three-dimensional finite element analyses. The close form weight functions derived are suitable for the calculation of stress intensity factors for semi-elliptical surface cracks in flat plates under two-dimensional stress distributions with the crack aspect ratio in the range of 0.1 ≤ a/c ≤ 1 and relative depth in the range of 0 ≤ a/t ≤ 0.8. Solutions were verified using several two-dimensional non-linear stress distributions; the maximum difference being 6%.     

ON DETERMINING STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR MIXED MODE CRACKS FROM THERMOELASTIC DATA

Abstract— An alternative methodology is presented for determining stress intensity factors for cracks subject to mixed-mode displacements. The methodology involves thermoelastic data generated from a SPATE (Stress Pattern Analysis by Thermal Emission) system and has been adapted from one used successfully in photoelasticity. The thermoelastic data is collected throughout the elastic stress field dominated by the crack tip singularity. The stress field is described using a Fourier series within Muskhelishvili's approach. This method allows different applied stress fields to be described which may include transient or non-uniform stress fields. The results obtained using the new methodology are at least as good as those obtained previously for pure mode I cases, and generally better for mixed mode displacement conditions.     

THE STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR OF SMALL CRACKS AT NOTCHES

Abstract— It was found in a previous publication that stress fields around notches are quantitatively very similar, if the peak stress at the notch root (σ_peak) and the notch root radius ( ρ ) are the same. As a consequence, small cracks (length l ) should have the same stress intensity factor, if σ_peak and ρ are similar. This implies that the geometry factor C in
should primarily depend on l/ρ only, and not on other dimensions. Available data on calculated K values was analysed, which confirmed the similarity concept. An equation for C as a function of l/ρ was obtained. It was shown that K -values calculated with this equation are an accurate approximation for the stress intensity factor of small cracks at notches.     

修正的内部基扩充无网格法求解多裂纹应力强度因子

修正的内部基扩充无网格Galerkin法求解了多裂纹应力强度因子。采用特征距离对内部基扩充无网格法进行修正,应用变分原理推导了系统离散方程,给出相互作用能量积分计算混合型模式下的应力强度因子的公式。求解3个平面应力条件下的多裂纹问题,并与其他数值方法的计算结果进行比较。数值算例表明：修正的内部基扩充无网格Galerkin法可以方便、有效地求解多裂纹问题,在不增加附加节点和自由度的情况下便可以得到较高精度的计算结果。     

两种材料平面切口应力强度因子计算

本文先推导两种材料平面切口尖端应力应变场,然后利用分区混合有限元在切口尖端构造奇异应力元,在应力元外围划分常规的位移元,计算不同切口张角和不同材料比值下切口应力强度因子。     

求解双材料界面裂纹应力强度因子的扩展有限元法

基于双材料界面裂纹尖端的基本解,构造扩展有限元法(eXtended Finite Element Methods, XFEM)裂尖单元结点的改进函数。有限元网格剖分不遵从材料界面,考虑3种类型的结点改进函数：弱不连续改进函数、Heaviside改进函数和裂尖改进函数,建立XFEM的位移模式,给出计算双材料界面裂纹应力强度因子(Stress Intensity Factors, SIFs)的相互作用积分方法。数值结果表明：XFEM无需遵从材料界面剖分网格,该文的方法能够准确评价双材料界面裂纹尖端的SIFs。     

A LOCAL GRID REFINEMENT METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS FOR CRACKS AT NOTCHES

Abstract— Stress intensity calibrations have been determined for cracks at the root of a semi-circular edge notch loaded in tension using a localised grid refinement technique for finite element analysis. The technique is of particular value in situations where a fully connected mesh model is difficult to achieve or where enhanced accuracy is needed in a small sub-region of a model. Solutions were as accurate as those from a conventional refined mesh but with an approximately two fold reduction in run time. The resulting stress intensity factors are in good agreement with those estimated using a notch correction function and the equivalent un-notched crack solution.     

STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR SOLUTIONS FOR SEMI-ELLIPTICAL WELD-TOE CRACKS IN T-BUTT GEOMETRIES

Abstract— Weld toe magnification factors are widely used in the evaluation of stress intensity factors for cracks in welded structures. Traditionally, the weld magnification factor has been determined from 2-D plane strain models containing edge cracks. However, it has long been recognised that a semi-elliptical weld toe crack cannot be accurately represented by a 2-D approximation due to the 3-D nature of the geometry. As a consequence, some recent research has been carried out using 3-D numerical modelling, which highlights the limitations of the 2-D approach. Nevertheless, 3-D solutions are still scarce and are of limited validity due to the difficulties associated with creating the numerical models. This paper reports the most extensive 3-D numerical investigation of semi-elliptical cracks in T-butt geometries to date. Based on the numerical results, new and accurate equations for weld magnification factors were derived, which quantify the 3-D effects present and emphasise the importance of the attachment. The results obtained from these equations are then used in an assessment of existing solutions.     

压电材料渗透型反平面界面裂纹的奇异因子

本文用复变函数解析延展原理,研究了集中载荷作用下的不同压电材料反平面应变 状态的电渗透型界面裂纹的耦合场:对单个裂纹,给出了封闭形式的复函数解和场强度因子。 结果表明,在裂尖处耦合场有(1/2)阶的奇异性。