Analysis of closed branched and intersecting cracks by the boundary element method

Author:

Fedelinski PiotrORCID

Abstract

AbstractThe boundary element method (BEM) and a computer code for the analysis of plates with closed branched and intersecting cracks are developed. The BEM enables simple and accurate modelling of cracked plates by using boundary elements. Contact tractions between crack surfaces are computed using an iterative procedure. Stress intensity factors (SIFs) are determined using the path-independent integral. Three numerical examples are studied: a star-shaped crack in a square plate, multiple interacting cracks in an infinite plate and randomly distributed and intersecting cracks in a square plate. The examples demonstrate the simplicity of numerical modelling, the accuracy of the method and the possible applications. The influences of load directions, distances between cracks and the contact of the crack surfaces on SIF are investigated. For the plate with randomly distributed cracks, the effective elastic properties are additionally computed by considering or neglecting contact of crack surfaces. The results show that the importance of the contact procedure depends on how the cracked material is loaded.

Funder

Narodowe Centrum Nauki

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Mechanical Engineering,Computational Mechanics

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