Affiliation:
1. Tokyo University of Science
Abstract
In this study, crack path simulation was conducted based on a singular integral equation formulated by a continuous distributed dislocation technique. The problem investigated in this study was to predict the propagation path of a crack moving in an infinite elastic plate with a circular hole, under uniform tensile loading. In order to perform this prediction, a probing method was developed to search for a crack moving direction where the mode II stress intensity factor would be almost zero, enabling the crack to automatically extend in that direction. Some cases for different locations of an initial straight crack were simulated using the program developed.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science