Dynamic caustic analysis of propagating mode II cracks in transversely isotropic material

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 657-667

  Yao, Xue Feng ^a   Zhao, Hong Ping ^a   Yeh, Hsien Yang ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack velocity; Mode II SIF; Reflection caustics; Transversely isotropic material

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; VELOCITY CONTROL;

CRACK VELOCITY; MODE II SIF; REFLECTION CAUSTICS; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MATERIALS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 18844381177     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684405046078     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Kalthoff, J. F. (1983). On the Current Problems in Experimental Fracture Dynamics, In: Knauss, W. G. (ed.), Workshop on Dynamic Fracture, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., Feb. 17-18, pp. 11-35.
2. Arakawa, K., Mada, T. and Takahashi, K. (2000). Correlations among Dynamic Stress Intensity Factor, Crack Velocity and Acceleration in Brittle Fracture, International Journal of Fracture Mechanics, 105(4): 311-320.
3. Semenski, D. (1997). Method of Caustics in Fracture Mechanics of Mechanically Anisotropic Materials, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 58(1): 1-10.
4. Theocaris, P. S. and Georgiadis, H. G. (1984). Mode III Stress-intensity Factors in Cracked Orthotropic Plates - An Analogy with Propagating Cracks in Isotropic Media, Experimental Mechanics, 24(2): 177-183.
5. Theocaris, P. S. (1976). Stress Concentration in Anisotropic Plates by the Method of Caustics, Journal of Strain Analysis, 11(3): 154-160.
6. Theocaris, P. S. and Katsamanis, F. (1978). Response of Cracks to Impact by Caustics, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 10: 197-210.
7. Papadopoulos, G. A. (1992). Fracture Mechanics, In: The Experimental Method of Caustics and the Del. -Criterion of Fracture, pp. 1-100, Springer-Verlag Press, London, New York.
8. Theocaris, P. S. and Papadopoulos, G. A. (1980). Elasticdynamic Forms of Caustics for Running Crack under Constant Velocity, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 13: 683-698.
9. Rosakis, A. J. (1980). Analysis of the Optical Method of Caustics for Dynamic Crack Propagation, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 13: 331-347.
10. Theocaris, P. S. and Ioakimidi, N. (1979). The Equations of Caustics for Crack and Other Dynamic Plane Elasticity Problems, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 12: 613-615.
11. Yao, X. Y., Jin, G. C., Arakawa, K. and Takahashi, K. (2002). Experimental Studies on Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Thin Plates with Parallel Single Edge Cracks, Polymer Testing, 21: 933-940.
12. Yao, X. F., Xu, W., Xu, M. Q., Arawaka, K., Mada, T. and Takahashi, K. (2003). Experimental Study of Dynamic Fracture Behavior of PMMA with Overlapping Offset-Parallel Cracks, Polymer Testing, 22: 663-670.
13. Fang, J., Yao, X. F. and Xiong, C. Y. (2000). Experimental Study on Crack Curving Propagation in Bending Beams under Impulsive Load, Acta Mech. Sinica, 16(1): 83-92.
14. Xiong, C. Y., Yao, X. F. and Fang, J. (1999). A Study of Dynamic Caustics around Running Interface Crack Tip, Acta Mech. Sinica, 15(2): 182-192.
15. Broberg, K. Bertram (1999). Cracks and Fracture, pp. 360-364, Academic Press, San Diego, California, USA.
16. Wu, K.-C. (1989). On the Crack-tip Fields of a Dynamically Propagating Crack in an Anisotropic Solid, International Journal of Fracture Mechanics, 41: 253-266.