A T-stress controlled specimen for mixed mode fracture experiments on brittle materials

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 83-93

  Ayatollahi, M R ^a   Sedighiani, Karo ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mixed mode loading; T stress

Indexed keywords

CRACK LENGTH; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; FRACTURE CRITERIA; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; MIXED-MODE LOADING; MODE II; SPECIMEN WIDTH; T STRESS; T-STRESSES; TEST SPECIMENS; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

BRITTLENESS; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; LOADING;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860643823     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. ABAQUS V 6.7 User's Manual 2007 Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp. Providence, Rhode Island
2. M.R.M. Aliha, and M.R. Ayatollahi Geometry effects on fracture behaviour of polymethyl methacrylate Material Science and Engineering 527 2010 526 530
3. M.R.M. Aliha, M.R. Ayatollahi, and R. Ashtari Mode I and mode II fracture toughness testing for a coarse grain marble Applied Mechanics and Materials 5-6 2006 181 188
4. M. Arcan, Z. Hashin, and A. Volosnin A method to produce uniform plane-stress states with application to fibre-reinforced materials Experimental Mechanics 18 1978 141 146
5. Y. Arun Roy, R. Narasimhan, and P.R. Arora An experimental investigation of constraint effects on mixed mode fracture initiation in a ductile aluminium alloy Acta Materialia 47 1999 1587 1596
6. H. Awaji, and S. Sato Combined mode fracture toughness measurement by the disc test Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 100 1978 175 182
7. M.R. Ayatollahi, and M.R.M. Aliha On determination of mode II fracture toughness using semi-circular bend specimen International Journal of Solids and Structures 43 2006 5217 5227
8. M.R. Ayatollahi, and M.R.M. Aliha Wide range data for crack tip parameters in two disc-type specimens under mixed mode loading Computational Materials Science 38 2006 660 670
9. M.R. Ayatollahi, and S. Bagherifard Numerical analysis of an improved DCDC specimen for investigating mixed mode fracture in ceramic materials Computational Materials Science 46 2009 180 185
10. M.R. Ayatollahi, M.J. Pavier, and D.J. Smith Mode I cracks subjected to large T-stresses International Journal of Fracture 117 2002 159 174
11. M.R. Ayatollahi, and K. Sedighiani Crack tip plastic zone under Mode I, Mode II and mixed mode (I + II) conditions Structural Engineering and Mechanics 36 2010 575 598
12. L.C. Bian, and K.S. Kim The minimum plastic zone radius criterion for crack initiation direction applied to surface cracks and through-cracks under mixed mode loading International Journal of fatigue 26 2004 1169 1178
13. B.A. Bilby, G.E. Carden, M.R. Goldthorpe, and I.C. Howard Size Effect in Fracture 1986 Mechanical Engineering Publications London p. 37-46
14. L.P. Borrego, F.V. Antunes, J.M. Costa, and J.M. Ferreira Mixed-mode fatigue crack growth behaviour in aluminium alloy International Journal of Fatigue 28 2006 618 626
15. E.N. Brown, P.J. Rae, and C. Liu Mixed-mode-I/II fracture of polytetrafluoroethylene Materials Science and Engineering 468-470 2007 253 258
16. S.R. Choi, D. Zhu, and R.A. Miller Fracture behavior under mixed-mode loading of ceramic plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings at ambient and elevated temperatures Engineering Fracture Mechanics 72 2005 2144 2158
17. K.P. Chong, M.D. Kuruppu, and J.S. Kuszmual Fracture toughness determination of layered materials Engineering Fracture Mechanics 28 1987 43 54
18. J.E. Dolbow, and M. Gosz On the computation of mixed-mode stress intensity factors in functionally graded materials International Journal of Solids and Structures 39 2002 2557 2574
19. F. Erdogan, and G.C. Sih On the crack extension in plates under plane loading and transverse shear Journal of Basic Engineering, Transactions of ASME 85 1963 519 525
20. T. Fett, G. Gerteisen, S. Hahnenberger, G. Martin, and D. Munz Fracture tests for ceramics under mode-I, mode-II and mixed-mode loading Journal of the European Ceramic Society 15 1995 307 312
21. M.A. Hussain, S.L. Pu, and J. Underwood Strain Energy Release Rate for a Crack Under Combined Mode I and Mode II. Fracture analysis ASTM STP 560 1974 American Society for Testing and Materials Philadelphia p. 2-28
22. S.G. Larsson, and A.J. Carlsson Influence of non-singular stress and specimen geometry on small-scale yielding at each tip in elastic-plastic materials Journal of the Mechanic of Physics and Solids 21 1973 263 277
23. P.S. Leevers, and J.C. Radon Inherent stress biaxiality in various fracture specimen geometries International Journal of Fracture 19 1982 311 325
24. J. Li, X.B. Zhang, and N. Recho J-MP based criteria for bifurcation assessment of a crack in elastic-plastic materials under mixed mode I-II loading Engineering Fracture Mechanics 71 2004 329 343
25. S. Ma, X.B. Zhang, N. Recho, and J. Li The mixed-mode investigation of the fatigue crack in CTS metallic specimen International Journal of Fatigue 28 2006 1780 1790
26. J.R. Rice Limitations to the small scale yielding for crack-tip plasticity Journal of the Mechanic of Physics and Solids 22 1974 17 26
27. H.A. Richard, and K. Benitz A loading device for the creation of mixed mode in fracture mechanics International Journal of Fracture 22 1983 R55 R58
28. M. Sander, and H.A. Richard Finite element analysis of fatigue crack growth with interspersed mode I and mixed mode overloads International Journal of Fatigue 27 2005 905 913
29. S. Seitl, and Z. Knesl Two parameter fracture mechanics: fatigue crack behavior under mixed mode conditions Engineering Fracture Mechanics 75 2008 857 865
30. C.F. Shih, and R.J. Asaro Elastic-plastic analysis of cracks on bimaterial interfaces: part I - small scale yielding Journal of Applied Mechanics 55 1988 299 316
31. G.C. Sih Strain-energy-density factor applied to mixed mode crack problems International of Journal of Fracture 10 1974 305 321
32. D.J. Smith, M.R. Ayatollahi, and M.J. Pavier The role of T-stress in brittle fracture for linear elastic materials under mixed-mode loading Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures 24 2001 137 150
33. S.H. Song, and G.H. Paulino Dynamic stress intensity factors for homogeneous and smoothly heterogeneous materials using the interaction integral method International Journal of Solids and Structures 43 2006 4830 4866
34. J.G. Williams, and P.D. Ewing Fracture under complex stress-the angled crack problem International Journal of Fracture 8 1972 441 446
35. G.S. Xeidakis, I.S. Samaras, D.A. Zacharopoulos, and G.E. Papakalitakis Crack growth in a mixed-mode loading on marble beams under three point bending International Journal of Fracture 79 1996 197 208
36. H. Yu, L. Wu, L. Guo, S. Du, and Q. He Investigation of mixed-mode stress intensity factors for nonhomogeneous materials using an interaction integral method International Journal of Solids and Structures 46 2009 3710 3724