Overview

Many engineering structures and components contain cracks or crack-like flaws and it is widely recognized that crack growth must be considered both in the design and analysis of failures. The complete solution of a crack growth problem therefore includes determination of the crack path. At present the factors controlling the path taken by a propagating crack are not completely understood. In general crack paths are difficult to predict, while in practice their development in structures is often determined by large-scale structural tests. In introductory texts on fracture mechanics it is usually assumed that the crack path is known, either from theoretical considerations, or from the results of laboratory tests. A great amount of published information on crack paths exists, but this is scattered and often incomplete. This book provides an accessible state-of-the-art survey, with major themes presented in as unified a manner as possible.

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Author:   L. P. Pook
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.00cm
ISBN:  

9781853129278

ISBN 10:   1853129275
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   24 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Crack Descriptions: Introduction; Scales of observation; Crack growth surfaces and crack front families; Crack surface displacement; Volterra distorsioni; Crack growth mode; Fractal geometry; Random process theory; References. Chapter 2 Geometric Constraints: Introduction; Crack front types; Differential geometry; Corner point singularities; Crack front line tension; Notches and side grooves; References. Chapter 3 Failure Criteria and Crack Tip Plasticity: Introduction; Static failure criteria; Fatigue failure criteria; Limitations of stress intensity factors; Estimation of plastic zone sizes; Crack tip surface displacements; The J-integral; The HRR singularity; References. Chapter 4 Directional Stability of a Mode I Crack: Introduction; Definition of crack path stability; The T-stress criterion; A T-stress based stability parameter; Practical applications; References. Chapter 5:= Fatigue Crack Growth from an Initial Mixed Modes I and II Crack: Introduction; Limitations of analysis; Initial path of a Mode I branch fatigue crack; Branch crack stress intensity factors; Maximum tangential stress criterion; Mode I fatigue crack paths and predictions; Shear dominated fatigue crack growth; Failure mechanism map; Non proportional loadings; References. Chapter 6 Static Crack Growth from an Initial Mixed Modes I and II Crack: Introduction; Criteria based on elastic crack tip stress fields; Crack growth under compression; References. Chapter 7 Some Aspects of Crack Growth in Three Dimensions: Introduction; Twist cracks; Oscillating crack front families; Slant crack growth in thin sheets; Spot welds; Hydraulic fracturing; Fatigue crack path prediction; References.

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