Fracture Mechanics Criteria and Applications

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introductory chapter.
- 1.1. Conventional failure criteria.
- 1.2. Characteristic brittle failures.
- 1.3. Griffith's work.
- 1.4. Fracture mechanics.- References.
- 2. Linear elastic stress field in cracked bodies.
- 2.1. Introduction.
- 2.2. Crack deformation modes and basic concepts.
- 2.3. Eigenfunction expansion method for a semi-infinite crack.
- 2.4. Westergaard method.
- 2.5. Singular stress and displacement fields.
- 2.6. Method of complex potentials.
- 2.7. Numerical methods.
- 2.8. Experimental methods.
- 2.9. Three-dimensional crack problems.
- 2.10. Cracks in bending plates and shells.- References.
- 3. Elastic-plastic stress field in cracked bodies.
- 3.1. Introduction.
- 3.2. Approximate determination of the crack-tip plastic zone.
- 3.3. Small-scale yielding solution for antiplane mode.
- 3.4. Complete solution for antiplane mode.
- 3.5. Irwin's model.
- 3.6. Dugdale's model.
- 3.7. Singular solution for a work-hardening material.
- 3.8. Numerical solutions.- References.
- 4. Crack growth based on energy balance.
- 4.1. Introduction.
- 4.2. Energy balance during crack growth.
- 4.3. Griffith theory.
- 4.4. Graphical representation of the energy balance equation.
- 4.5. Equivalence between strain energy release rate and stress intensity factor.
- 4.6. Compliance.
- 4.7. Critical stress intensity factor fracture criterion.
- 4.8. Experimental determination of KIc.
- 4.9. Crack stability.
- 4.10. Crack growth resistance curve (R-curve) method.
- 4.11. Mixed-mode crack propagation.- References.
- 5. J-Integral and crack opening displacement fracture criteria.
- 5.1. Introduction.
- 5.2. Path-independent integrals.
- 5.3. J-integral.
- 5.4. Relationship between the J-integral and potential energy.
- 5.5. J-integral fracture criterion.
- 5.6. Experimental determination of the J-integral.
- 5.7. Stable crack growth studied by the J-integral.
- 5.8. Mixed-mode crack growth.
- 5.9. Crack opening displacement (COD) fracture criterion.- References.
- 6. Strain energy density failure criterion.
- 6.1. Introduction.
- 6.2. Volume strain energy density.
- 6.3. Basic hypotheses.
- 6.4. Two-dimensional linear elastic crack problems.
- 6.5. Uniaxial extension of an inclined crack.
- 6.6. Three-dimensional linear elastic crack problems.
- 6.7. Bending of cracked plates.
- 6.8. Ductile fracture.
- 6.9. Failure initiation in bodies without pre-existing cracks.
- 6.10. Other criteria based on energy density.- References.
- 7. Dynamic fracture.
- 7.1. Introduction.
- 7.2. Mott's model.
- 7.3. Stress field around a rapidly propagating crack.
- 7.4. Strain energy release rate.
- 7.5. Transient response of cracks to impact loads.
- 7.6. Standing plane waves interacting with a crack.
- 7.7. Crack branching.
- 7.8. Crack arrest.
- 7.9. Experimental determination of crack velocity and dynamic stress intensity factor.- References.
- 8. Fatigue and environment-assisted fracture.
- 8.1. Introduction.
- 8.2. Fatigue crack propagation laws.
- 8.3. Fatigue life calculations.
- 8.4. Variable amplitude loading.
- 8.5. Mixed-mode fatigue crack propagation.
- 8.6. Nonlinear fatigue analysis based on the strain energy density theory.
- 8.7. Environment-assisted fracture.- References.
- 9. Engineering applications.
- 9.1. Introduction.
- 9.2. Fracture mechanics design philosophy.
- 9.3. Design example problems.
- 9.4. Fiber-reinforced composites.
- 9.5. Concrete.
- 9.6. Crack detection methods.- References.- Author Index.

Pressestimmen

' The book is recommended for engineers and research workers interested in modern mechanics of materials...In addition, there is a very rich and up-to-date collection of references that is very useful for readers wishing to improve their knowledge of any specific topic in fracture mechanics.' Meccanica 27:143-145 1992