A strip yield model for two collinear cracks in plates of arbitrary thickness

dc.contributor.authorChang, D.
dc.contributor.authorKotooussov, A.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAs two cracks grow and approach each other under fatigue loading, a deleterious interaction between them can considerably affect the crack growth rate, making theoretical evaluations and experimental data from a single isolated crack case considerably inaccurate. The aim of the present study is to investigate the interaction between two collinear cracks of equal length, taking into account the plate’s thickness effect, which was demonstrated to have a large effect on fatigue crack growth in the case of a single crack. The obtained solution to the problem is based on the Dugdale strip yield model and the distributed dislocation technique. In addition, a fundamental solution for an edge dislocation in a finite thickness plate is utilised. The present solution shows a very good agreement with previously published results for some limiting cases. The obtained results confirm a significant dependence of the interaction and stress intensity factors on the plate thickness, which can dramatically affect the plastic collapse conditions as well as fatigue crack growth rates.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityDonghoon Chang, Andrei Kotousov
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Fracture, 2012; 176(1):39-47
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10704-012-9724-0
dc.identifier.issn0376-9429
dc.identifier.issn1573-2673
dc.identifier.orcidKotooussov, A. [0000-0001-9337-5095]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/76332
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publ
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-012-9724-0
dc.subjectCollinear cracks
dc.subjectCrack interaction
dc.subjectDistributed dislocation technique (DDT)
dc.subjectMultiple site damage (MSD)
dc.subjectPlastic collapse
dc.subjectPlate thickness effect
dc.subjectStrip yield model
dc.subjectThrough-the-thickness crack
dc.titleA strip yield model for two collinear cracks in plates of arbitrary thickness
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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