Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates

In stress analysis of cracked plates, alongside the stress intensity factor which quantifies the singular stress component perpendicular to the crack plane, the role played in crack growth by the constant term parallel to the crack plane, called the T-stress, has been widely investigated by many res...

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Main Authors: F. Berto, M.R. Ayatollahi, S. Vantadori, A. Carpinteri
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2017-07-01
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A. Carpinteri
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description In stress analysis of cracked plates, alongside the stress intensity factor which quantifies the singular stress component perpendicular to the crack plane, the role played in crack growth by the constant term parallel to the crack plane, called the T-stress, has been widely investigated by many researchers. There are, however, cases of practical interest where the influence on the stress field of the higher order terms in the series expansion for the crack tip stress field, is not negligible. The main aim of the present investigation is to present and apply a set of equations able to describe more accurately the stress components for those cases where the mode I and mode II stress intensity factors used in combination with the T-stress are unable to characterise with sufficient precision the complete stress field ahead the crack tip. The starting point is represented by the Williams’ solution (Williams, 1957) where stresses as expressed in terms of a power series. An example is investigated of a thin-thickness welded lap joint characterized by various joint width to thickness ratios, in the range of d/t ranging from 0.5 to 5. The present paper indicates that the local stresses as well as the strain energy averaged over a control volume which embraces the slip tip, can be evaluated with satisfactory precision only by taking into account a further four terms besides KI, KII and T-stress.
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spelling doaj-art-da203f2b11a847ecbe057dbcd278d2a72025-08-20T02:43:04ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89931971-89932017-07-01114126026810.3221/IGF-ESIS.41.35 Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in platesF. Berto0M.R. Ayatollahi1S. Vantadori2 A. Carpinteri 3Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran University of Parma, Italy University of Parma, ItalyIn stress analysis of cracked plates, alongside the stress intensity factor which quantifies the singular stress component perpendicular to the crack plane, the role played in crack growth by the constant term parallel to the crack plane, called the T-stress, has been widely investigated by many researchers. There are, however, cases of practical interest where the influence on the stress field of the higher order terms in the series expansion for the crack tip stress field, is not negligible. The main aim of the present investigation is to present and apply a set of equations able to describe more accurately the stress components for those cases where the mode I and mode II stress intensity factors used in combination with the T-stress are unable to characterise with sufficient precision the complete stress field ahead the crack tip. The starting point is represented by the Williams’ solution (Williams, 1957) where stresses as expressed in terms of a power series. An example is investigated of a thin-thickness welded lap joint characterized by various joint width to thickness ratios, in the range of d/t ranging from 0.5 to 5. The present paper indicates that the local stresses as well as the strain energy averaged over a control volume which embraces the slip tip, can be evaluated with satisfactory precision only by taking into account a further four terms besides KI, KII and T-stress.http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero41/numero_41_art_35.pdfCrackStress intensity factorsT-stressHigher order termsstrain energy
spellingShingle F. Berto
M.R. Ayatollahi
S. Vantadori
A. Carpinteri
Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Crack
Stress intensity factors
T-stress
Higher order terms
strain energy
title Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
title_full Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
title_fullStr Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
title_full_unstemmed Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
title_short Review of the Influence of non-singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
title_sort review of the influence of non singular higher order terms on the stress field of thin welded lap joints and small inclined cracks in plates
topic Crack
Stress intensity factors
T-stress
Higher order terms
strain energy
url http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero41/numero_41_art_35.pdf
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