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On the directional stability of wedging

Melin, Solveig LU (1991) In International Journal of Fracture 50(4). p.293-300
Abstract
The directional stability of the crack path during wedging of a strip is investigated, using finite element methods. Linearly elastic material and plane conditions are considered. No dynamic effects are included. Stable crack growth in the direction of maximum mode I stress intensity factor at the tip of the crack is assumed. It is found that directional stability seems to prevail if the thickness of the wedge at the foremost point of contact between the wedge and the crack surfaces is less than about 1.69 K Ic% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGak0Jf9crFfpeea0xh9v8qiW7rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9%... (More)
The directional stability of the crack path during wedging of a strip is investigated, using finite element methods. Linearly elastic material and plane conditions are considered. No dynamic effects are included. Stable crack growth in the direction of maximum mode I stress intensity factor at the tip of the crack is assumed. It is found that directional stability seems to prevail if the thickness of the wedge at the foremost point of contact between the wedge and the crack surfaces is less than about 1.69 K Ic% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGak0Jf9crFfpeea0xh9v8qiW7rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaaOaaaeaaca% WG3bGaai4laiaadweaaSqabaaaaa!3A93!\[\sqrt {w/E}\], where K Ic is the fracture toughness, w half the width of the strip and E the modulus of elasticity. (Less)
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293 - 300
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0376-9429
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10.1007/BF00032198
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  abstract     = {{The directional stability of the crack path during wedging of a strip is investigated, using finite element methods. Linearly elastic material and plane conditions are considered. No dynamic effects are included. Stable crack growth in the direction of maximum mode I stress intensity factor at the tip of the crack is assumed. It is found that directional stability seems to prevail if the thickness of the wedge at the foremost point of contact between the wedge and the crack surfaces is less than about 1.69 K Ic% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGak0Jf9crFfpeea0xh9v8qiW7rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9% vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x% fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaWaaOaaaeaaca% WG3bGaai4laiaadweaaSqabaaaaa!3A93!\[\sqrt {w/E}\], where K Ic is the fracture toughness, w half the width of the strip and E the modulus of elasticity.}},
  author       = {{Melin, Solveig}},
  issn         = {{0376-9429}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{293--300}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Fracture}},
  title        = {{On the directional stability of wedging}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00032198}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF00032198}},
  volume       = {{50}},
  year         = {{1991}},
}