Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks

The weight function method provides a powerful and reliable tool for the determination of the stress intensity factor around the crack tip in a linearly elastic cracked solid subjected to arbitrary loading conditions. However, it is difficult to exactly compute the crack face displacement whose part...

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Main Authors: Junling Fan, Dengke Dong, Li Chen, Xianmin Chen, Xinglin Guo
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2015-06-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Dengke Dong
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description The weight function method provides a powerful and reliable tool for the determination of the stress intensity factor around the crack tip in a linearly elastic cracked solid subjected to arbitrary loading conditions. However, it is difficult to exactly compute the crack face displacement whose partial derivative is responsible for the weight function calculation. In the present paper, only one reference stress intensity factor is used for the purpose of establishing a general expression of the crack face displacement. Then, the generalized and simple expression is applied to calculate the weight function and the stress intensity factor of the center crack configuration. The calculation of the weight function is reduced to the simple integration of the correction function and of the partial derivative of the crack face displacement. It is shown that the present expressions for the computations of the crack face displacement and its partial derivative are in good agreement with their exact solutions.
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spelling doaj-art-c584c194084b4490a78d9b6bd5600a5e2025-08-20T02:51:45ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932015-06-01933Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracksJunling FanDengke DongLi ChenXianmin ChenXinglin GuoThe weight function method provides a powerful and reliable tool for the determination of the stress intensity factor around the crack tip in a linearly elastic cracked solid subjected to arbitrary loading conditions. However, it is difficult to exactly compute the crack face displacement whose partial derivative is responsible for the weight function calculation. In the present paper, only one reference stress intensity factor is used for the purpose of establishing a general expression of the crack face displacement. Then, the generalized and simple expression is applied to calculate the weight function and the stress intensity factor of the center crack configuration. The calculation of the weight function is reduced to the simple integration of the correction function and of the partial derivative of the crack face displacement. It is shown that the present expressions for the computations of the crack face displacement and its partial derivative are in good agreement with their exact solutions.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1454Weight function
spellingShingle Junling Fan
Dengke Dong
Li Chen
Xianmin Chen
Xinglin Guo
Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Weight function
title Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
title_full Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
title_fullStr Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
title_full_unstemmed Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
title_short Weight Function Method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
title_sort weight function method for computations of crack face displacements and stress intensity factors of center cracks
topic Weight function
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1454
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