Surface cracks in a plate of finite width under extension or bending

In this paper the problem of a finite plate containing collinear surface cracks is considered. The problem is solved by using the line spring model with plane elasticity and Reissner's plate theory. The main purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of interaction between two cracks or between cracks and stress-free plate boundaries on the stress intensity factors and to provide extensive numerical results which may be useful in applications. First, some sample results are obtained and are compared with the existing finite element results. Then the problem is solved for a single (internal) crack, two collinear cracks and two corner cracks for wide range of relative dimensions. Particularly in corner cracks the agreement with the finite element solution is surprisingly very good. The results are obtained for semielliptic and rectangular crack profiles which may, in practice, correspond to two limiting cases of the actual profile of a subcritically growing surface crack.     

Interaction of cracks with bonds between their faces in an isotropic medium reinforced by a regular system of stringers

A problem of an elastic isotropic medium with a system of foreign (transverse with respect to crack alignment) rectilinear inclusions is considered. The medium is assumed to be attenuated by a periodic system of rectilinear cracks with zones where the crack faces interact with each other. These zones are assumed to be adjacent to the crack tips, and their sizes can be commensurable with the crack size. Interaction between the crack faces in the tip zone is modeled by introducing bonds (adhesion forces) between the cracks with a specified strain diagram. The boundary-value problem of the equilibrium of a periodic system of cracks with bonds between their faces under the action of external tensile loads and forces in the bonds is reduced to a nonlinear singular integrodifferential equation with a kernel of the Cauchy kernel type. The condition of critical equilibrium of the cracks with the tip zones is formulated with allowance for the criterion of critical tension of the bonds. A case of a stress state of the medium containing zones where the crack faces interact with each other is considered.     

Opening-Function Simulation of the Three-Dimensional Nonstationary Interaction of Cracks in an Elastic Body

Integral relations between three-dimensional dynamic displacements (stresses) in an infinite elastic body with arbitrarily located plane cracks and discontinuities in the displacements of the opposite crack faces are presented. The influence of opening cracks on each other is considered in the problem on crack faces loaded by pulse forces. This problem is reduced to a system of boundary integral equations of the wave-potential type in a time domain. The dynamic mode I stress intensity factors are determined for two coplanar elliptic cracks under forces in the form of the Heaviside function     

Flow Around a Crack in a Porous Matrix and Related Problems

The equations governing plane steady-state flow in heterogeneous porous body containing cracks are presented first. Then, a general transformation lemma is presented which allows extending a particular solution obtained for a given flow problem to another configuration with different geometry, behaviour and boundary conditions. An existing potential solution in terms of discharges along the cracks, established by Liolios and Exadaktylos (J Solids Struct 43:3960–3982, 2006) for non-intersecting cracks in isotropic matrix, is extended to intersecting cracks in anisotropic matrix. The basic problem of a single straight crack in an infinite body submitted to a pressure gradient at infinity is then investigated and a closed-form solution is presented for the case of void cracks (infinite conductivity), as well as a semi-analytical solution for the case of cracks with Poiseuille type conductivity. These solutions, derived first for an isotropic matrix, are then extended to anisotropic matrices using the general transformation lemma. Finally, using the solution obtained for a single crack, a closed-form estimation of the effective permeability of micro-cracked porous materials with weak crack density is derived from a self-consistent upscaling scheme.     

Thermoelastic problem of two collinear cracks

A two-dimensional problem of two collinear cracks influenced by concentrated heat sources is studied. The considerations are limited to a problem of normal opening of the crack (Mode I) assuming that cracks of different lengths are thermally insulated and free of loads. The formulas describing displacements and stresses at any point of the body are given. The stress intensity factors at the crack tips and the openings of the cracks are obtained. To avoid possible overlapping of the cracks boundaries, the position of the heat sources and the lengths of the cracks are analyzed to ensure non-negative stress intensities factors (SIF's) at all the crack tips. The solution to the above problem has been derived using the method given by Panasuyk et al. [V.V. Panasuyk, M.P. Savruk, A.P. Datshshyn, Stress Distribution around Cracks in Plates and Shells, Naukova Dumka, Kiev, 1976 (in Russian); V.V. Panasuyk, M.P. Savruk, A.P. Datsyshyn, A general method of solution of two-dimensional problems in the theory of cracks, Eng. Fracture Mech. 9 (1977) 481–497.     

Interaction between collinear periodic cracks in an infinite piezoelectric body

The problem of collinear periodic cracks in an infinite piezoelectric body is studied. Effect of saturation strips at the crack-tips is taken into account. By means of the Stroh formalism and the conformal mapping technique, the general periodic solutions for collinear cracks are obtained. The stress intensity factors and the size of saturation strips are derived analytically, and their dependencies on the ratio of the periodicity on the half-length of the crack are analyzed in detail. Numerical results show the following two facts. (1) When h/l>4.0, the stress intensity factors become almost identical to those of a single crack in an infinite piezoelectric body. This indicates that the interaction between cracks can be ignored in establishing the criterion for the crack initiation in this case. (2) The speed of the saturation strip size of periodic cracks approaching that of a single crack depends on the electric load applied at infinity. In general, a large electric load at infinity is associated with a slow approaching speed.     

基于退相关DIC的疲劳裂纹全局动态测量方法

工程材料和结构在反复荷载长期作用下容易发生疲劳开裂, 疲劳裂纹测量对于开展科学试验研究和工程问题分析都至关重要, 但现有方法无法实现高精度的疲劳裂纹全局动态测量. 本文基于数字图像相关(digital image correlation, DIC)技术, 合理利用DIC的退相关效应, 提出一种疲劳裂纹全局动态测量及可视化方法. 该方法首先在相机采集得到的裂纹图像内, 建立具备拓扑关系的目标点云结构, 并运用DIC亚像素算法得到裂纹区域位移场, 再基于零均值归一化互相关(zero-mean normalized cross correlation, ZNCC)计算结果剔除退相关的DIC目标点(灭点). 进一步通过“三生点”算法提取得到裂纹离散边界, 并采用最小二乘法将离散边界拟合为连续裂纹边界, 实现裂纹形态的几何重构, 最终自动计算得到裂纹长度和宽度的动态变化过程. 该方法原理清晰、理论简单, 易于实现. 开展数值模拟和钢节点疲劳试验, 对相关算法和图像采集参数进行了验证, 结果表明本文方法对疲劳裂纹边界的数字化重构误差在0.5个像素内, 基于重构结果计算得到的裂纹长度和宽度误差分别为0.46像素和0.08像素(类同于0.06 mm和0.01 mm), 并成功实现了对疲劳试验裂纹扩展形态的精细化动态测量及可视化. 研究成果证明了DIC技术用于疲劳裂纹全局动态测量及可视化的有效性, 并在测量精度、效率、成本等方面具有显著优势, 可在实验室测量和工程现场测试中推广应用.      

A numerical analysis of cracks emanating from a surface elliptical hole in infinite body in tension

This paper deals with such a kind of surface crack problem with an approximately same depth, which is called a liked-plane crack problem. Based on the previous investigations on internal rectangular crack and surface rectangular crack in infinite solid in tension and a hybrid displacement discontinuity method (a boundary element method) proposed recently by Yan, a numerical approach for the liked-plane crack problem in hand is presented. Numerical examples are given to illustrate the numerical approach is simple, yet accurate for calculating the SIFs of a liked-plane crack. Specifically, a pair of cracks emanating from a surface elliptical hole in infinite body in tension are investigated in detail.     

混凝土砌块墙体裂缝的力学机理探讨

从混凝土砌块墙体裂缝的工程调查出发，分析裂缝的成因和表现形式，指出温度裂缝和干缩裂缝混凝土砌块墙体裂缝的两种主要形式．根据实测的墙体温差，计算了温度裂缝应力；根据Kelvin方程，阐述了干缩裂缝的机理，并估算了干缩裂缝应力，解释了产生混凝土砌块墙体的裂缝原因。     

星形裂纹的应力分析

利用复变函数的方法, 通过构造适当的保角映射研究了星形裂纹的平面弹性问题,给出了裂纹尖端I型与II型问题应力强度因子的解析解.并由此模拟出了经典的Griffith裂纹,共点均匀分布三裂纹,十字裂纹,对称八裂纹问题.      

热压电介质中的渗透型周期裂纹问题

利用Stroh公式,研究了含共线周期裂纹热的压电介质的广义二维问题。该工作有两个特征：一是裂纹被建模为具有渗透表面的缝隙,并假设为跨越上下表面时,电场的切向分量和电位移的法向分量是连续的;另一个特征是,机－电载荷和热载荷被假设作用在无限远处,而不是在裂纹表面。基于这两个假设,我们获得了有关场强因子,以及裂纹内电场的相当简洁的表达式。结果表明：①在裂纹内电场是线性变化的,②电位移的奇异性总是取决于应力的奇异性.③所有场的奇异性与所加的电载荷无关。     

Basic solutions of multiple parallel symmetric mode-III cracks in functionally graded piezoelectric/piezomagnetic material plane

The Schmidt method is adopted to investigate the fracture problem of multiple parallel symmetric and permeable finite length mode-III cracks in a functionally graded piezoelectric/piezomagnetic material plane. This problem is formulated into dual integral equations, in which the unknown variables are the displacement jumps across the crack surfaces. In order to obtain the dual integral equations, the displacement jumps across the crack surfaces are directly expanded as a series of Jacobi polynomials. The results show that the stress, the electric displacement, and the magnetic flux intensity factors of cracks depend on the crack length, the functionally graded parameter, and the distance among the multiple parallel cracks. The crack shielding effect is also obviously presented in a functionally graded piezoelectric/piezomagnetic material plane with mul- tiple parallel symmetric mode-III cracks.     

Cracks’ closure in 3-D fracture dynamics: the effect of relative location of two coplanar cracks

In this paper, the problem of two equal coplanar cracks with allowance for the crack faces contact interaction was investigated. The problem of the cracks located in homogeneous, isotropic, and linearly elastic solid subjected to normally incident tension–compression wave is solved by the boundary integral equations method. The influence of the distance between two cracks on the stress intensity factors (opening mode and transverse shear mode) is studied for a range of wave numbers. The results are compared with those obtained neglecting cracks’ closure.     

The nonlocal solution of two parallel cracks in functionally graded materials subjected to harmonic anti-plane shear waves

In this paper, the dynamic interaction of two parallel cracks in functionally graded materials (FGMs) is investigated by means of the non-local theory. To make the analysis tractable, the shear modulus and the material density are assumed to vary exponentially with the coordinate vertical to the crack. To reduce mathematical difficulties, a one-dimensional non-local kernel is used instead of a two-dimensional one for the dynamic problem to obtain stress fields near the crack tips. By use of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of dual integral equations, in which the unknown variables are the jumps of displacements across the crack surfaces. To solve the dual integral equations, the jumps of displacements across the crack surfaces are expanded in a series of Jacobi polynomials. Unlike the classical elasticity solutions, it is found that no stress singularity is present at the crack tips. The non-local elastic solutions yield a finite hoop stress at the crack tips. The present result provides theoretical references helpful for evaluating relevant strength and preventing material failure of FGMs with initial cracks. The magnitude of the finite stress field depends on relevant parameters, such as the crack length, the distance between two parallel cracks, the parameter describing the FGMs, the frequency of the incident waves and the lattice parameter of materials. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (90405016, 10572044) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20040213034). The English text was polished by Yunming Chen.     

Analytic solutions to problem of elliptic hole with two straight cracks in one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals

By means of the complex variable function method and the technique of conformal mapping, the anti-plane shear problem of an elliptic hole with two straight cracks in one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals is investigated. The solution of the stress intensity factor （SIF） for mode III problem has been found. Under the condition of limitation, both the known results and the SIF solution at the crack tip of a circular hole with two straight cracks and cross crack in one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystals can be obtained.     

竖向裂缝对功能梯度板的热响应影响

采用条单元法分析了竖向裂缝对功能梯度板的热响应影响。功能梯度板的材料属性沿板厚方向连续线性变化,温度变化热源作用于带竖向裂缝的功能梯度板上。通过研究得出了裂缝距离热源不同位置、不同长度裂缝及不同频率温度变化热源等状态时,功能梯度板上表面的热响应情况。采用条单元法研究带竖向裂缝的功能梯度板的热响应问题,为带裂缝的功能梯度板的热研究提供了一定的指导。     

Anti-plane fracture of a functionally graded material strip

This paper considers the anti-plane (or mode III) crack problem in a functionally graded material strip. The shear modulus of the strip is considered for a class of functional forms for which the equilibrium equation has an analytical solution. The problem is solved by means of singular integral equation technique. Both a single crack and a series of collinear cracks are studied. The results are tabulated and plotted to show the effect of the material nonhomogeneity and crack location on the stress intensity factors.     

Nonlinear behaviour of interacting dielectric cracks in piezoelectric materials

Existing studies on the fracture of cracked piezoelectric materials have been limited mostly to the electrically impermeable and permeable crack models, which represent the limiting cases of the physical boundary condition along the crack surfaces. This paper presents a study on the electromechanical behaviour of interacting dielectric cracks in piezoelectric materials. The cracks are filled with dielectric media and, as the result, the electric boundary condition along the crack surfaces is governed by the opening displacement of the cracks. The formulation of this nonlinear problem is based on simulating the cracks using distributed dislocations and solving the resulting nonlinear singular integral equations. Multiple deformation modes are observed. A solution technique is developed to determine the desired deformation mode of the interacting cracks. Numerical results are given to show the effect of the interaction between parallel cracks. Attention is paid to the transition between permeable and impermeable models with increasing crack opening.     

Dynamic behavior of two parallel symmetric permeable cracks in a piezoelectric strip

The dynamic behavior of two parallel symmetric cracks in a piezoelectric strip under harmonic anti-plane shear waves is studied using the Schmidt method for permeable crack surface conditions. The cracks are parallel to the edge of the strip. By means of the Fourier transform, the problem can be solved with the help of two pairs of dual integral equations. These equations are solved using the schmidt method. The results show that the stress and the electric displacement intensity factors depend on the geometry of the cracks, the frequency of incident waves, the distance between cracks and the thickness of the strip. It is also found that the electric displacement intensity factors for the permeable crack surface conditions are much smaller than those for the impermeable crack surface conditions. Project supported by the Post Doctoral Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province, the National Science Foundation with the Excellent Young Investigator Award (No. 19725209) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT.2000.30).