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ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages 15-28Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.11.003
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Semicircular bend specimen; Three dimensional finite element analyses; Mixed mode; Fracture parameters; Poisson's ratio; Thickness
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The effects of specimen thickness and Poisson's ratio are investigated on mixed mode fracture parameters of a test sample using numerical analyses. A large number of three dimensional finite element models of semicircular bend specimen containing an inclined edge crack are analyzed to compute mixed mode fracture parameters (i.e. K-I, K-II and T). While for the two dimensional models the fracture parameters are independent of thickness and Poisson's ratio, the three dimensional results showed that the stress intensity factors (K-I and K-II) and the T-stress are generally increased by increasing Poisson's ratio. The T-stress decreases when the thickness of specimens is increased. A comparison between the two and three dimensional solutions shows that the available K-I, K-II and T results obtained from two dimensional conditions, present lower estimate data for the real three dimensional cracked semicircular bend specimen. Also, the influence of specimen thickness and Poisson's ratio, is more pronounced for dominantly mode I condition in the semicircular bend specimen. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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