PARTIALLY CLOSED GRIFFITH CRACK

A solution is presented for a Griffith crack subjected to an arbitrary polynomial loading function which causes one end of the crack to remain closed. Closed form expressions are presented for the crack opening length and for the stress and displacements in the plane of the crack. The special case of pure bending is presented as an example and for this case the stress intensity factor is computed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Wolters-Noordhoff N.V.

  Oude Boteringe Strasse 22
  8001 Groninger,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Thresher, R W
  • Smith, F W
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 33-41
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Fracture Mechanics
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Wolters-Noordhoff N.V.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Measurement; Stresses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Crack propagation; Stress intensity factors
• Old TRIS Terms: Crack opening measurement; Crack stresses
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051834
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 25 1974 12:00AM