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The line-spring model has proven to be an effective tool for evaluating fracture parameters in surface-cracked plates and shells. However, application of the model requires detailed numerical computations, necessitating the availability of a specialized computer code. For approximate engineering calculations a version of the model which is more convenient to implement computationally, would be useful. In this paper a simplified line-spring model is presented along with detailed illustration of its application. The simplification is accomplished by replacing the crack front with a crack of constant depth and treating the ligament "spring" as elastic perfectly plastic. Despite its simplicity the model gives reasonably accurate predictions of fracture parameters, such as the J-integral or crack opening displacement (COD) at the root of surface cracks. This will be demonstrated by comparing analytical results for J and COD with previously published experimental data for surface-cracked steel plates.

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Author

R.B. King

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0013-7944)

Published

1983

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)