Solution of stiffened problems for a finite internally cracked plate by using complex potentials and the generalized variational method (Q1085678)

In this paper the decrement ratio of the stress intensity factor for a finite internally cracked plate reinforced by a circular disk welded over the crack is studied by using complex potentials and the generalized variational method. The plate is divided into two regions by the weld, and the complex potentials for these regions and those for the reinforced plate are expressed in a series form whose coefficients are determined from the stationary conditions of a new functional. The conditions of compatibility and equilibrium around the weld are enforced through a Lagrange multiplier technique in the functional. Numerical results are given which may be referential to engineers.