A general solution procedure for fracture mechanics weight function evaluation based on the boundary element method (Q1094937)
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A general solution procedure for fracture mechanics weight function evaluation based on the boundary element method (English)
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1988
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This paper reports on the development of an efficient and accurate means for the direct computation of crack surface weight functions for two dimensional fracture mechanics analysis. Weight functions are mathematical representations which can be used to efficiently calculate stress intensity factors for a variety of crack loading and boundary conditions. The method is inherently capable of handling mixed-mode problems. The weight function capability is especially important for problems of fatigue crack growth modeling where the efficient calculation of stress intensity factors is crucial. The basis of the new formulation and numerical solution method is the boundary element method (BEM), as implemented for two dimensional fracture mechanics analysis. The paper will review the analytical formulation of the new BEM, the numerical solution algorithm, and a limited number of validation examples.
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crack surface weight functions
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two dimensional fracture mechanics
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stress intensity factors
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mixed-mode problems
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boundary element method
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