The effect of crack-tip point loads on fracture (Q1584898)
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The effect of crack-tip point loads on fracture (English)
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13 January 2003
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Conclusion: The presence of surface stress on the faces of a straight crack does not produce any change in stress intensity factors (SIF). It may, nevertheless, interact with a SIF-producting load so as to alter the configurational equilibrium condition. Similar effect may be brought about by the placement of point loads at crack tips. In fact, the toughness of a solid is reduced by an amount equal to the applied point force. We discuss these facts in the context of configurational equilibrium or fracture theory.
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crack-tip point load
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surface stress
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stress intensity factors
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configurational equilibrium condition
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fracture theory
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