Title: Fracture toughness determination for compact tension specimens
Abstract: An analysis of determining the plane stress fracture toughness based on a beam-on-elastic foundation model for compact tension specimens (CTS) covering a wide range of a/2H and d/W ratios is presented. The solution is achieved by using the Timoshenko beam theory and Pasternak foundation with alternative formulations of the foundation modulus and the shear parameter to reflect more accurately the stress-strain distributions at the crack tip. The solution applicable to a wider range of a/2H and d/W ratios becomes desirable for practical reasons. For instance, the determination of plane-strain fracture toughness from the CTS specimens at higher a/W ratios enables the reduction of loading capacity from a testing machine which may become prohibitively high for medium strength engineering materials. Maximum fatigue crack growth data to be measured from a CTS specimen also becomes possible when the validity of fracture toughness can be ensured at the extended a/W ratios. The computed fracture toughness from the present analysis are compared with those measured experimentally and found to be satisfactory not only for high a/W ratios but also for a wide range of a/2H ratios commonly used in double-cantilever beam specimens.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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