Three-dimensional elastic analysis of cracked thick plates under bending fields

Sundara Raja Iyengar, KT and Murthy, MVV and Bapu Rao, MN (1988) Three-dimensional elastic analysis of cracked thick plates under bending fields. In: International Journal of Solids and Structures, 24 (7). pp. 683-703.

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Abstract

A three-dimensional analysis is presented for the bending problem of finite thick plates with through-the-thickness cracks. A general solution is obtained for Navier's equations of the theory of elasticity. It is found that the in-plane stresses and the transverse normal stress at the crack front are singular with an inverse square root singularity, while the transverse shear stresses are of the order of unity. Results from a numerical study indicate that the stress intensity factor, which varies across the thickness, is influenced by the thickness ratio in a significant manner. Results from a parametric study and those from a comparative study with existing finite element values are presented.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	International Journal of Solids and Structures
Publisher:	Elsevier
Additional Information:	Copy rights of this article belongs to Elsevier Science Ltd.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2010 06:08
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:39
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/21950

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