Issue 37

M. Mokhtarishirazbad et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 37 (2016) 114-123; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS37.16

P ROCESSING OF DISPLACEMENT INFORMATION

D

isplacement data ahead of the crack was measured by using DIC. The obtained displacement data was then fitted into Williams' series [29, 30]:

2 n

        

 

 

 n n 2 2 

r

2 n

( 4) n

  

  

  

  

n

  

u

a

( 1) cos

cos

      

I

n

2

2

n

1

ModeI

(1)

2 n

 

 ( 4 ) n

 n n 2 2 

r

2 n

  

  

  

  

n

  

v

a

( 1) sin

sin

I

n

2

2

n

1

and,

       

        v u

2 n

 n n n  )4 ( sin

2 n

  

  

 

 

 

  n

sin )1(

n b r



II

2

2 2

2

1

n

ModeII

(2)

2 n

 n n n  )4 ( cos

2 n

  

  

 

 

  n

cos )1(

n b r

II

2

2 2

2

1

n

where u I

and v I

are horizontal and vertical displacements in mode I respectively, u II

and v II

are horizontal and vertical

displacements in mode II respectively,  is the shear modulus,      (3 ) / (1 ) for plane stress and for plane strain condition,  is the Poisson’s ratio, r and θ are polar coordinates with the crack-tip being the origin of coordinates, and a and b are constants. Eqs. 1 and 2 can be written in terms of the SIFs and T-stress as follows: 

K

r

K

r

T

2

2

I

II

 

 

u

r

(3)

cos (

1 2sin )

sin (

1 2cos )

(

1)cos

 2 2

 2 2 2 2 

2

2 8

K

r

K

r

T

2

2

I

II

 

 

v

r

(4)

sin (

1 2cos )

cos (

1 2cos )

(

3)sin

 2 2 2 

 2 2 2

2

2 8

by using

 4 T a

 1

  1 II K b

I K a

,

,

(5)

2

2

2

where K I are mode I and II of SIF respectively and T represents T-stress. Having employed a post processing routine, the crack opening displacement, COD, has been determined at various distances behind crack-tip. COD was determined as follows: and K II

    2 2 2 2 ( ) bot bot top top u v

COD x u v

(6)

Where u and v are the horizontal and vertical displacement respectively, and x is the distance of the extensometer behind the crack-tip. The subscripts “top” and “bot” refer to the position of the virtual extensometer points relative to the crack line.

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