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ASYMMETRIC, FULLY PLASTIC CRACK GROWTH MECHANICS AND TESTS FOR STRUCTURES AND PIPING

  • F. A. McClintock
  • , S. Jung
  • , D. M. Parks
  • , K. L. Kenney
  • , W. G. Reuter

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Abstract

Many structures damaged in recent earthquakes had cracks from welds that broke the Hauges of beams, broke llanges from columns, or veered of f, sometimes through columns. At least some structures were fully plastic during crack growth.. A complete asymmetric, plane strain, non-hardening, isotropic, rigid-plastic fracture mechanics is developed to predict such asymmetric crack growth from small specimen tests. For short cantilever specimens with an EDM slot across from an of fset shoulder, slip line fields give the three crack tip driving parameters; a slip direction 58" to 77" from the transverse (loading) direction, a moderate mean normal stress, and a slip of about half the applied displacement. Tests on A710 steel, TS = 630 MPa, gave the crack tip growth responses at that mean normal stress; cracking within 4" of the observed slip direction and growth per unit slip of 3 to 5, somewhat low compared to other configurations and materials.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopment, Validation, and Application of Inelastic Methods for Structural Analysis and Design
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages153-167
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9780791815359
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1996 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: Nov 17 1996Nov 22 1996

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume1996-N

Conference

ConferenceASME 1996 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1996
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period11/17/9611/22/96

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