The present paper discusses the formulation of weight functions for inclined edge cracks in finite width plates, typical Rolling Contact Fatigue defects, to obtain Stress Intensity Factor and T-stress. Because do not depend on load boundary conditions, their use is convenient study subjected complex stress fields, e.g. fretting fatigue rolling contact fatigue, since field calculated uncracked g...

Kienzler and Hernnan recently showed that good and remarkably simple approximations of the stress intensity factors of cracks in beams can be obtained by bending theory estimations of the strain energy release as the crack is widened into a band of finite width. Their method has been based on equating this energy release to the energy release rate due to crack length extension, which has been p...

Fretting fatigue process have many features such as early stage crack initiation at contact edge, very slow crack propagation and fatigue failure after very long life operation. In this paper at first we present fretting fatigue model in high cycle region, which is considering the wear process near contact edge. And then we present fretting fatigue life estimation method in low cycle fatigue re...

Devices in modern technologies often have complex architectures, dissimilar materials, and small features. Their long-term reliability relates to inelastic, time-dependent mechanical behavior of such structures. This paper analyzes a three-layer structure consisting of, from top to bottom, an elastic film, a power-law creep underlayer, and a rigid substrate. The layers are bonded. Initially, th...

This work deals with the interaction of P-waves between a moving central crack and a pair of outer cracks situated at the interface of an orthotropic layer and an elastic half-space. Initially, we considered a two-dimensional elastic wave equation in orthotropic medium. The Fourier transform has been applied to convert the basic problem to solve the set of four integral equations. These set of ...

In this study, the frozen stress photoelastic method was used to investigate the three-dimensional effect on the crack growth behavior in a centrally perforated circular cylinder under internal pressure. The inner surface of the cylinder had a star shape, which consisted of six fins. The specimens were capped at the ends and pressurized internally above critical temperature after real cracks we...

The rate/temperature dependent fracture behaviour of plain and glass-filled polystyrene has been investigated over the crack speed (a) range of 10 -6 to 10 -2 m sec -1 and in the temperature (7-) range of 296 to 363 K. The Kc (a, T) relationships obtained, where Kc is the stress intensity factor at fracture, are shown to follow those given by the Williams/ Marshall relaxation crack growth model...

Brittle materials such as rock and ceramic usually exhibit apparent increases of strength and toughness when subjected to dynamic loading. The reasons for this phenomenon are not yet well understood, although a number of hypotheses have been proposed. Based on dynamic fracture mechanics, the present work offers an alternate insight into the dynamic behaviors of brittle materials. Firstly, a sin...

Influence of layer thickness on the stress distribution in the vicinity of a crack tip is examined, taking into account the fact that the conventional stress intensity factor concept becomes invalid if the thickness of the layer is not much more than the size of the fracture process zone. An eigen-problem is considered which is characterized by two asymptotes. The first is a near one; it is for...