MATCHED asymptotic expansions are used to examine the stress and pore pressure fields near the tip of a plane strain shear (mode II) crack propagating on an impermeable plane in a linear elastic diffusive solid. For propagation speeds V that are large compared with c/I, where c is the diffusivity and I is the cracklength, boundary layers are required at the crack-tip and on the line ahead of th...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Lay people often mention stress as one of the most important risk factors for stroke. Stress might trigger a cerebrovascular event directly or could be associated with higher levels of blood pressure or an unfavorable lifestyle. To examine these possibilities, we analyzed the association between self-reported stress frequency and intensity and risk of stroke. METHODS Da...

In this study, displacement field around v-notches of a poly methyl metha crylate (PMMA) specimen with tip cracks will be analyzed using digital image correlation technique. First intensity factor in combination with in-plane rigid body translations and rotation components will be determined by linear least squares fitting of the displacement field data to the corresponding relations among stre...

In this paper, a simple cracked beam under vertical pressure is considered. Stress intensity factor, normal, and shear stresses (at the tip of the crack) are calculated with finite element software. Results are compared when there is contact between crack surfaces with different direction of pressure, and when there is no contact. Results show that stress intensity factors can be implemented fo...

modelling of crack propagation by finite element method under mixed mode conditions is of prime importance in fracture mechanics. this paper describes an application of finite element method to the analysis of mixed mode crack growth in linear elastic fracture mechanics. crack growth process is simulated by an incremental crack-extension analysis based on the maximum principal stress criterion,...

In the present study, the influence of variation of notch parameters on the notch stress intensity factor KI is studied using CTspecimen made from steel construction. A semi-elliptical notch has been modeled and investigated and is applied to finite elements model. The specimen is subjected to a uniform uniaxial tensile loading at its two ends under perfect elastic-plastic behavior. The volume...

In this paper, the analytical solution of an electric and Volterra edge dislocation in a functionally graded piezoelectric (FGP) medium is obtained by means of complex Fourier transform. The system is subjected to in-plane mechanical and electrical loading. The material properties of the medium vary exponentially with coordinating parallel to the crack. In this study, the rate of the gradual ch...

It is generally accepted that the fatigue crack growth (FCG) depends mainly on the stress intensity factor range (DK) and the maximum stress intensity factor (Kmax). The two parameters are usually combined into one expression called often as the driving force and many various driving forces have been proposed up to date. The driving force can be successful as long as the stress intensity factor...