Abstract
It is noted that calculations of the interaction between a main crack and two-dimensional microcracks surrounding the main-crack tip can be considerably simplified by using a point-source representation for the microcracks and a self-consistent scheme to determine the strength of these point sources. The procedure is illustrated by a detailed analysis for two basic configurations: (i) a single microcrack of arbitrary orientation near a main crack which is subjected to combined mode I and mode II loading; (ii) two microcracks symmetrically disposed about a main crack which is subjected to purely mode I loading. By comparing the result for configuration (i) with the exact result which is available for the special case of a collinear microcrack, it is found that the point-source representation for that case is accurate to within 5 percent over the range 0 <s/r 1 < 2/3, where 2s is the length of the microcrack and r 1 the distance from the main-crack tip to the mid-point of the microcrack. Over this range of s/r 1, the neutral-shielding angle for configuration (ii), using the point-source representation, is found to vary from 70 to 69.4 deg, when the microcracks are parallel to the main crack.
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On remarque que les interactions entre une fissure principale et des microfissures bidimensionnelles situées autour de l'extrémité de la fissure principale peuvent être considérablement simplifiées si on représente ces microfissures par des sources ponctuelles, pourvues d'une certaine puissance d'actions. La procédure est illustrée dans les cas de deux configurations: (1) une microfissure simple orientée arbitrairement par rapport à une fissure principale soumise à une sollicitation purement de mode I. (2) Deux microfissures disposées symétriquement de part et d'autre de la fissure principale, soumise à une sollicitation purement de mode I. En comparant les résultats relatifs à la configuration 1 aux résultats exacts disponibles dans le cas spécial d'une microfissure coplanaire, on trouve que la représentation par source ponctuelle est exacte dans ce cas à 5% sur une gamme de s/r1 comprise entre 0 et 2/3, où 2s est la longueur de la microfissure et r1 la distance entre l'extrémité de la fissure principale et le centre de la microfissure. Sur cette gamme de s/r1, et en utilisant la représentation par sources ponctuelles, on trouve que l'angle neutre relatif à la configuration 2 est compris entre 70° et 69°4, lorsque les microfissures sont parallèles à la fissure principale.
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Rose, L.R.F. Microcrack interaction with a main crack. Int J Fract 31, 233–242 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00018929
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