Abstract
A procedure is outlined whereby the plastic near-tip stress and deformation fields for branched cracks are determined under plane strain and small scale yielding conditions. This method utilizes the known elastic stress intensity factor solutions and the universal mixed-mode plastic near-tip fields to determine the stress and deformation conditions at the tip of a kinked or forked crack. The plastic near-tip fields are characterized by an amplitude and a mixity parameter. We examine the influence of crack tip plasticity and material strain hardening characteristics on the local stress and strain states. Possible beneficial effects of crack branching and crack tip plasticity on fracture toughness and crack growth resistance are discussed in the light of these results.
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On met l'accent sur une procédure par laquelle on détermine les contraintes plastiques au voisinage d'extrémités de fissures en branches et les champs de déformation correspondants, sous un état plan de déformation et sous des conditions de plastification à petite échelle.
La méthode fait appel à des solutions connues pour le facteur d'intensité de contrainte, ainsi qu'aux champs plastiques de mode mixte au voisinage de l'extrémité d'une fissure pour déterminer les conditions de contrainte et de déformation à la pointe d'une fissure en fragmentation ou d'une fissure en fourche. Les champs plastiques au voisinage de l'extrémité sont caractérisés par un paramètre de mixité et par une amplitude.
On examine l'influence de la plasticité à la pointe de la fissure et les caractéristiques d'écrouissage du matériau sous les état locaux de contrainte de dilatation.
On discute de la possibilité d'effets bénéfiques d'une fissure efflorescente et de la plasticité à l'extrémité d'une fissure sur la ténacité à la rupture et sur la résistance à la croissance d'une fissure, à la lumière de ces résultats.
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Suresh, S., Shih, C.F. Plastic near-tip fields for branched cracks. Int J Fract 30, 237–259 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00019705
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