Abstract
An elasto-plastic analysis of a compact mode II fracture specimen is performed. Both an approximate approach with rigid plastic material and a more exact elasto-plastic finite element calculation are carried out. From this analysis, an η-factor is determined relating the J-integral to the internal energy measured along the specimen crack faces. It is shown through the finite element computation that it is justifiable to define an η-factor. With this result, it is now possible to perform tests on aluminium specimens so as to determine JIIc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-122 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | International Journal of Fracture |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1990 |