Numerical analysis of fast mode-1 fracture of a strip of viscoplastic work-hardening material

J. Aboudi*, J. D. Achenbach

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Abstract

Steady-state dynamic fields of stress and deformation have been computed for rapid mode-l crack propagation in the mid-plane of a strip of viscoplastic strain-hardening material. Both the cases of plane stress and plane strain have been considered. The system of governing equations has been solved numerically by a finite difference method, combined with an iterative procedure in the time domain which is continued until a steady-state has been reached. The effects of viscoplastic material behavior are exhibited by comparisons with results for perfectly elastic behavior. Dynamic effects due to high crack-tip speeds have been investigated, and results for the dynamic problem formulation have been contrasted with results for the corresponding quasi-static formulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-147
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Fracture
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1983

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