On angled crack initiation under biaxial loading

Abstract The angled crack problem has been of growing interest to both designers and researchers for the prediction of the structural integrity of components under complex loading conditions. In the study of angled crack growth behaviour, it is invariably of interest to predict the initial crack growth direction θ0 and the fractures stress σc at which crack initiation occurs. In this paper the merits of the various proposed fracture criteria are reviewed. The biaxial loading effect on the parameter used in each criterion for the prediction of the fracture behaviour is studied. It is observed that the popular testing method employing uniaxial loading of a test specimen is inadequate to demonstrate the suitability of fracture criteria in the prediction of θ0 and σc. It is suggested that with the biaxial loading of a test specimen with an angled crack, a better appraisal of the fracture criteria can be obtained. The experimental results obtained in this study seem to support the maximum stress criteria for both uniaxial and biaxial loading conditions. Both tensions and compression biaxial loading effects have been considered.

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