Detailed Crack-Tip Stress Field Description in a Specimen Subjected to Mixed-Mode Loading

A mixed-mode cracked configuration is investigated using the multi-parameter fracture mechanics concept based on the analytical description of the stress/displacement field near a crack tip by means of the Williams series expansion. It is shown that using only one (singular) parameter as it is usual for brittle materials is not sufficient if the accurate stress distribution also further from the crack tip shall be known. Tangential stress distribution in various distances from the crack tip is presented and importance of the higher-order terms of the Williams expansion emphasized. Moreover, initial crack propagation direction is investigated by means of the MTS criterion and utilization of its generalized form is discussed.

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