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Modes of Crack Displacement
• Three modes that a load can act on a crack:

Outline – mode I is tensile (most common)
– mode II and III are sliding or tearing actions
• Stress Analysis of Cracks
• Fracture Toughness
• Effect of Geometry on Fracture Toughness
• Plane Strain Fracture Toughness
• Design Using Fracture Toughness
• Examples
- Pressure Vessels FIGURE 8.9 The three modes of crack surface displacement. (a) Mode I, opening or
tensile mode; (b) mode II, sliding mode; and (c) mode III, tearing mode.
- Hydraulic Actuator
Stress distribution at crack tips depends on how crack is being
extended (Mode of cracking).
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Modes of Crack Displacement Modes of Crack Displacement

y y
σ y x
x
x
z
z z
τ
Mode I is opening or tensile mode where τ

σ
the crack surfaces move directly apart. (I) τ (II) τ (III)
σ
FIGURE 8.9 The three modes of crack surface displacement. (a) Mode I, opening or
τ τ
tensile mode; (b) mode II, sliding mode; and (c) mode III, tearing mode.
Mode II is sliding or in-plane shear mode where the τ

• In practice, crack propagation is not limited to the three basic modes
τ
crack surfaces slide over one another in a direction σ and cracks often propagate under so called mixed modes, which are the
a)
perpendicular to the leading edge of the crack.
b) c)
……………. of the above mentioned modes, such as I-II, I-III, II-III and
so on.
Mode III is tearing and antiplane shear mode
where the crack surfaces move relative to one • In practice, however, crack propagation under ………… is the most
another and parallel to the leading edge of the dangerous. Under Mode I, it is easier for crack propagation to trigger a
crack. brittle fracture, so it has been studied extensively.
Stress Analysis of Cracks Fracture Toughness
• when the plate is thin, plane stress exists, i.e. σz=0
• in mode I, the stresses acting on the • when the plate is thick, σz=ν(σx+ σy) and a state of plane strain exists, εz= 0
crack as a function of radial
• stress intensity factor is related to the applied stress and crack length by:
distance r and angle θ are:
σ x =
K
2π r
fx (θ ) K = Yσ πa
K Where,
σ y = fy (θ )
2π r Y is a function of the crack and
K specimen size and geometry
τ xy = f xy (θ )
2π r (dimensionless parameter)
θ θ 3θ 
f x (θ ) = cos 1 − sin sin 
units of K are MPa m½
• K is the …....……………. factor and 2 2 2 
Thicker, more rigid pieces of a give material
defines the stress around a crack or θ θ 3θ 
f y (θ ) = cos 1 + sin sin  have a ……… fracture toughness than thin ones.
2 2 2 
flaw (similar to but NOT the same as
θ θ 3θ
the stress concentration factor Kt ) f xy (θ ) = sin cos cos
2 2 2 What is the difference between plane stress or plane strain conditions?
Plane Stress and Plane Strain Conditions Fracture Toughness

Fracture Toughness, Kc is a critical value of stress intensity
factor, K, at which brittle fracture will occur.
• When stress level reaches some critical

level, σc, have crack propagation and
fracture W
• critical stress intensity factor, Kc, at the
crack tip exists:
Plane stress condition:
K c = Y (a / W )σ c π a
Plane strain condition:
• In a thin body, the stress through
the thickness (σz) cannot vary • In a thick body, the material is
appreciably due to the thin constrained in the z direction due
to the thickness of the cross • Y is a function of a and W
section. a) Y(a/W) = 1 (infinite plate)
section and εz = 0. (component width)
• Because there can be no stresses
• Due to Poisson`s effect, a stress, • for wide plates and short cracks b) Y(a/W) ≈ 1.1 (semi-infinite plate)
normal to a free surface, σz = 0
throughout the section and a σz, is developed in the z direction. a/W → 0
biaxial state of stress results.
Effect of Specimen Geometry Effect of Specimen Geometry
• For a central, through thickness

crack:
 W  πa
Y (a / W ) =   tan
 πa  W
Plane Strain Fracture Toughness, KIc Design Using Fracture Mechanics
• Kc is a function of specimen • Important parameters are: Kc or

thickness, B
KIc, applied stress σ and crack
• when Kc in mode I becomes size a
independent of B, then have plane
strain fracture toughness, KIc: • If KIc and a are fixed then the
critical stress is:
K Ic = Y σ π a K Ic
σc ≤
pronounced as “kay-…....-see” Y πa
minimum value → safer for design
• If design involves a maximum

9 plane strain condition exists when: allowable crack size then:
2 2
 K Ic  1  K Ic 
B ≥ 2 .5   ac =  
 σy  π  σY 
Summary Design using Fracture Mechanics
¾ Stress intensity factor, K, describes the stress intensity felt by that material
under a particular loading condition, so if load varies, or specimen shape
varies etc., then K will vary K Ic = Yσ πa
- in a similar way that the stress on a component can vary This is the allowable
Material Property: so flaw size or smallest
¾ When the stress intensity in a brittle material reaches a particular value, KIc
can select material with flaw that can be detected
then something happens - i.e. ………. fracture occurs
appropriate value of KIc This could be design
- in a similar way to yield strength being the stress when a material stress (including safety
starts plastically deforming factor) or applied stress
¾Tests are used to measure KIc using Mode I crack opening and calculating 9 During design, we have to decide which parameters are constrained
the Y scale parameter. by the application and which can be controlled by design.
¾ KIc is a fundamental material property that is affected by: 9 For example, KIc may be fixed because of the need for certain
- temperature (KIc …. as T↑) material; density, corrosion resistance etc
- strain rate (KIc ….. as SR↑) 9 Or flaw size may be limited by detection equipment available.
- strengthening (usually KIc …… as σy↑)
BUT ONCE TWO PARAMETERS ARE FIXED SO IS THE THIRD!
- microstructure ( KIc ….. as grain size ↓)
Design using Fracture Mechanics Example: Pressure Vessels

Use of fracture mechanics to design pressure vessels.
Example: If KIc and “a” are fixed because a particular material
is required, then the design (or critical) stress is limited as:
Schematic diagram showing
the cross section of a spherical
K Ic
σc ≤ tank that is subjected to an
Y πa internal pressure p, and that
has a radial crack of length 2a
in its wall.
Or if the stress level is fixed and material has been chosen (KIc is
fixed) then the maximum allowable flaw size in the material is
given by: one method is for wall to ……. before failure so plastic deformation can
2 be observed before formation of crack of critical size and fast fracture
1  K Ic 
ac =   occurs. Requires observation/inspection to notice yielding etc.
π  σY 
second method is design for ………-before-burst. Ensure that critical
crack size for fast fracture is greater than wall thickness. (i.e. ac = t,
So manufacturing techniques must be good enough to produce
allowing for safety). So crack can grow through thickness of wall without
flaws less than this size and NDT (non-destructive testing)
fast fracture (bursting) and vessel will leak allowing detection of leak by
techniques must be good enough to measure flaws this size.
pressure drop and presence of fluid.
Example: Pressure Vessels Example: Pressure Vessels
pr
Method 1: require circumferential wall stress less than yield strength. K Ic = Yσ πa σ =
2t
pr Method 2: Using a = t, then and substituting for t from above:
Assume wall stress given by : σ =
2t
and using a safety factor, N, then : K Ic = Yσ πt
σ y 
K Ic = Y   πac
N 
2  K Ic2 
p=
and then solving for ac :
Y 2πr  σ y 
2
N2  K Ic 
ac =  
Y 2π σ 
 y 
∴ different parameters for optimization.
So look for materials with
best ratio of (KIc/σy)2
Example: Example:
A 7049- T73 Al forging is the material of choice for an 8 cm-internal diameter,
hydraulic actuator cylindrical housing that has a wall thickness of 1 cm. After
manufacture, each cylinder is subjected to a safety check, involving a single
fluid over-pressurization that generates a hoop stress no higher than 50% σys.
The component design calls for an operating internal fluid pressure,
corresponding to a hoop stress no higher than 25% σys. Prior to over- Diagram showing growth of
pressurization, a 2mm-deep semicircular surface flaw that was oriented normal semi elliptical surface flaw to
semicircular configuration. At
to the hoop stress direction was discovered in one cylinder. Given that σys = leak condition (a = t), unbroken
460 MPa and KIc = 23 MPa.m1/2, ligaments (shaded areas) break
open to form through-thickness
a) Would the cylinder have survived the over-pressurization test? crack.
b) Would the cylinder experience a leak-before-break condition?
c) Also, what were the fluid pressure levels associated with the
overpressurization cycle and design stress?
Example: Example:
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Modes of Crack Displacement

• Three modes that a load can act on a crack:

Modes of Crack Displacement Modes of Crack Displacement

Mode I is opening or tensile mode where τ

Mode II is sliding or in-plane shear mode where the τ

Plane Stress and Plane Strain Conditions Fracture Toughness

• When stress level reaches some critical

• For a central, through thickness

Plane Strain Fracture Toughness, KIc Design Using Fracture Mechanics

• Kc is a function of specimen • Important parameters are: Kc or

• If design involves a maximum

Design using Fracture Mechanics Example: Pressure Vessels

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