BITS Pilani

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Plate with surface crack

P r ob l e m S t at e m e nt
• A Plate of 100 x 80 x 10 mm is subjected to a tensile fatigue pressure of 120 MPa
in the presence of crack of length, 2a = 6 mm and depth, c = 3 mm. Determine
the stress intensity factor of mode I and fatigue life when the crack reaches half
of its thickness. ΔKth = 160 MPa√mm, KC = 1600 MPa√mm, C = 5.21E-13, n = 3.
L e a rn i ng Ou tc o m es
• From this tutorial we will learn
– To import the CDB file
– To incorporate the semi-elliptical crack
– To determine Stress intensity factor
– To perform crack growth analysis
– To estimate the fatigue life
S t e ps
• Importing the CDB file into Franc3D software
• Incorporating the crack at critical location
• Perform Static Crack analysis – to determine the SIF of initial crack
• Perform Growth crack analysis – to set crack parameters
• Perform Crack propagation analysis
• Review results