Calculation of Near-Tip Non-Singular Stresses Under Mixed-Mode Crack Surface Tractions

Author: Chang J.   Jeng J.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0376-9429

Source: International Journal of Fracture, Vol.182, Iss.1, 2013-07, pp. : 131-139

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Abstract

When the crack surfaces are subjected to nonuniform mixed-mode surface tractions, there exist at the tip additional constant stress components other than the T-stress and the influence from the higher order non-singular stress terms may become more significant. In this work, an effective numerical approach is proposed to calculate the corresponding non-singular stresses. By introducing the concept of mixed-mode auxiliary stress fields, a de-singularized loading system is established for the calculation. The proposed scheme is applicable for 2-D problems subjected to arbitrarily distributed nonuniform crack surface tractions.