Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics
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Load (N)<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
H130 Core<br />
=-28<br />
0 1 2 3 4 5<br />
Displacement (mm)<br />
Load (N)<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
H250 Core<br />
=-29<br />
0<br />
0 1 2 3 4<br />
Displacement (mm)<br />
Figure 3.3: Typical experimental load vs. displacement curves (“” indicates the onset <strong>of</strong><br />
crack growth) for specimens with (a) H130 core (b) H250 core <strong>and</strong> (c) PMI core.<br />
Since the face/core interface toughness is strongly dependent on the mode-mixity at the crack tip,<br />
the mode-mixity was determined from finite element analysis <strong>of</strong> the MMB specimens for all<br />
loading conditions <strong>and</strong> materials tested in this study. A finite element model <strong>of</strong> the MMB<br />
specimen was developed in the commercial finite element code, ANSYS, using 4-node<br />
isoparametric elements (SOLID42), see Figure 3.4. Geometrically non-linear analysis <strong>of</strong> the<br />
MMB specimen was performed with displacement controlled loading. The mode-mixity phase<br />
angle () was determined from relative nodal pair displacements along the crack flanks obtained<br />
from the finite element analysis, applying the crack surface displacement extrapolation (CSDE)<br />
method presented in the Introduction <strong>of</strong> this thesis. The characteristic length h is arbitrarily<br />
chosen as the face sheet thickness in this study.<br />
Figure 3.4: Finite element model <strong>of</strong> the MMB s<strong>and</strong>wich specimen. The smallest element size is<br />
3.33 m.<br />
46<br />
Load (N)<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
PMI Core<br />
=-20<br />
(a) (b) (c)<br />
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5<br />
Displacement (mm)