Many experimental investigations have previously been performed and recentlydone on different shipbuilding structural steels where the specimens size and crack depth/specimenwidth (a/W) were varied. A series of intere...Many experimental investigations have previously been performed and recentlydone on different shipbuilding structural steels where the specimens size and crack depth/specimenwidth (a/W) were varied. A series of interesting results have been gained. It is worthwhile to havea review on the effect of a/W ratio on fracture toughness, and further theoretical analysis isnecessary. In this paper, experimental work in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM) wasdiscussed. Tests had been carried out on 10 kinds of strength steels. Results showed that J_i andδ_i. values increased with decreasing a/W when a/W【0.3 for three-point bend specimens and thatshallow crack specimens which have less constrained flow field give markedly higher values oftoughness than deeply notched specimens. However, for a/W】0.3, the toughness was found to beindependent of a/W. Slip line field analysis shows that for shallow cracks, the hydrostatic stressis lower than that from standard deeply cracked bend specimen which develops a high level of cracktip constraint, provides a lower bound estimate of toughness, and will ensure an unduly conservativeapproach when applied to structure defects especially if initiation values of COD / J-integral areused.展开更多
In part I of this series, experimental investigation in EPFM （elastic-plastic fracture mechanics） had been discussed. In this paper, experimental investigation in LEFM （ linear elastic fracture mechanics） is given...In part I of this series, experimental investigation in EPFM （elastic-plastic fracture mechanics） had been discussed. In this paper, experimental investigation in LEFM （ linear elastic fracture mechanics） is given. Fracture toughness tests had been carried out on three different strength steels, using both through-cracked specimens with different α/W ratio and semi-elliptical cracked specimens with variable crack size and shape. Results show that the fracture toughness KIC increases with decreasing α/W when α/W 〈 0.3 for three-point-bend specimens, and that for α/W 〉 0.3, it is independent of α/W. Shallow crack specimens, both through-cracked and surface-cracked, gave markedly higher values than deeply notched specimens. However, the effect of crack shape on fracture toughness is negligible. Results also show that the LEFM approach to fracture is not tenable for design stresses where αc is often very small, far less than 2.5 （ KIC/σy）^2.展开更多
文摘Many experimental investigations have previously been performed and recentlydone on different shipbuilding structural steels where the specimens size and crack depth/specimenwidth (a/W) were varied. A series of interesting results have been gained. It is worthwhile to havea review on the effect of a/W ratio on fracture toughness, and further theoretical analysis isnecessary. In this paper, experimental work in elastic-plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM) wasdiscussed. Tests had been carried out on 10 kinds of strength steels. Results showed that J_i andδ_i. values increased with decreasing a/W when a/W【0.3 for three-point bend specimens and thatshallow crack specimens which have less constrained flow field give markedly higher values oftoughness than deeply notched specimens. However, for a/W】0.3, the toughness was found to beindependent of a/W. Slip line field analysis shows that for shallow cracks, the hydrostatic stressis lower than that from standard deeply cracked bend specimen which develops a high level of cracktip constraint, provides a lower bound estimate of toughness, and will ensure an unduly conservativeapproach when applied to structure defects especially if initiation values of COD / J-integral areused.
文摘In part I of this series, experimental investigation in EPFM （elastic-plastic fracture mechanics） had been discussed. In this paper, experimental investigation in LEFM （ linear elastic fracture mechanics） is given. Fracture toughness tests had been carried out on three different strength steels, using both through-cracked specimens with different α/W ratio and semi-elliptical cracked specimens with variable crack size and shape. Results show that the fracture toughness KIC increases with decreasing α/W when α/W 〈 0.3 for three-point-bend specimens, and that for α/W 〉 0.3, it is independent of α/W. Shallow crack specimens, both through-cracked and surface-cracked, gave markedly higher values than deeply notched specimens. However, the effect of crack shape on fracture toughness is negligible. Results also show that the LEFM approach to fracture is not tenable for design stresses where αc is often very small, far less than 2.5 （ KIC/σy）^2.
