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The effect of a realistic residual stress field on the predicted initiation of brittle and ductile fracture in a pressure and axially loaded circumferentially cracked pipe is examined using finite element analysis, micromechanical models of fracture initiation, andJ-Q theory. The study confirms that residual stresses contribute to the driving force and reduce fracture loads early in the loading history. In addition, results show that the residual stresses severely alter theJ-value (i.e., fracture toughness) predicted for the onset of brittle fracture. The reason for this decrease is found to be the increase in constraint generated by the residual stress field. In contrast, the effect of residual stresses on the ductile fracture initiation toughness is shown to be negligible. kw]Key words kw]residual stress kw]fracture initiation kw]micromechanics
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Panontin, T.L., Hill, M.R. The effect of residual stresses on brittle and ductile fracture initiation predicted by micromechanical models. Int J Fract 82, 317–333 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00013236
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