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Automatic crack growth tracking of bimaterial interface cracks

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The propagation process of an interfacial crack in composite material is studied using the modified maximum dilatational strain energy density criterion, NT-criterion. Some necessary assumptions have been adopted to facilitate the use of the NT-criterion in this case. The stress intensity factors at the crack tip are extracted from the complex displacement field and finite element results. A simple algorithm for automatic crack propagation is presented with an illustrative example.

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On étudie le processus de propagation d'une fissure d'interface dans un matériau composite en utilisant le critère NT, version modifiée du critère de densité d'énergie maximale de dilatation. On a adopté diverses hypothèses pour faciliter l'application du critère NT à ce cas. Les facteurs d'intensité de contraintes à l'extrémité de la fissure sont déduits du champ de déplacement complexe et des résultats de l'analyse par éléments finis. Un algorithme simple relatif à une propagation automatique de la fissure est présenté avec un exemple à la clé.

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Yehia, N.A.B., Shephard, M.S. Automatic crack growth tracking of bimaterial interface cracks. Int J Fract 37, 123–135 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041715

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