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A stress intensity factor (SIF) analysis for two-dimensional fractures with frictional contact (crack friction) is presented. This analysis is carried out using the symmetric-Galerkin boundary element method, and a modified quarter-point crack tip element. As in case of non-contact fracture, it is shown that highly accurate SIFs can be obtained, even with the simple Displacement Correlation SIF technique. Moreover, with the modified crack tip element, the mesh on the crack does not need to be excessively refined in order to achieve high accuracy. This meshing advantage is especially important in the context of the nonlinear frictional contact problem, as the computing time for the iterative process strongly depends on the number of elements used. Several numerical examples are presented and the SIF results are compared with available analytical or reference solutions.
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This research was supported in part by the University of South Alabama Research Council, and by the Applied Mathematical Sciences Research Program of the Office of Mathematical, Information, and Computational Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC.
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Phan, AV., Napier, J., Gray, L. et al. Stress intensity factor analysis of friction sliding at discontinuity interfaces and junctions. Computational Mechanics 32, 392–400 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-003-0505-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-003-0505-5