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A simplified method for determining the double-K fracture parameters K Ic ini and K Ic un for three-point bending tests is proposed. Two empirical formulae are used to describe the crack mouth opening displacement CMOD and the stress intensity factor K I c caused by the cohesive force σ(x) on the fictitious crack zone for three-point bending beams. It has been found that the two empirical formulae are accurate for a large practical region of a/D. Experiments carried out by many researchers showed that the new formula of CMOD for three-point bending beams can be directly used to predict the initial crack length for precracked beams, the notch depth and the critical effective crack length, as well as the crack length in the post-critical situation with a satisfactory accuracy. Further verification is demonstrated to determine the double-K parameters K Ic ini and K Ic un. They are very close to those determined by the method proposed in our previous work. Using the simplified procedure, the experiments can be performed even without a closed-loop testing facility and the calculation can be carried out on a pocket calculator.
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Xu, S., Reinhardt, H.W. A simplified method for determining double-K fracture parameters for three-point bending tests. International Journal of Fracture 104, 181–209 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007676716549
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