Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5013947 | Engineering Fracture Mechanics | 2017 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
In the previous report, the authors proposed a new CTOD calculation formula which shows good correspondence with actual CTOD in large thickness materials by introduction of a correction parameter for varied blunting shapes at the crack tip by a strain hardening exponent. However, this formula is limited to the standard range of the crack depth to width ratio, a0/W from 0.45 to 0.55, and hence did not satisfy strong demand for evaluation of a wider a0/W range. Actually, ISO15653 can cover a wider a0/W range from 0.01 to 0.70 in order to respond to this demand, considering the description in the Annex, which specifies a J-integral based CTOD calculation formula. In the context of this situation, the authors' recent report revealed that the plastic hinge model can be applied to a0/W conditions other than the range from 0.45 to 0.55 based on detailed observation of plastic deformation for wider a0/W conditions. Coordination of the rotational center is steady regardless of the load level and strain hardening exponent. In this study, first, based on a BÂ ÃÂ 2B configuration, expansion of the applicable a0/W range for the proposed CTOD calculation formula is investigated with some modification of the proposed formula. Second, application to the BÂ ÃÂ B type specimen is investigated. Finally, validation of the FEM analysis for BÂ ÃÂ B type specimens by the silicone rubber replica method is presented.
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Authors
Tomoya Kawabata, Tetsuya Tagawa, Yoichi Kayamori, Mitsuru Ohata, Yoichi Yamashita, Masao Kinefuchi, Hitoshi Yoshinari, Shuji Aihara, Fumiyoshi Minami, Hiroshi Mimura, Yukito Hagihara,