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Stress intensity factors for high aspect ratio semi-elliptical external surface cracks in cylindrical vessels

  • Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Aero-Engine
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

External surface cracks can occur in cylindrical vessels due to damage and propagate in the manufacturing process and during service life. Most of research focuses on stress intensity factors for surface cracks with low aspect ratios, i.e., a/c ≤1.0. Situation may well arise where the aspect ratio of cracks is larger than one. An external longitudinal surface crack is assumed to be subjected to different types of hoop stress distributions acting perpendicular to the crack faces. The stress intensity factors (SIFs) along the crack front were determined through the three-dimensional finite element method. Then these results are used to compute approximate values of SIFs in the case of complex loadings by employing both the superposition principle and the power series expansions of the actual hoop stresses. It is found that the maximum stress intensity factor for external surface cracks with high aspect ratio occurs at different point to that with low aspect ratio.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnergy Research and Power Engineering 2014
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages882-886
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9783038351603
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 International Conference on Energy Research and Power Engineering, ERPE 2014 - Dalian, China
Duration: 17 May 201418 May 2014

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume986-987
ISSN (Print)1022-6680
ISSN (Electronic)1662-8985

Conference

Conference2014 International Conference on Energy Research and Power Engineering, ERPE 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityDalian
Period17/05/1418/05/14

Keywords

  • Aspect ratio
  • External longitudinal crack
  • Influence coefficient
  • Stress-intensity factors (SIFs)

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