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Three‐dimensional crack analysis using singular boundary elements
Author(s) -
Jia Z. H.,
Shippy D. J.,
Rizzo F. J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620281005
Subject(s) - stress intensity factor , boundary element method , traction (geology) , mathematical analysis , mathematics , extrapolation , displacement (psychology) , gravitational singularity , finite element method , singularity , cauchy stress tensor , body force , boundary value problem , singular integral , geometry , integral equation , mechanics , structural engineering , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , psychology , psychotherapist
A multi‐domain method of solving three‐dimensional elastic crack problems in an infinite elastic body using the boundary element method is proposed. The \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \sqrt r $\end{document} displacement and \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ 1/\sqrt r $\end{document} traction behaviours near a crack front are incorporated in special crack elements. The elimination of singularities arising from the \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ 1/\sqrt r $\end{document} term combined with Kelvin's kernel for displacement in the integrals is discussed in detail. Stress intensity factors of modes I, II and III are obtained directly from crack‐front nodal values, without any extrapolation as in some other methods. No differentiation of conventional boundary integral equations (with Kelvin's tensor kernels) is necessary in the current approach. This method is applicable to cracks of arbitrary shape. Infinite bodies are modelled precisely as such, not approximated as large finite bodies. Numerical solutions of stress intensity factors are given for several problems involving a penny‐shaped crack.