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Limit Loads for Axially Loaded Cylinders Having Full Circumferential Cracks: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Studies
Author(s) -
Lynch M. A.,
Moreton D. N.,
Moffat D. G.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
strain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1475-1305
pISSN - 0039-2103
DOI - 10.1046/j.0039-2103.2002.00023.x
Subject(s) - axial symmetry , limit load , cylinder , finite element method , limit (mathematics) , structural engineering , limit analysis , materials science , stress (linguistics) , mechanics , cylinder stress , engineering , physics , mathematics , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy
The limit load of an axially loaded cylinder, containing a fully circumferential part‐penetrating crack, has been established by three techniques. These were a stress analysis to find a lower bound to the limit load, a finite element analysis and an experimental programme which utilised extensively strain‐gauged precision‐made specimens. This article reports the results of these approaches and demonstrates the value of each.