|
|||||
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Determination of mode
I stress intensity factors of complex configurations using
strain gages
S. Swamy, M. V. Srikanth, K. S. R. K. Murthy and P. S. Robi |
|
Vol. 3 (2008), No. 7, 1239–1255
|
Abstract |
|
Among techniques for the determination of the mode I stress intensity factors (SIFs), strain gage procedures are the simplest and most straightforward. We report here on an experimental investigation of the determination of opening mode stress intensity factors using the single strain gage method. Our approach overcomes certain drawbacks and greatly widens the applicability of strain gage methods in the determination of static SIFs of complex configurations. The approach was tested through experiments on specimens of finite width and finite height edge-cracked plates (fully finite plates) subjected to tensile stress. We compared the experimentally determined mode I stress intensity factors of fully finite plates with the computed values using finite element analysis, obtaining good agreement between the present approach and computed values. |
Keywords
stress intensity factor, strain gage, finite width, PMMA,
edge crack, finite height
|
Milestones
Received: 4 December 2007
Revised: 22 April 2008
Accepted: 18 July 2008
Published: 1 September 2008
|
Authors |
| S. Swamy | |
| Mahindra and Mahindra Limited Pune India |
|
| M. V. Srikanth | |
| Wipro Technologies Cyber City Hyderabad India |
|
| K. S. R. K. Murthy | |
| Department of Mechanical
Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 781 039 Assam India |
|
| P. S. Robi | |
| Department of Mechanical
Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 781 039 Assam India |
|
|
