Equilibrium of Plate With Cyclic-Symmetrical System of Radial Cracks Healed Near Tips

Abstract

The express methodology for assessing the strength of a body with a partially healed crack is used for modeling the renovation of damaged structures. We adopted the hypothesis that the elastic properties of the body with a partially healed crack are preserved. However, the specific surface energy of separation of surfaces is different from that in a solid body. Thus, we came to the problem of mechanics of crack in a homogeneous in terms of elastic properties and heterogeneous in terms of crack resistance. The consequence of healing of damage plate with cyclic-symmetrical systems of radial through crack is studied for cases of uniform all-round tensile and bending load. The crack closure effect in plate under bending is considered using the model of contact along a line. In numerical form, quantitative esti-mates of healing efficiency are established depending on three parameters: degree of filling of cracks, crack resistance of the newly formed interface, number of defects. In particular, the results of healing of internal and external defects vertices are compared.

Publication
Book of Abstracts of the 3rd International Symposium on Risk Analysis and Safety of Complex Structures