SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1988
STP33072S

Computation of the Amplitude of Stress Singular Terms for Cracks and Reentrant Corners

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The theoretical basis and performance characteristics of two new methods for the computation of the coefficients of the terms of asymptotic expansions at reentrant corners from finite-element solutions are presented. The methods, called the contour integral method (CIM) and the cutoff function method (CFM), are very efficient: the coefficients converge to their true values as fast as the strain energy, or faster.

In order to make the presentation as simple as possible, we assume that the elastic body is homogeneous and isotropic, is loaded by boundary tractions only, and, in the neighborhood of the reentrant corner, has stress-free boundaries. The methods described herein can be adapted to cases without such restrictions.

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Szabó, BA
Center for Computational Mechanics, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Babuška, I
Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 101–124
DOI: 10.1520/STP33072S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5041-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0972-8