SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1994
STP13726S

Elastic-Plastic Mode II Fracture in an Aluminum Beam

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This paper describes an experimental and analytic study of Mode II fracture in a ductile aluminum beam. Mode II fracture is characterized by an in-plane sliding of crack surfaces relative to one another. For ductile materials such as aluminum, failure is preceded by yielding near the crack tip. In this paper, a Mode II fracture anaylsis technique that includes yielding near the crack tip is presented. Unlike other methods, the analysis presented in this paper (1) provides a simple method for modeling stable and unstable crack growth; (2) can be implemented with a general purpose finite-element package; (3) predicts the maximum load at failure and the nature of the failure, either unstable crack growth or yield; (4) includes interface elements to prevent overlap of the crack surfaces; and (5) includes directly the R-curve values. The finite-element modeling technique provided a reasonable, qualitative approximation of experimental behavior.

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Cordes, J
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Yazici, R
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 547–559
DOI: 10.1520/STP13726S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5270-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1990-1