A photoelastic determination of stress-intensity factors under thermal stresses

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1990

Department

Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

Abstract

An experimental method for the determination of stress-intensity factors (SIF) at a crack tip under thermal loading is presented. The experimental technique used is thermophotoelasticity. Data were collected from whole-field patterns by means of a digital image analysis system. SIF values were extracted using the stress field equations obtained from Williams' stress function. The photoelastic fringe field corresponding to predicted SIFs was regenerated and superimposed onto the actual fringe field to verify the results.

Publication Title

International Journal of Fracture

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