Mixed mode fracture initiation and trajectory prediction under random stresses Academic Article

abstract

• A method is developed for estimating (i) confidence intervals on the initial direction of crack extension and (ii) the probability of crack initiation in plane stress and plane strain problems. The method accounts for the uncertainty in applied stresses, fracture toughness, and crack geometry. It is based on classical theories of linear fracture mechanics for homogeneous isotropic materials, a computer code for deterministic fracture mechanics analysis (FRANC) and first and second order structural reliability algorithms (FORM/SORM). Several examples are presented to demonstrate the use and generality of the proposed method for probabilistic fracture mechanics analysis. 1990 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

authors

• El Borgi, Sami

published proceedings

• International Journal of Fracture

author list (cited authors)

• Grigoriu, M., Saif, M., El Borgi, S., & Ingraffea, A. R.

citation count

• 26

complete list of authors

• Grigoriu, M||Saif, MTA||El Borgi, S||Ingraffea, AR

publication date

• September 1990

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/bf00012607

start page

• 19

end page

• 34

volume

• 45

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00012607