Summary
The elastic problem of an infinite orthotropic plate with different roots of its characteristic equation, when the fibers are oriented perpendicularly to an internal crack, and is weakened by an elliptic hole, is solved using Lekhnitskii's theory. The plate is subjected to prescribed stresses at infinity, while the boundary conditions are given at the flanks of the crack, at the rim of the perforation and at infinity.
Using the complex-variable method, the solution of the problem is reduced to the evaluation of Cauchy-type integrals concerning the analytic functions of the problem. The numerical solution of the problem revealed an intense variation of mode-I stress intensity factors (SIF) at the crack tips due to the increase of either the crack length, or the distance of the near-by rack tip from the center of the hole. Furthermore, it was found that orthotropy strongly influences the intensity of stresses at the crack tips. These findings are in complete agreement with results given in a previous work by the authors, concerning a similar problem for an orthotropic plate, which, however, constitutes a special case, where the material presents equal roots for its characteristic equation [1].
Zusammenfassung
Das elastische Problem einer unendlichen, orthotropen Platte mit verschiedenen Wurzeln ihrer charakteristischen Gleichung wird im Falle, daß die Fasern senkrecht zu einem inneren Riß verlaufen und daß sie durch ein elliptisches Loch geschwächt sind, im Rahmen der Lekhnitskii-Theorie gelöst. Die Platte wird im Unendlichen einer vorgeschriebenen Spannung unterworfen, während die Randbedingungen an den Rißflanken, am Lochrand und im Unendlichen gegeben sind.
Mit Hilfe der Methode der komplexen Variable wird die Lösung des Problems zurückgeführt auf die Berechnung von Cauchy-Integralen der analytischen Funktionen des Problems. Die numerische Lösung des Problems zeigt eine starke Abhängigkeit von Mode-I-Spannungsintensitätsfaktoren (SIF) an den Rißspitzen von der Rißlänge oder des Ligaments zwischen der Rißplatte und dem Loch. Weiterhin wurde gezeigt, daß Orthotropie starken Einfluß auf die Spannungsintensität hat. Diese Beobachtungen stehen in voller Übereinstimmung mit Resultaten aus der Arbeit [1] über ein ähnliches Problem für eine orthotrope Platte, wo allerdings die Wurzel der charakteristischen Gleichung identisch sind.
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Theocaris, P.S., Demakos, C.B. The stress intensity variation of an orthotropic perforated plate containing an internal crack. Arch. Appl. Mech. 63, 242–252 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00793891
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