Abstract
Closed-form wide-range weight functions have been presented for various finite plane cracked bodies. A unified analytical procedure was used in the derivation. First, accurate crack face displacement expressions for center and edge cracks were determined for the polynomial type reference load case. These displacements were then used to derive analytical weight functions, whose accuracy was critically assessed using the related Green's functions. Stress intensity factors formulae for a number of basic load cases including concentrated forces, polynomial as well as a band of linearly varying stress, have been obtained. These basic solutions combined with superposition method enable stress intensity factors to be rapidly determined for complex loadings, as demonstrated by example engineering crack problems. Discussions were made on the reference load case dependence of the weight functions, and the significance of the number of terms contained in the crack face displacement representation on the solution accuracy at extended crack lengths. The analytical wide-range weight functions have been proved versatile, very cost-saving, easy-to-use, and accurate.
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