Abstract
This paper presents a rigorous hybrid finite element procedure for the analysis of the thermoelastic problems with mixed-mode cracks. The singular character of the temperature gradient which significantly affects the distribution of thermal stresses near the crack-tip is precisely described. The calculations of temperature and thermal stress fields are carried out by the finite element assemblage in which hybrid singular elements are used around the crack-tip and high-order isoparametric regular elements are taken elsewhere. To determine the mixed-mode stress intensity factors, both the direct extrapolation method based on the finite element solutions and the indirect method using the modified J k integrals accounting for thermal effects have been proposed. To avoid the underestimation of stress intensity factors obtained by quarter-point singular elements, the important role of the hybrid singular elements developed is also demonstrated. For verification purposes, several pure mode and mixed-mode problems are solved. Excellent correlations between the computer results and available referenced solutions are drawn.
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