Abstract
Accurate stress intensity factor (SIF) solutions for cylindrical specimens with varied wire aspect ratios, crack aspect ratio, relative crack depth and crack offset are required to evaluate the fracture toughness of high strength yet brittle rods, cables, fibres and wire specimens. The mode I geometric factor (GF) solutions of various crack configurations in a cylindrical fracture specimen in tension have been determined using linear elastic fracture mechanics in earlier studies. In the present study, finite element analysis (FEA) was used to compute these as a function crack offset and wire aspect ratios for two different boundary conditions-constrained and unconstrained. In constrained loading condition, the GF was seen to decrease significantly with crack offset for wires at lower aspect ratio in all the 3 crack curvatures – concave, straight and convex. GF stabilized as the wire aspect ratio was increased beyond 40. In unconstrained loading the GF values were independent of the wire aspect ratio and crack offset for the 3 crack curvatures.
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