Abstract
Crack propagation in ductile steel was investigated using impact-loaded three-point bending (3PB) specimens. Results from experiments and numerical simulations were compared. The specimens were 320 × 75 mm by 10 mm thick. A new 3PB specimen design with reduced width at the ends was developed to avoid the influence of uncertain boundary conditions at the impact heads. One static and two dynamic tests with impact velocities of 30.2 and 45.2 m/s were performed. High-speed photography was used to obtain crack growth and crack tip opening displacement data. Moire interference patterns were used to directly measure the relative rotation of the two specimen halves. Shear lip fracture surfaces were obtained for all three loading conditions. The experiments indicated no, or only a slight, loading rate influence on the crack propagation.
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