Crack advance stability

Interfacial stability is predicted using the ERR, which is defined as the mechanical energy that is released during an incremental increase in crack length. Crack advance occurs when the ERR reaches a critical value, often referred to as the interface toughness, denoted here as Fj. Thus, the crack growth criterion is G > Fj. The ERR is defined as [33]... 

Fig. 4.10. The variation of total potential energy and crack surface fracture energy with crack length is illustrated qualitatively for the configuration depicted in Figure 4.9 for the cases of (a) imposed boundary displacement 6 and (b) imposed boundary force P. The results illustrate the stability of crack advance under increasing displacement in case (a) and instability under increasing force in case (b). Adapted from Freund (1990).

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The quantity (dP/db) = k is the stiffnness of the two elastic solids, and is positive. So (dG/ can be zero while (dG/dA) is still positive. Equation (13) shows that the stability range increases monotonically with the stiffness, from the fixed load case (k = 0) to the fixed grips case (k = oo). Equations (13) and (14) have been obtained by a number of investigators.( - ) If, under a stable equilibrium, a fluctuation decreases A, then G decreases incrementally and one has G > w the crack recedes to its equilibrium position. It can only advance if the load P or displacement 8 is varied, bringing back G to the value w one is dealing with controlled rupture of an adhesive joint. In this case one has... 

Stability of the pile-up and the diffusion advance. The applied stress and the stress at the head of the pile-up (a,) can be calculated (Fig. 5-58). The stress concentration at the crack tip is transferred to the moving obstacle, as for a fixed pile-up, where hydrogen can promote decohesion. 

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