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A Critical Assessment of J-Integral and CTOD as Fracture Parameters

Publication Type : Book Chapter

Publisher : Springer Link

Source : International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME - 2018) October 3rd – 5th, 2018, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India and Publication in Springer: Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2019, pp. 429-438

Url : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-13-6577-5_41

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Engineering

Department : Mechanical Engineering

Year : 2019

Abstract : Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics (EPFM) is often used for the integrity assessment of components made from ductile materials. It offers two fracture criterions viz., the J-integral and Crack Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) which predicts the onset of unstable crack growth in ductile materials or materials undergoing significant plastic deformation. Hence the measurement of these parameters is vital. After presenting a brief introduction to the J-integral, CTOD and the relationship between these two parameters, the basic technique for measuring the J-integral for mode I problem through numerical simulation for is illustrated. The objective of this work is to critically assess the viability of the aforementioned fracture parameters in the integrity assessment of structures. A number of differences and similarities that exists between these two parameters in terms of quality and measurement methods as given in the standards (such as American Society for Testing and Materials and British Standards Institution) is brought out in this work. In addition, the misconceptions detained about the elastic-plastic fracture parameters is discussed.

Cite this Research Publication : Harihara, Subramanian R, Subbaiah, Arunkumar, Sreekumar, Jithin, Ravi Kiran, Bollineni, “A Critical Assessment of J-Integral and CTOD as Fracture Parameters”, Presented at the International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME - 2018) October 3rd – 5th, 2018, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India and Publication in Springer: Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2019, pp. 429-438

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