Iv. Orynyak et Vm. Torop, THE ULTIMATE DUCTILE STATE MODEL FOR A PIPE WITH AN AXIAL THROUGH CRACK, International journal of fracture, 80(1), 1996, pp. 19-32
A statistically admissible solution has been constructed for a pipe wi
th an axial through crack. The boundaries of the limit region have bee
n obtained and the strength conditions on its boundary have been formu
lated. The extension of the distribution of forces and moments beyond
the limit region boundary has been substantiated. The results obtained
for a pipe with closed ends are in fair agreement with the experiment
al data. The influence of the axial force and the property anisotropy
upon the fracture stress has been studied. The possibility of consider
ing several cracks is analysed.