Plastic deformation at the tip of an edge crack

Authors
Vrbik, J Singh, BM Rokne, J Dhaliwal, RS
Citation
J. Vrbik et al., Plastic deformation at the tip of an edge crack, Z ANG MA ME, 81(9), 2001, pp. 642-647
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANGEWANDTE MATHEMATIK UND MECHANIK
ISSN journal
00442267 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
642 - 647
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-2267(2001)81:9<642:PDATTO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A closed form solution is given for the problem of plastic deformation at t he tip of an edge crack forming at the free boundary of a half-space. Using a hypothesis by Dugdale the length of the plastic zone is obtained. The re sults are further extended for a layer with an edge crack.