A photoelastic determination of stress intensity factors for corner cracks in a bolted joint
- Univ. of Sheffield (United Kingdom). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Three-dimensional photoelasticity was used to measure mode I stress intensity factors of corner cracks in a double-shear bolted joint. A model of the joint assembly was manufactured from a photoelastic material and three different corner cracks were introduced using a cutting wheel. After the stress freezing process, slices along the crack fronts were cut and analyzed using three different photoelastic procedures. There was good correlation between the methods of analysis. Stress intensity factors of these cracks were found to vary along the crack front with a maximum at the bore of the hole and a minimum on the surface of the plate. This implies that the cracks are likely to grow more rapidly along the bore.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 564211
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 119, Issue 4; Other Information: DN: Presented at the 13. international symposium and exhibit on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering, February 27--March 3, 1994, Houston, TX (US); PBD: Nov 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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