ELEMENTS OF FRACTURE MECHANICS

Derive the expression for approximate plastic zone shape around the
crack tip of a Mode II crack in an infinite plate for plane stress situation
using Mises yield criterion. Plot the shape of the plastic zone.
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By
GROUP 5
PRAKHAR VERMA(2018h1410087G)
VIPUL RITWIK(2018H1410183G)
GOPINATH CHAKRABORTY(2017H1410060G)

(Second semester, Design engineering, ME)

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

PILANI (RAJASTHAN)
Solution :
   3 
  sin 2 .(2  cos 2 .cos 2 ) 
 x   
  K II    3  ....................(1)

 y  sin .cos .cos
2 r  2 2 2 
   
   cos  .(1  sin  .sin 3 ) 
xy

 2 2 2 

x  y    x  y 
2

 1,2        xy ............................(2)
2

 2   2 

x  y  1    3   3 
    2sin  sin .cos .cos  sin .cos .cos  ............(3)
 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

x  y  
    sin  C...............(4)
 2  2

  x  y  1    3 
    2sin  2sin .cos .cos  ...............(5)
 2  2 2 2 2 2

  x  y      3 
    sin  sin .cos .cos  ...........................(6)
 2   2 2 2 2

   y 
2

R  x   xy ........................................................(7)
2

 2 

   3    3  2 2 2 3   3
R  sin 2  sin 2 .cos 2 .cos 2  2  sin 2 .cos .cos   cos  sin cos sin  2sin cos 2 sin ....(8)
2 2 2 2  2 2 2  2 2 2 2 2 2 2

    3  3 
R  1  sin 2 .cos 2  sin 2  sin .cos  cos .sin ................(9)
2 2  2 2 2 2 
sin 2   
R  1  sin 2 (1  2sin 2   cos  )  cos 2 1  2sin 2   cos  
4 2 2

K II
 1  C  R  ....................(10)
2 r
K
 2  C  R  II .....................(11)
2 r
 3  0.......(12)
ByMises yield criterion
( 1   2 ) 2  ( 2   3 ) 2  ( 3   1 ) 2  2 ys ....................(13)
(C  R  C  R) 2   C  R   (C  R) 2  2 ys ....................(14)
2

4 R 2  2 R 2  2C 2   ys ....................(15)
3R 2  C 2   ys ....................(16)
𝐾𝐼𝐼 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 𝜃 𝜃 𝜃
x [3 x [1 + + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (1 − 2sin2 θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠θ) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 (1 − 2sin2 θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠θ)] + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ] = 𝜎𝑦𝑠 2 11
2𝛱𝑟 4 2 2 2
....................(17)
𝐾𝐼𝐼 2 𝜃 𝜃 𝜃
x [3 x [4 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 + 4 − 8𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 + 4𝑐𝑜𝑠θ(𝑠𝑖𝑛2 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 )] + 4𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ] = 𝜎𝑦𝑠 2 ....................(18)
8𝛱𝑟 2 2 2

𝐾𝐼𝐼 2 𝜃
x [3 x [4 − 3𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃] + 4𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ] = 𝜎𝑦𝑠 2 ....................(19)
8𝛱𝑟 2

𝐾𝐼𝐼 2 𝜃
x [ [12 − 9𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃] + 4𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ] = 𝜎𝑦𝑠 2 ....................(20)
8𝛱𝑟 2

𝐾𝐼𝐼 2 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠θ 𝜃
x [ [12 − 9𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃] + 4( )𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ] = 𝜎𝑦𝑠 2 ....................(21)
8𝛱𝑟 2 2

𝐾𝐼𝐼 2
x [ [12 − 9𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 − 2𝑐𝑜𝑠θ]] = 𝜎𝑦𝑠 2 ....................(22)
8𝛱𝑟

𝐾𝐼𝐼 2
rpz = x [ [12 − 9𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 − 2𝑐𝑜𝑠θ]] ....................(23)
8𝛱𝜎𝑦𝑠

SHAPE OF PLASTIC ZONE

Figure1: Shape of Plastic Zone in Mode2(Matlab)

Matlab code:
theta = 0:0.01:2*pi;
rho = 14-9*sin(theta).^2-2*cos(theta);
polarplot(theta,rho)

Figure 2: Shape of Plastic Zone in Mode2(Excel)