STRESS TRIAXIALITY AS FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TRANSFERABILITY PARAMETER FOR NOTCHED SPECIMENS

  • AKOURRI O.
  • ELAYACHI I.
  • PLUVINAGE G.

Abstract

The problem of fracture toughness transferability is treated by using the stress triaxiality and by introduction of a new transferability parameter called p. This parameter is a combination of effective critical stress triaxiality (mean value of stress triaxiality over effective distance) and multiplies by a geometrical function. Application of this method has been made on three point bending specimens made in XC 38 steel. Comparison of 2D and 3D approaches is made.

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Transferability parameter Stress triaxiality Notch radius Notch depth Steel.