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Published in: Strength of Materials 1/2022

06-05-2022 | SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SECTION

Experimental Verification of the Averaged Strain Energy Density Criterion for Brittle Fracture in Blunt V-Notches under Pure Compression

Authors: A.R. Torabi, M.R. Ayatollahi, F. Berto, S.M.J. Razavi

Published in: Strength of Materials | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

The goal of the present study is to verify experimentally the Averaged Strain Energy Density (ASED) criterion for brittle fracture in blunt V-notches under pure compression. For this purpose, a set of experimental results recently published in the literature regarding the compressive fracture loads of the flattened V-notched semi-disk (FVSD) specimen made of PMMA are attempted to be theoretically predicted by means of the strain energy density averaged over a control volume which surrounds the notch round edge. Comparing the theoretical and experimental results reveals that the ASED criterion works suitably on brittle fracture of V-notches under pure compression.
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Metadata
Title
Experimental Verification of the Averaged Strain Energy Density Criterion for Brittle Fracture in Blunt V-Notches under Pure Compression
Authors
A.R. Torabi
M.R. Ayatollahi
F. Berto
S.M.J. Razavi
Publication date
06-05-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Strength of Materials / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0039-2316
Electronic ISSN: 1573-9325
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-022-00373-8

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