Objectif A crucial issue in fracture research today is the transferability problem, i.e. the question of how fracture toughness quantities may be transferred from one crack to another. The question is so important because it concerns the assessment of the structural integrity of vital engineering structures used, for example, in the aircraft and nuclear industries. This project will investigate the transferability problem for fracture mechanics specimens with different simple crack configurations and different loading situations. Geometry, size and biaxiality effects on characteristic fracture toughness parameters will be studied. The project includes both experimental and theoretical work. Crack growth resistance curves for an aluminium alloy will be recorded using specimens with different in-plane constraints which are uni- and biaxially loaded. The resistance curves will be analysed in terms of the J-integral (J), the crack tip opening displacement and the energy dissipation rate (D). Additionally, metallographic and stereophotogrammetric studies of the fracture surfaces will be made to determine the crack tip opening angle. The theoretical part of the project deals with the application of J and D for biaxial loading and the analyses of the experimental data using the finite element method. The experimental part of the project will be performed mainly at two institutes in Kiev and the theoretical part in Kiev, London and Leoben. Programme(s) IC-INTAS - International Association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists from the independent states of the former Soviet Union (INTAS), 1993- Thème(s) 65 - Fracture Research Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement Data not available Coordinateur Erich-Schmid-Institut für Festkörperphysik der Österreichischen Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Jahnstraße 12 8700 Leoben Autriche Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (3) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire Antonov Design Bureau of Ministry of Engineering Ukraine Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 252062 Kiev Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Exhibition Road SW7 2BX LONDON Voir sur la carte Liens Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ukraine Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse 252014 Kiev Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
