Stress intensity factors in cracked cylindrical shells under tension

Theocaris, PS; Thireos, CG

dc.contributor.author	Theocaris, PS	en
dc.contributor.author	Thireos, CG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:05:36Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:05:36Z
dc.date.issued	1976	en
dc.identifier.issn	03769429	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/8896
dc.subject	Optical Activity	en
dc.subject	Stress Field	en
dc.subject	Stress Intensity Factor	en
dc.subject.other	FRACTURE MECHANICS	en
dc.subject.other	PLASTICS - Crack Propagation	en
dc.subject.other	CAUSTICS	en
dc.subject.other	DOMES AND SHELLS	en
dc.title	Stress intensity factors in cracked cylindrical shells under tension	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF00037916	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00037916	en
heal.publicationDate	1976	en
heal.abstract	The singular stress field at the tip of a circumferential crack in a cylindrical shell under axial tension was studied by the optical method of caustics. The material of the shell was considered as linearly elastic and optically anisotropic. A complete study of the influence of the optical anisotropy of the material of the shell, the shell curvature and the characteristics of the optical set-up, on the shape and size of the caustics formed by illuminating the shell by a divergent or parallel light beam was undertaken. The stress intensity factor for the crack tip was evaluated by interrelating this quantity with the geometric characteristics of the caustics. Stress intensity factors evaluated experimentally on shells made either of an optically inert material (plexiglas) or of an optically active material (polycarbonate) compared favorably with the already existing theoretical solutions. © 1976 Noordhoff International Publishing.	en
heal.publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Fracture	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF00037916	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	691	en
dc.identifier.epage	703	en