Computations of fatigue crack growth with strain gradient plasticity and an irreversible cohesive zone model

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• 作者：Steffen Brinckmann ; Thomas Siegmund
• 关键词：Strain gradient ; Plasticity ; Materials length scale ; Fatigue crack propagation ; Crack closure
• 刊名：Engineering Fracture Mechanics
• 出版年：2008
• 期刊代码：33_00137944
• 类别：ms
• 出版时间：May 2008
• 卷：75
• 期：8
• 页码：2276-2294
• 文件大小：609 K

摘要

Computations of fatigue crack growth with a first-order strain gradient plasticity (SGP) model and an irreversible cohesive zone model are reported. SGP plays a significant role in the model predictions and leads to increased fatigue crack growth rates relative to predictions with classical plasticity. Increased magnitudes of tractions and material separation at the crack tip together with reduced crack closure appear as the cause for accelerated crack growth in SGP. Under plane strain conditions SGP appears as an essential feature of the development of the crack closure zone. Size effects are explored relative to changes in internal material length scale as well as to structural length scales.