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ATHAVALE PRATIK AJIT - 2018H1410080G
Derive the expression for approximate plastic zone shape around the crack
tip of a Mode III crack in an infinite plate using Mises yield criterion. Plot
the shape of the plastic zone.
1
θ
0 0 −𝑠𝑖𝑛
2
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 θ
σ= 0 0 𝑐𝑜𝑠
√2πr 2
θ θ
−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑠 0
2 2
We get I1=0,
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 θ 𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 θ 𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 2 θ θ
I2 = −( 𝑐𝑜𝑠 )2 −(− 𝑠𝑖𝑛 )2 − [( ) (𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 2) + (𝑠𝑖𝑛2 2)]
√2πr 2 √2πr 2 √ 2πr
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 2
I2 = −( )
√2πr
I3 = 0
Thus,
σ3 - I1σ2 + I2σ- I3 = 0 from becomes,
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 2
σ3 − ( ) σ=0
√2πr
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝜎3 = 0 and σ = ±
√2πr
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝜎1 = 𝜎2 = − And 𝜎3 = 0
√2πr √2πr
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 2
3(
2πr
) = (σ𝑦𝑠 )2
√
𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼 2
Thus the Pl(
2πr
) astic zone size can be given by,
√
2
3 𝐾𝐼𝐼𝐼
rp = (
2π σ𝑦𝑠
)
2
Thus when we plot this equation around the crack tip we find that the plastic
zone size for Mode III fracture is a circular region as shown in the Figure
below.