First, this paper presents the concepts of separated J-integrals and separated energy release rates. The path-independent separated J-integrals have the physical significance of energy flows into an interfacial crack tip from adjacent individual material sides or, equivalently, separated energy release rates. Thus, the J-integral and the energy release rate can be evaluated by the sum of the path-independent separated J-integrals. Second, the relations between the separated J-integrals and the stress intensity factors are derived. Third, the component separation method of the J-integral is extended for interfacial crack problems to allow accurate evaluation of the stress intensity factors. Finally, pertinent numerical analyses are carried out to demonstrate the usefulness of the separated J-integrals and the component separation method.
Concepts of Separated J-Integrals, Separated Energy Release Rates, and the Component Separation Method of the J-Integral for Interfacial Fracture Mechanics
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Contributed by the Applied Mechanics Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS. Manuscript received by the ASME Applied Mechanics Division, May 31, 2001; final revision, Dec. 19, 2002. Associate Editor: B. M. Moran. Discussion on the paper should be addressed to the Editor, Prof. Robert M. McMeeking, Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering University of California–Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070, and will be accepted until four months after final publication of the paper itself in the ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS.
Nishioka, T., Syano, S., and Fujimoto, T. (August 25, 2003). "Concepts of Separated J-Integrals, Separated Energy Release Rates, and the Component Separation Method of the J-Integral for Interfacial Fracture Mechanics ." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. July 2003; 70(4): 505–516. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1576803
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