STP 1189

Fracture Mechanics:
Twenty-Third Symposium

Ravinder Chona, editor

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Foreword

The Twenty-Third National Symposium on Fracture Mechanics was held on 18-20 June
1991 in College Station, Texas. ASTM Committee E24 on Fracture Testing was the sponsor.
Ravinder Chona, Texas A&M University, presided as symposium chairman and is the editor
of this publication.
Contents

Overview 1

JERRY L. SWEDLOW MEMORIAL LECTURE

Structural Problems in Search of Fracture Mechanics Solutions--J. M. BARSOM

ELASTIC-PLASTIC FRACTURE M E C H A N I C S - - A N A L Y S E S AND CONSTRAINT ISSUES

Crack Initiation Under Generalized Plane-Strain Conditions--D. g. M. SHUM AND

J. G. MERKLE 37

Experimental Relationship Between Equivalent Plastic Strain and Constraint for

Crack Initiation--w. G. REUTER, W. R. LLOYD, R. L. WILLIAMSON,
J. A. SMITH, AND J. S. EPSTEIN 55

A Comparison of Weibull and ~/1~Analyses of Transition Range D a t a - -

D. E. McCABE 80

Near-Crack-Tip Transverse Strain Effects Estimated with a Large Strain Hollow

Cylinder Analogy--J. G. MERKLE 95

The Conditions at Ductile Fracture in Tension T e s t s - - g . J. DEXTER AND S. ROY 115

Developing J-R Curves Without Displacement Measurement Using

Normalization--g. LEE AND J. D. LANDES 133

Evaluation of Dynamic Fracture Toughness Using the Normalization M e t h o d - -

R. HERRERA, G. CARCAGNO, AND L. A. DE VEDIA 168

Asymptotic Analysis of Steady-State Crack Extension of Combined Modes I and

III in Elastic-Plastic Materials with Linear Hardening--H. YUAN AND
A. CORNEC 185

An Asymptotic Analysis of Static and Dynamic Crack Extension Along a Ductile

Bimaterial Interface/Anti-Plane Case--H. YUAN AND K.-H. SCHWALSE 208
 ELASTIC-PLASTIC FRACTURE M E C H A N I C S - - A P P L I C A T I O N S

An Application Methodology for Ductile Fracture Mechanics--J. D. LANDES,

Z. ZHOU, AND K. H. BROWN 229

Growth of Surface Cracks During Large Elastic-Plastic Loading Cycles--

R. C. McCLUNG, S. J. HUDAK, JR., M. L. BARTLETT, AND J. H. FITZGERALD 265

Level-3 Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Assessment of Welded Wide

Plates in Bending--Effect of Overmarching Weld metal--s. BERGE,
O. I. EIDE, AND M. FUJIKUBO 284

Limit Pressure Analysis of a Cylindrical Vessel with Longitudinal Crack--

X. CHEN, P. ALBRECHT, AND J. JOYCE 310

A Deep Part-Through All-Around Circumferential Crack in a Cylindrical Vessel

Subject to Combined Thermal and Pressure Load--L. CHEN, P. C. PARIS,
AND H. TADA 330

Study of a Crack-Tip Region Under Small-Scale Yielding Conditions--

C. A. SCIAMMARELLA, A. ALBERTAZZI, JR., AND J'. MOURIKES 344

Fracture Properties of Specially Heat-Treated ASTM A508 Class 2 Pressure

Vessel Steei--D. J. ALEXANDER AND R. D. CHEVERTON 365

LINEAR-ELASTIC FRACTURE M E C H A N I C S - - A N A L Y S E S

Cracked Strip Problem Subjected to a Nonsymmetric Transverse Loading by a

Stamp--o. s. YAH~jl AND Y. DEMIR 383

Stress Intensity Factor Solutions for Partial Elliptical Surface Cracks in

Cylindrical Shafts--K.-L. CHEN, A.-Y. KUO, AND S. SHVARTS 396

Analysis of Circumferential Cracks in Circular Cylinders Using the Weight-

Function Method--s. R. METTU AND R. G. FORMAN 417

LINEAR-ELASTIC FRACTURE M E C H A N I C S - - A P P L I C A T I O N S

Environmentally Controlled Fracture of an Overstrained A723 Steel Thick-Wall

C y l i n d e r - - J . H. UNDERWOOD, V. J. OLMSTEAD, J. C. ASKEW, A. A. KAPUSTA,
AND G. A. YOUNG 443

Fatigue Lifetimes for Pressurized, Eroded, Cracked, Autofrettaged Thick

Cylinders--A. P. PARKER, R. C. A. PLANT, AND A. A. BECKER 461

An Evaluation of Fracture Mechanics Properties of Various Aerospace

Materials--J. A. HENKENER, V. B. LAWRENCE, AND R. G. FORMAN 474
Leak-Before-Break and Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of All-Steel On-Board
Natural Gas Cylinders--G. s. BHUYAN 498

FATIGUE AND NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION

Intergranular Delamination and the Role of Artificial Aging Conditions on the

Fracture of an Unreerystallized Aluminum-Lithium-Zirconium (AI-Li-Zr)
Alloy--P. c. M c K E I G H A N , B. M. H I L L B E R R Y , A N D T. H . S A N D E R S , JR. 515

Development of Fatigue Life Prediction Program for Multiple Surface Cracks--

Y . - J . K I M , Y.-S. C H O Y , A N D J . - H . L E E 536

Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Titanium Aluminide Ti-25AI-25Nb--

S. J. B A L S O N E , D. C. M A X W E L L , A N D T. F. B R O D E R I C K 551

Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Measurements in Aluminum Alloy Forgings: Effects of

Residual Stress and Grain Flow--R. w. B U S H , R. J. BUCCI, P. E. M A G N U S E N ,
A N D G. W. K U H L M A N 568

Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of Structures Exposed to Fluids with Oscillating

Temperature Distributions--s. CHATTOPADHYAY 590

Development of a Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Specimen Suitable for a Multiple

Specimen Test Configeration--F. g. D E S H A Y E S A N D W. H. H A R T T 598

Ultrasonic Characterization of Fatigue Crack Closure--R. B. THOMPSON,O. BUCK,

A N D D. K. R E H B E I N 619

COMPOSITES AND NONMETALS

Dehonding Force of a Single Fiber from a Composite Body--s.-s. LEO AND

J. L. H I L L 635

A Finite-Element Analysis of Nonlinear Behavior of the End-Loaded Split

Laminate Specimen--c. R. C O R L E T O A N D H. A. H O G A N 649

Investigating the Near-Tip Fracture Behavior and Damage Characteristics in a

Particulate Composite Material--c.-T. LIU 668

Modeling the Progressive Failure of Laminated Composites with Continuum

Damage Mechanics--o. c. LO, D. H. ALLEN,AND C. E. HARRIS 680

Effect of Fiber-Matrix Debonding on Notched Strength of Titanium Metal-Matrix

Composites--c. A. B I G E L O W A N D W. S. J O H N S O N 696

Evolution of Notch-Tip Damage in Metal-Matrix Composites During Static

Loading--J. G. B A K U C K A S , J R . , J. A W E R B U C H , T . - M . T A N , A N D A. C. W. LAU 713
Experimental Verification of a New Two-Parameter Fracture M o d e l - -
D. E. RICHARDSON AND J. G. GOREE 738

Translaminate Fracture of Notched Graphite/Epoxy L a m i n a t e s - - c . E. HARRIS

A N D D. H. M O R R I S 751

Near-Tip Behavior of Particulate Composite Material Containing Cracks at

Ambient and Elevated T e m p e r a t u r e s - - c . w. SMITH, L. WANG, H. MOUILLE,
A N D C . - T . LIU 775

Static Fatigue in Dilatant-Zone-Toughened Ceramics--K. DUAN, B. COTTERELL,

A N D Y . - W . MAI 788

Fracture Energy Dissipation Mechanism of Concrete--z. GUO, J.-H. YON,

N. M. H A W K I N S , A N D A. S. K O B A Y A S H I 797

P R O B A B I L I S T I C A N D D Y N A M I C ISSUES

Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Evaluation of Local Brittle Zones in HSLA-80

Steel Weldments--L. ~. EISELSTEIN, D. O. H A R R I S , T. M. S C O O N O V E R , A N D
C. A. R A U 809

Rapid Crack Propagation in Polyethylene Pipes: The Role of Charpy and Dynamic
Fracture Testing--P. s. L E E V E R S , P. Y A Y L A , A N D M. A. W H E E L 826

Effects of Sample Size and Loading Rate on the Transition Behavior of a Ductile
Iron (DI) Alloy--R. S A L Z B R E N N E R A N D T. B. C R E N S H A W 840

Author Index 859

Subject Index 861