Mixed-mode dynamic crack propagation in graded materials under thermo-mechanical loading.pdf

Engineering Fracture Mechanics 77 (2010) 2864–2880Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Engineering Fracture Mechanics journal homepage: www.elsevier .com/locate /engfracmechMixed-mode dynamic crack propagation in graded materials under thermo-mechanical loading Addis Kidane a,*, Vijaya B. Chalivendra b, Arun Shukla c, Ravi Chona d aGraduate Aeronautical Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA bDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA cDynamic Photomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA d Structural Sciences Center, Air Vehicles Directorate, US Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7402, USA a r t i c l e i n f oArticle history: Received 10 March 2010 Received in revised form 2 July 2010 Accepted 2 July 2010 Available online 8 July 2010 Keywords: Functionally graded materials Thermo-mechanical loading Crack growth Mixed mode Dynamic fracture0013-7944/$ - see front matter  2010 Elsevier Ltd doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.07.004 * Corresponding author. E-mail address: addis@ (A. Kidane).a b s t r a c t Mixed-mode dynamic crack growth behavior in functionally graded materials (FGMs) under thermo-mechanical loading is studied. Asymptotic analysis in conjunction with dis- placement potentials has been used to develop thermo-mechanical stress fields for a mixed mode propagating crack in a FGM. The shear modulus, mass density, thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal expansion of the FGM are assumed to vary exponentially along the gradation direction. First, asymptotic temperature fields are derived for an exponential variation of thermal conductivity and later these temperature fields are used in deriving stress fields. Using asymptotic thermo-mechanical stress fields the variation of maximum shear stress, circumferential stress and strain-energy density as a function