Prob 1
Prob 1
Prob 1
Cylindrical Shells **
E.E. Gdoutos
1. Problem
I
I
I
....--11~-, , I
I
I
I Ll......
a:4-t
z I "V
0
I Uz
I ./ I
I I
I I
L---l---~
aa
(a) (b)
Figure I. (a) A cylindrical pressure vessel with an inclined though the thickness crack and (b) stresses acting
in a local element containing the crack.
2. Useful Information
Because the crack is oriented at an angle with the circumferential direction the stress
field in the vicinity of the crack tip is of mixed-mode, that is, a combination of open-
ing-mode (mode-l) and sliding-mode (mode-11). The stress components crx, cry, txy for
opening-mode loading are given by [I]
CJ = -K-I c o s a
- (1-sm-
. a sm-
. Je )
x .J21tr 2 2 2
Gy
KI
= r;;-:- COS -
a (1+SID
. -SID
a . -3a) (1)
.y27tr 2 2 2
t
KI
= - - cos - sm - cos -
a . a 3a
xy .J21tr 2 2 2
where KI is the opening-mode stress intensity factor and r and a are the polar coordi-
nates of the point considered centred at the crack tip.
. a ( 2+cos-
Kn- sm-
CJ = - - a cos-
3a )
x .J21tr 2 2 2
K11 • a
CJ = - - sm - cos - cos -
a 3a (2)
Y .J21tr 2 2 2
t =-K-11 c o s a- (1-sm
. -as.m3a-)
xy .J21tr 2 2 2
When the cracked plate is subjected to uniform stresses a and kCJ perpendicular and
along the crack axis, respectively, the CJx stress along the crack axis is given by
KI a (1-sm-
CJx =--cos- . a sm-
. 3a ) - (I - k) CJ (3)
.J2u 2 2 2
3. Solution
We consider a local element containing the crack and calculate the stresses acting on
the element. Then we determine the stress field in the vicinity of the crack tip using
Equations (1) to (3).