Issue 33

G. Meneghetti et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 33 (2015) 33-41; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.33.05 37 - - 1 2 2 2 1 1 * ** 1 2 0 0 PSM FE peak FE peak e e d d W K K E E R R                                       (6) Several FE analyses have been carried out on the same cracked plates taken into consideration in the previous paragraph, with the aim to evaluate the local SED averaged over a control volume centred at the crack tip. Different geometrical combinations have been considered, varying the length 2a and the inclination ϕ of the crack (i.e. the mode mixity), while the radius of the control volume R 0 has been kept constant and equal to 0.1 mm. Figure 3 : Calibration of the PSM approach for a crack (2α = 0°) under mixed mode (I+II) loading ( ϕ = 30°). Normalized SIF related to (a) mode I and (b) mode II. The mode mixity ratio (MM) has been evaluated according to the following definition: II I II K MM K K   (7) Eq. (7) provides as master cases MM = 0 for pure mode I with ϕ = 0°, MM = 0.5 for mixed mode with ϕ = 45° and MM = 1 for pure mode II loading.