Issue 48

M. K. Hussain et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 48 (2019) 599-610; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.58 605     I F Present Chen [12] 0 1.4881 – 15 1.4922 – 30 1.5000 1.5010 45 1.5185 – 60 1.5537 1.5530 75 1.6153 – 90 1.7164 1.7140 105 1.8749 – 120 2.1185 – Table 2: Normalized NSIF I F for the SENB specimen (  0.5 a w ). It can be observed that the NSIFs calculated from the present technique are in excellent agreement with the available results (% relative error is less than 1% with respect to Chen [12] results). Due to the implementation of the NOD, very accurate values of NSIFs can be attained with coarse meshes. Example 2: Mixed Mode Example of an Angled Single Edge Notched Plate under Uniform Tension (ASENT) The third example considered is a mixed mode example of an angled single edge notched plate under uniform tension (ASENT) to analyze the efficiency of the PSDT under mixed mode loading. The geometry and loading for ASENT are as follows:  1.0 w ,  3.5 h and   1.0 as shown in Fig. (4a). The notch inclination angles  =15°, 30° and 45° and notch angles   0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° are considered for determining the mixed mode NSIFs. A Poisson’s ratio   0.25 and Young’s modulus  1 E are considered. A typical FE mesh for the ASENT is shown in Fig. (4b) for    30 and    30 with 531 number of elements and 1723 number of nodes. Fig. (4c) shows the enlarged portion near the notch tip with  0.025 N L a . Figure 4: (a) Angled single edge notched plate under uniform tension (ASENT), (b) typical FE mesh used for the ASENT specimen (NE=531, NN= 1723 ) and (c) mesh arrangement near the notch tip portion.