Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-4-2023
Abstract
The accumulated entropy at the crack tip of a semi-circular bending (SCB) specimen is investigated to obtain a threshold for material fracture and interatomic debonding. The presented approach uses the experimental data obtained from the Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique and strain maps superposed to SCB specimens to measure the plastic flow at the crack tip. The Swift strain hardening model is utilized to calculate the stress domain at the crack tip and, consequently, the plastic strain energy and entropy accumulation. Results show that the crack surface propagates when the generated entropy at the crack tip reaches a critical limit. This critical value can be considered as the material capacity beyond which bond breakage occurs.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Engineering Fracture Mechanics
Recommended Citation
Mahmoudi, A., Khosravani, M., Khonsari, M., & Reinicke, T. (2023). On the evaluation of entropy threshold for debonding during crack prorogation using DIC technique. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 288 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2023.109361