The distribution of the mode I stress intensity factor (SIF), resulting from autofrettage, along the fronts of radial, semi-elliptical surface cracks pertaining to large uniform arrays of unequal-depth cracks emanating at the bore of an overstrained thick-walled cylinder is studied. The three-dimensional analysis is based on the “two-crack depth level model” previously proposed and is performed via the finite element method employing singular elements along the crack front. The autofrettage residual stress field is simulated using an equivalent thermal load. The distribution of , the stress intensity factor due to autofrettage, for numerous uneven array configurations bearing cracks, a wide range of crack depth-to-wall thickness ratios, , and various crack ellipticities, , are evaluated for a cylinder of radii ratio . The results clearly indicate that unevenness, as reflected in distribution, depends on all three parameters (i.e., the number of cracks in the array, cracks’ depth, and cracks’ ellipticity). The “interaction range” for the different combinations of crack arrays and crack depths is then evaluated. The range of influence between adjacent cracks on the maximal SIF, , is found to be dependent on the density of the array, as reflected in the intercrack aspect ratio, as well as on the cracks’ ellipticity.
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The Effect of Autofrettage on Uniform Arrays of Three-Dimensional Unequal-Depth Cracks in a Thick-Walled Cylindrical Vessel
M. Perl,
M. Perl
Professor
Mem. ASME
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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B. Ostraich
B. Ostraich
Graduate Student
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
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M. Perl
Professor
Mem. ASME
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
B. Ostraich
Graduate Student
Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
, Beer-Sheva 84105, IsraelJ. Pressure Vessel Technol. Nov 2005, 127(4): 423-429 (7 pages)
Published Online: May 4, 2004
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December 19, 2002
Revised:
May 4, 2004
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Perl, M., and Ostraich, B. (May 4, 2004). "The Effect of Autofrettage on Uniform Arrays of Three-Dimensional Unequal-Depth Cracks in a Thick-Walled Cylindrical Vessel." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. November 2005; 127(4): 423–429. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2043210
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