Modeling and application of discontinuous slow crack growth behaviors of high-density polyethylene pipe with various geometries and loading conditions

Jung Wook Wee; Sang Youn Park; Byoung Ho Choi

doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107205

Modeling and application of discontinuous slow crack growth behaviors of high-density polyethylene pipe with various geometries and loading conditions

Jung Wook Wee, Sang Youn Park, Byoung Ho Choi

School of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

A slow crack growth model based on the crack layer theory for various geometries of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe is developed to investigate the discontinuous slow crack growth (SCG) behavior of HDPE pipes. Discontinuous SCG patterns, jump lengths, and periods can be accurately simulated using the proposed model. In addition, effects of soil embedding height, internal pressure, and ground pressure on the discontinuous SCG behavior and consequent lifetime are investigated. It is confirmed that the additional ground pressure increased the discontinuous SCG rates of the buried HDPE pipes, thereby reducing the final lifetime considerably.

Original language	English
Article number	107205
Journal	Engineering Fracture Mechanics
Volume	236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107205
Publication status	Published - 2020 Sept

Keywords

Crack growth
Fracture mechanics
Life prediction
Pipelines
Polymers
Stress intensity factor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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