Abstract
This paper provides analytical plastic limit load solutions of pipes with circumferential part-through surface cracks under combined pressure and bending. A key issue is to postulate discontinuous hoop stress distributions in the net-section. General equations for arbitrary-shaped cracks are derived and closed-form solutions are given for two idealized cracks; a constant depth crack and circular crack. Validity of the proposed limit load solutions are checked against the results from three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) limit analyses using elastic-perfectly plastic material behaviour.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2175-2190 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Engineering Fracture Mechanics |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 May |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Circumferential part-through surface crack
- Combined pressure and bending
- FE limit analysis
- Limit load
- Local wall thinning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering