v-K-data for silica from lifetime measurements under step-shaped loading history

Different methods were applied so far in order to determine subcritical crack growth for silica. Mostly, fracture mechanics standard tests with macro cracks were used for this purpose. In this report, we evaluated the subcritical crack growth curves from lifetime tests on silica bending specimens. The survivors were then tested under increased stress. Crack growth rates down to v=10$^{-12}$m/s were reached in this way. In the plot of v=f(K/K$_{Ic}$) slight material differences could be eliminated and suitable agreement with macro-crack results by Wiederhorn and Bolz [1] on DCB-specimens and Michalske et al. [2] on DCDC-specimens could be stated

J-Integral Calculation by Finite Element Processing of Measured Full-Field Surface Displacements

© 2017 The Author(s)A novel method has been developed based on the conjoint use of digital image correlation to measure full field displacements and finite element simulations to extract the strain energy release rate of surface cracks. In this approach, a finite element model with imported full-field displacements measured by DIC is solved and the J-integral is calculated, without knowledge of the specimen geometry and applied loads. This can be done even in a specimen that develops crack tip plasticity, if the elastic and yield behaviour of the material are known. The application of the method is demonstrated in an analysis of a fatigue crack, introduced to an aluminium alloy compact tension specimen (Al 2024, T351 heat condition)