Albinmousa, J., Merah, N. and Khan, S. M. A., "A model for calculating geometry factors for a mixed-mode I-II single edge notched tension specimen", Technical Note, Eng. Fracture Mech., vol. 78, pp. 3300-3307, 2011.

Abstract

In the present study, a novel approach is presented to obtain closed-form solutions for the geometry factors, which are used to determine the stress intensity factors for various configurations. A single edge notched tension specimen with an angled-crack is used as an example to demonstrate the applicability, simplicity and flexibility of the new approach. Several values for crack inclination angles, plate widths and crack lengths, including micro-cracks, are considered in the analysis. The new approach is validated through comparison with existing analytical and numerical solutions as well as experimental results.

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