Center crack problem procedure in Ansys 11 to find SIF

(concentration key point Method)

Theoretical Calculation (Mode I)

KI = 100 * Sqtr( π x 0.01)

= 17.03 MPa m 1/2

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 1. Main menu > Preferences > structural

2. Main menu > Preprocessor > Add/Edit/ Delete. This brings the Element Type window. In that click
Add button > Solid > Quad 8 node 82 element (PLANE 82). Again in that element type window,
select Plane strain option for the element behavior K3.

3. Main menu > Preprocessor > Materials Models >Elastic >Isotropic> Enter the value of Young’s
Modulus (E= 2 e11) and Poisson’s Ratio (v=0.3).

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 4. Main menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create >Key Points> In active Cs. Using the same
procedure create all the five Key points.

Key points X Y

1 0 0

2 0.01 0

3 0.1 0

4 0.1 0.1

5 0 0.1

5. Main menu > Preprocessor > Modeling > Create> Area> Arbitrary > Through KPS.

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 Select all the KPs 1 to 5 to create area A. The quarter Portion of the plate is modeled.

6. Before meshing create the concentration key point by following the procedure below.

Main menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > Size controls > Concentrate KPs > Create. Select KP2 .

7. Main menu > Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh tools> Mesh

8. Apply Boundary conditions (Left vertical line Ux=0, Right vertical line Uy=0)

Main menu > Preprocessor > Loads> Apply> Structural> Displacement> on lines

9. Main menu > Preprocessor > Loads> Apply> structural >pressure. (P= -100Mpa)

10. Main menu > Solution >Solve> Current Ls

11. After solving define the crack, by selecting three nodes from the crack tip towards open side. The
first point should be concentration key point.

Main menu > Gen postprocessor >Path operation> Define path> By nodes

12. Main menu >Gen postprocessor >Nodal calcs> stress intensity factor.

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 Result Comparison

Analytical ANSYS

MPa m 1/2 MPa m 1/2

SIF 17.3 18.03

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