A Basic Study on the Crack Arrest Phenomena

균열정지현상에 관한 기초적 연구

Catastrophic fracture cannot be avoided after cracks(initiated from pre-existing defects) propagate rapidly with speeds comparable to a sound wave velocity of the materials. Preventing catastropic failure, crack arrest fracture toughness defined from dynamic(or kinetic) fracture mechanics point of view has been introduced in determining accurate and/or proper crack arrest fracture toughness of a material. For the past decades, many studies have been carried out to render proper theoretical and experimental backgrounds on the use of the static plain strain crack arrest fracture toughness, $K_{1a}$ (which seems to be a material property). $K_{1a}$ has been used to predict the performance of thick walled structures and has been considered as a measure of the ability of a material to stop a fast running crack. Determination of such a material property is of prime importance to the nuclear reactor pressure vessel and bridge materials industries. However, standards procedures for measuring toughness associated with fast running cracks are yet to exist. This study intends to give insight on the determination of the crack arrest fracture toughness of materials such as polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA), SM45C-steel, and A1 7075-T6. The effects of crack jump lengths and fast crack initiation stress intensity factor on the determination of $K_{1a}$ have been experimentally observed.erved.

본 연구에서는 ASTM-E24.01.06에서 제안하고 있는 실험방법을 응용하여 균열 정지 파괴인성값을 측정하였다.즉 쐐기와 분리형 부싱(wedge and split bushing)으 로 압축하중을 가함으로 균열선 웨지하중 시편[crack line wedge loaded specimen(CL- WL시편)]에 인장력을 발생시켜서 균열정지 응력확대계수( $K_{1a}$)를 결정하였다. 그리고 균열개시 응력확대계수가 균열정지 응력확대계수에 미치는 영향들을 여러가지 재료들에 대하여 체계적으로 검토하였다.다.