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		<title>Oluschinski: Created page with &quot;{{Language_sel|LANG=ger|ARTIKEL=Geometriekriterium}} {{PSM_Infobox}} &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;&quot;&gt;Geometry criterion&lt;/span&gt; __FORCETOC__  ==Geometry criterion, fracture tougness==  In the linear-elastic approach, the geometric variables &#039;&#039;B&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039; and the ligament expansion (&#039;&#039;W&#039;&#039;–&#039;&#039;a&#039;&#039;) are estimated using the empirically determined relationship {| |- |width=&quot;20px&quot;| |width=&quot;500px&quot; | &lt;math&gt;B{,}\ a{,}\ \left( W-a\right)\,\ge\,\beta \left( \frac{K}{\...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;{{Language_sel|LANG=ger|ARTIKEL=Geometriekriterium}} {{PSM_Infobox}} &amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Geometry criterion&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; __FORCETOC__  ==Geometry criterion, fracture tougness==  In the linear-elastic approach, the geometric variables &amp;#039;&amp;#039;B&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and the ligament expansion (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;W&amp;#039;&amp;#039;–&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) are estimated using the empirically determined relationship {| |- |width=&amp;quot;20px&amp;quot;| |width=&amp;quot;500px&amp;quot; | &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;B{,}\ a{,}\ \left( W-a\right)\,\ge\,\beta \left( \frac{K}{\...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Geometry criterion&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geometry criterion, fracture tougness==&lt;br /&gt;
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In the linear-elastic approach, the geometric variables &amp;#039;&amp;#039;B&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and the ligament expansion (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;W&amp;#039;&amp;#039;–&amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) are estimated using the empirically determined relationship&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;20px&amp;quot;|&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;500px&amp;quot; | &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;B{,}\ a{,}\ \left( W-a\right)\,\ge\,\beta \left( \frac{K}{\sigma_y}\right)^2&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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with&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\sigma&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;y&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;15px&amp;quot; | &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yield Stress | Yield stress]] (yield point).&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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The geometry constant &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\beta&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; is material-dependent.&lt;br /&gt;
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Experimental results regarding the influence of the test specimen thickness &amp;#039;&amp;#039;B&amp;#039;&amp;#039; on the fracture mechanical properties (see: [[Fracture Mechanical Testing | fracture mechanical testing]]) for plastics are available in the literature. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Figure 1&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; shows the dependence of the coefficient according to the above equation on the fracture toughness determined under quasi-static and impact loading (see: [[Impact Loading of Plastics | impact loading of plastics]]) for various [[Plastics | plastics]]. The relationship shown was established on the basis of experimentally determined thickness and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;/&amp;#039;&amp;#039;W&amp;#039;&amp;#039; dependencies and has a high degree of generalisation, as a common relationship results regardless of the type of stress (quasi-static, impact) and the material failure (stable, unstable) (see: [[Crack Propagation | Crack propagation]]).&lt;br /&gt;
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[[file:Bild-Geometrie-K-Lexikon.jpg|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| &lt;br /&gt;
|- valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fig. 1&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: &lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;600px&amp;quot; |Dependence of the coefficient &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\beta&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; on the fracture toughness &amp;#039;&amp;#039;K&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Ic&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;K&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Id&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; for different plastics  &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;References&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Blumenauer, Horst|Blumenauer, H.]], Pusch, G.: Technische Bruchmechanik. Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, Leipzig Stuttgart (1993) (ISBN 3-342-00659-5; see[[AMK-Büchersammlung | AMK-Library]] under E 29-3)&lt;br /&gt;
* Anderson, T. L.: Fracture Mechanics. Fundamentals and Applications. 3rd Ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton (2005) (ISBN 978-0849342608; see [[AMK-Büchersammlung | AMK-Library]] under E 8-2), DOI: [https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315370293 https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315370293]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Grellmann,_Wolfgang|Grellmann, W.]], [[Seidler,_Sabine|Seidler, S.]], [https://researchgate.net/profile/Ralf-Lach Lach, R.]: Geometrieunabhängige bruchmechanische Werkstoffkenngrößen – Voraussetzung für die Zähigkeitscharakterisierung von Kunststoffen. Materialwissenschaften und Werkstofftechnik 32 (2001) 552–561, https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4052(200106)32:6%3C552::AID-MAWE552%3E3.0.CO;2-O&lt;br /&gt;
* Akay, M.: Fracture Mechanics Properties. In: Brown, R. P. (Ed.): Handbook of Polymer Testing. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York (1999) 533–588 (ISBN 978-0824701710; see [[AMK-Büchersammlung | AMK-Library]] under C 5)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geometry criterion, J-integral concept==&lt;br /&gt;
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Due to the elastic-plastic material behaviour typical of plastics, especially with decreasing test specimen thickness, decreasing stress velocity and increasing temperature, and the limits for the applicability of linear-elastic [[Fracture Mechanics | fracture mechanics]], it is necessary to use the [[J-Integral Concept | J-integral concept]] to describe the geometry dependence. The critical &amp;#039;&amp;#039;J&amp;#039;&amp;#039;-values are geometry-independent if the criterion&lt;br /&gt;
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{|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
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|width=&amp;quot;500px&amp;quot; | &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;B{,}\ a{,}\ \left( W-a\right)\,\ge\,\varepsilon \frac{J}{\sigma_y}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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with&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\varepsilon&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;15px&amp;quot; | &lt;br /&gt;
|material-dependent constant of the geometry criterion of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;J&amp;#039;&amp;#039;-integral concept&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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is fulfilled.&lt;br /&gt;
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For the geometry constant from this criterion, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Figure 2&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; shows a tendency to decrease with increasing toughness, which &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\varepsilon&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, like the geometry constant &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\beta&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;, must be regarded as a material-dependent variable and can assume values between 5 and 1220, which represent maximum values for impact loading.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[file:Bild-Geometrie-d-Lexikon.jpg|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| &lt;br /&gt;
|- valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fig. 2&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: &lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;600px&amp;quot; |Dependence of the coefficients &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\varepsilon&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; on the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;J&amp;#039;&amp;#039;-value for different plastics&lt;br /&gt;
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Knowledge of the general &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\varepsilon&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;-J relationship allows the required test [[Specimen | specimen]] thicknesses to be estimated. The advantage of determining fracture mechanics values under impact loading lies in the possibility of obtaining geometry-independent values even at low test specimen thicknesses.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;References&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Grellmann,_Wolfgang|Grellmann, W.]], [[Seidler,_Sabine|Seidler, S.]], [https://researchgate.net/profile/Ralf-Lach Lach, R.]: Geometrieunabhängige bruchmechanische Werkstoffkenngrößen – Voraussetzung für die Zähigkeitscharakterisierung von Kunststoffen. Materialwissenschaften und Werkstofftechnik 32 (2001) 552–561&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wolfgang-Grellmann Grellmann, W.]: New Developments in Toughness Evaluation of Polymers and Compounds by Fracture Mechanics. In: Grellmann, W., [[Seidler,_Sabine|Seidler, S.]]: Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2001) p. 3–26, (ISBN 3-540-41247-6; see [[AMK-Büchersammlung | AMK-Library]] under A 7)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geometry criterion, crack opening displacement==&lt;br /&gt;
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The requirements for the test specimen geometry are estimated using the [[Crack Tip Opening Displacement Concept (CTOD) | Crack tip opening displacement concept]]&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
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with&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\xi&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;15px&amp;quot; | &lt;br /&gt;
|material-dependent constant of the geometry criterion of the [[Crack Tip Opening Displacement Concept (CTOD) | CTOD concept]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[file:Bild-Geometrie-J-Lexikon.jpg|400px]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| &lt;br /&gt;
|- valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Fig. 3&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: &lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;600px&amp;quot; |Dependence of the coefficient &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\xi&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt; on the critical crack opening &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\delta&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;Idk&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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In addition to the [[J-Integral Concept | J-integral concept]], the [[Crack Tip Opening Displacement Concept (CTOD) | CTOD concept]] is used in particular to describe deformation-determined fracture processes. The prerequisite for determining critical crack openings is the formation of a quasi-static stress state. On the basis of the “Plastic Hinge Model”, the critical crack opening is determined for impact-type loading, which is independent of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;/&amp;#039;&amp;#039;W&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ratio at &amp;#039;&amp;#039;B&amp;#039;&amp;#039; = 4 mm for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;a&amp;#039;&amp;#039;/&amp;#039;&amp;#039;W&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;gt; 0.2. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Figure 3&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; shows that &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;\xi&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;-values between 10 and 90 can be assumed and that a considerable overestimation of the required minimum test specimen dimensions is possible if the necessary notch depth or test specimen thickness is still unknown.&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Fracture Mechanics | Fracture mechanics]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crack Models | Crack models]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[J-Integral Concept | J-integral concept]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Crack Tip Opening Displacement Concept (CTOD) | Crack tip opening displacement concept (CTOD)]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Grellmann,_Wolfgang|Grellmann, W.]], [[Seidler,_Sabine|Seidler, S.]]: Determination of Geometry Independent Fracture Mechanics Values of Polymers. Int. J. of Fracture 68 (1994) R19–R22, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00032333&lt;br /&gt;
* Grellmann, W., [[Seidler,_Sabine|Seidler, S.]], Hesse, W.: Procedure for Determining the Crack Resistance Behaviour Using the Instrumented Charpy Impact Test. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S.: Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg (2001) S. 71–86, (ISBN 3-540-41247-6; [[AMK-Büchersammlung | AMK-Library]] under A 7)&lt;br /&gt;
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