Justin Lee Cheney

Analysis of the dynamic responses for a pre-cracked three-point bend specimen

In this paper, shear deformation and rotary inertia was introduced into the calculation of the dynamic stress intensity factor by means of solving the stiffness of a pre-cracked three-point bend specimen. A simple formula of dynamic stress intensity factor for a pre-cracked three-point bend specimen is derived using the vibration analysis method. Dynamic three-point bending tests were performed on a uniquely modified Hopkinson pressure bar, allowing the dynamic responses of the pre-cracked specimen, such as: the natural frequency, the period of apparent specimen oscillations, the dynamic loads, and the dynamic stress intensity factor to be analyzed experimentally and theoretically.