Research on the Stress Intensity Factor of the Cracks in the Spherical Shell

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Three models including scheme A, B and C of the semicircular or crescent surface cracks, and two ones including scheme D and E of elliptical inner cracks in the vessel wall in three-dimensional are estabished with ABAQUS software. The values of the crack tip of the stress intensity factor are calculated and compared with the empirical results based on BS 7910 standard. The results show that scheme C and D are better, which provide a new method for the modeling and simulation of three-dimensional components containing cracks with finite element method.

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