Steel and Composite Structures
Volume 20, Number 6, 2016, pages 1173-1182
DOI: 10.12989/scs.2016.20.6.1173
Probabilistic elastic-plastic analysis of repaired cracks with bonded composite patch
BelaÏd Mechab, Mourad Chama, Khacem Kaddouri and Djelloul Slimani
Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the ductile cracked structures with bonded composite patch used in probabilistic elastic plastic fracture mechanics subjected to tensile load. The finite element method is used to analyze the stress intensity factors for elastic case, the effect of cracks and the thickness of the patch (<i>e<sub>r</sub></i>) are presented for calculating the stress intensity factors. For elastic-plastic the Monte Carlo method is used to predict the distribution function of the mechanical response. According to the obtained results, we note that the stress variations are important factors influencing on the distribution function of (J/Je).
Key Words
composite; finite element method; fracture mechanics; elastic-plastic; probabilistic analysis
Address
(1) BelaÏd Mechab, Mourad Chama, Khacem Kaddouri:
LMPM, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, BP 89 Cité Ben M'hidi 22000, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria;<br>(2) Djelloul Slimani:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, BP 89 Cité Ben M'hidi 22000, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.