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V notch calculation

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construct2

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Dear all,

I was checking for the strains around a V notch (single edge). I was wondering if it is possible to calculate the stresses at any point around the notch using theory of elasticity? I have heard of Williams, but i do not know if his formulas are of any help. Or do you think I would be better off doing an FE analysis?
Any suggestions are welcome!
 
It is possible to calculate stresses around a notch using elasticity. I do not know who Williams is. FEM analysis will be able to answer the question, you jus need a good model and a fine mesh near the notch. If you don't want to do FEM analysis, then review a book on Fracture Mechanics. A good one is Fracture Mechanics by T. L. Anderson.

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Cory

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Another method is to do photoelastic analysis.

jetmaker
 
thanx all for the help,
I did an FEA. I also calculated the stresses by stress concentration using K. The two values are pretty close together.
thx again,

construct2
 
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