Coupled thermoelasticity of a functionally graded cracked layer under thermomechanical shocks

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Authors

  • M.M. Rokhi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Iran
  • M. Shariati Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Iran

Abstract

This paper investigates linear-elastic response of cracked functionally graded layers subjected to thermomechanical loading; classical coupled thermoelastic equations are used in the calculations. The coupled dynamical system of equations obtained from the extended finite element discretization is solved by the Newmark method in the time domain. Micromechanical models for conventional composites are used to estimate properties of functionally graded layer. The interaction integral is then employed to calculate the stress intensity factors at each time step. In addition, crack propagation phenomenon under thermomechanical shocks is investigated in this paper. We have used MATLAB software to implement the algorithm and related code of problem.

Keywords:

coupled thermoelasticity, fracture, crack propagation, FGMs, thermomechanical shocks