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The document discusses a crack detected in a structural panel of a refrigeration plant. It asks to determine the maximum temperature decrease without crack propagation, whether crack propagation below this point would be stable or unstable, and the minimum crack length to ensure stable propagation. Given properties like the Young's modulus, fracture energy, and thermal expansion coefficient, the problem assumes crack dimensions are negligible compared to the panel.

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Final Exam Exercise 2

The document discusses a crack detected in a structural panel of a refrigeration plant. It asks to determine the maximum temperature decrease without crack propagation, whether crack propagation below this point would be stable or unstable, and the minimum crack length to ensure stable propagation. Given properties like the Young's modulus, fracture energy, and thermal expansion coefficient, the problem assumes crack dimensions are negligible compared to the panel.

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Final Exam Exercise 2

Fracture & Fatigue

Master’s Degree in Numerical Simulation in Engineering with ANSYS


1 Master’s Degree in Numerical Simulation in Engineering with ANSYS EIGHTH EDITION
Universidad Politécnica
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In one structural panel of a refrigeration plant a 20cm long crack has been detected, as shown in the
figure. Due to the structural design, it can be assumed that no displacement occurs at the panel ends,
regardless of the thermal stresses due to temperature changes.
Obtain:
a) The maximum decrease of temperature without crack propagation.
b) If the temperature drops below this point, crack propagation would be stable or unstable?
c) Which should be the minimum allowable crack length in order to ensure stable crack propagation?

Data:
• Young modulus, E=200GPa
• Specific fracture energy, R=10000 J/m2
• Thermal expansion coefficient, a=10e-5
• For the sake of mathematical simplicity, assume that crack dimensions are negligible when compared to the
panel dimensions.

1m

0.2m

1m

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