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A review on coupled modes in V-notched plates of finite thickness: A generalized approach to the problem

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Mode 1, 2 and 3 cannot exist in isolation. One mode provokes the existence of a coupled mode which, in some conditions, can be more dangerous than the generating mode itself. This means that three-dimensional problems are automatically at least dual scale. While for a crack this effect was known to exist for a long period of time, it was largely ignored in theoretical studies of V-shaped notches subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane loading as well as in practical fracture problems associated with such geometries. Only recently, some numerical investigations confirmed that highly localized coupled modes do exist in the close vicinity of the notch tip. The present paper is aimed to briefly review important features of these recently identified singular coupled modes. The most significant results from a comprehensive three-dimensional numerical study are presented here to describe the contribution of these modes into the overall stress state in the close vicinity of the notch tip and discuss the implementation of these new results to the failure and integrity assessment of plate structures with sharp notches.

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Berto, F. A review on coupled modes in V-notched plates of finite thickness: A generalized approach to the problem. Phys Mesomech 16, 378–390 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1029959913040115

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