A numerical investigation of the stress intensity factor for a bent chevron notched specimen: Comparison of 2D and 3D solutions

In the contribution, normalized stress intensity factors for three-and four-point bending specimens with a chevron notch is introduced by varying the chevron notch angle and length. The three- and two-dimensional models of bent chevron notched specimens in the software ANSYS were prepared by using possible symmetrical conditions. The 2D model was used with variable thicknesses of the layers representing the characteristic shape of the chevron notch (with the plane stress boundary condition). The numerically obtained results from the 2D and 3D solutions are compared with data from literature. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.