Edge cracked semicircular disk under compression exhibited form factor constancy over wide range of relative crack lengths. Inspired from this property, edge cracked semicircular ring (ECSR) is analyzed with the aim of enhancing validity range of constant form factor property. Understanding the effects of inner radius and load angle on form factor of ECSR, different combinations of the two are examined towards reaching the aim. Photoelasticity in conjunction with FEM is used to analyze the specimen. A particular combination of inner radius and load angle is found to give constant form factor over an enhanced range.

KVN 	 Surendra

Department of Mechanical Engineering

K Simha R Y

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad&nbsp;(IIT Palakkad or IIT PKD) is a public autonomous&nbsp;engineering&nbsp;and&nbsp;research&nbsp;institute located in&nbsp;Palakkad,&nbsp;Kerala. It was&nbsp;one of the five new&nbsp;IITs&nbsp;proposed in the&nbsp;2014 Union budget of India. The campus was inaugurated on 3 August 2015. The institute has 94 faculty, 978 students, and 63 non-teaching staffs.

IT Palakkad currently offers four-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) and two years MS programmes in 8 different engineering disciplines including&nbsp;Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil among others.

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