Experimental and computational studies were conducted to predict failure loads of specimens containing different-sized holes made using the additive manufacturing (AM) technique. Two different types of test specimens were prepared. Flat specimens, manufactured from polylactic acid (PLA), were subjected to uniaxial loading. Tubular specimens, made of polycarbonate (PC), were subjected to combined loading that was applied using uniaxial testing equipment. Test specimens were uniquely designed and printed to apply the combined bending and torsional loads to tubular specimens. A newly developed failure theory was applied to predict the loads that would result in the fracture of these test specimens. This theory is composed of two conditions related to stress and the stress gradient to be simultaneously satisfied to predict failure. The failure loads predicted using the new failure criteria were compared closely with the experimental data for all test specimens. In addition, a semi-empirical equation was developed to predict the critical failure surface energy for different printing angles. The critical failure surface energy is a material property and is used for the stress gradient condition. Using the semi-empirically determined values for the failure criterion provided close agreement with experimental results.
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