期刊
COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
卷 328, 期 -, 页码 452-476出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.08.031
关键词
Variational method; Interface element; Fracture mechanics; Brittle fracture; Phase-field model; Finite element method
资金
- German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety [FKZ 0325620]
- Mercator Research Center Ruhr in the framework of project [PR-2012-0055]
The paper proposes a variational approach to model brittle fracture propagation based on zero-thickness finite elements. Similar to the phase-field model for fracture, the problem of a fractured structure is variationally formulated by considering a minimization problem involving bulk and fracture surface energies. With the help of a damage variable used as an additional degree of freedom, the fracture propagates according to the values of the minimizers of the total potential energy. This damage variable is restricted to dimensionally reduced interface elements inserted between element boundaries. Crack opening is predicted when the elastic energy within the interface surface exceeds the critical energy release rate. The solution of the discretized system of equations is performed in a staggered scheme, solving first for the displacement field and then searching for the solution for the updated nodal damage variables. Selected numerical examples, including re-analyses of laboratory tests characterized by rather complex crack paths, are presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed variational interface model. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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