Development of Fixed Grid Finite Element Algorithm for Tracking Quasi-Static Equilibrium Crack Propagation

2009 ◽  
pp. 622-622-15
Author(s):  
TS Lee
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Static Equilibrium ◽  
Fixed Grid ◽  
Equilibrium Crack ◽  
Element Algorithm

Moving Grid Method for Simulating Crack Propagation

2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 3173-3177
Author(s):  
Shu Feng Xu ◽  
Huai Fa Ma ◽  
Yong Fa Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Grid Method ◽  
Nonlinear Finite Element ◽  
Moving Grid ◽  
Finite Element Program ◽  
Element Program ◽  
Element Algorithm ◽  
Element Method

A moving grid nonlinear finite element method was used in this study to simulate crack propagation. The relevant elements were split along the direction of principal stress within the element and thus automatic optimization processing of local mesh was realized. We discussed the moving grid nonlinear finite element algorithm was proposed, compiled the corresponding script files based on the dedicated finite element language of Finite Element Program Generator (FEPG), and generate finite element source code programs according to the script files. Analyses show that the proposed moving grid finite element method is effective and feasible in crack propagation simulation.

scholarly journals Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis with Extended Finite Element for 3D Linear Elastic Material

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Yahya Ali Fageehi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Crack ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Crack Growth ◽  
Mixed Mode ◽  
Propagation Path ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Extended Finite Element ◽  
Linear Elastic

This paper presents computational modeling of a crack growth path under mixed-mode loadings in linear elastic materials and investigates the influence of a hole on both fatigue crack propagation and fatigue life when subjected to constant amplitude loading conditions. Though the crack propagation is inevitable, the simulation specified the crack propagation path such that the critical structure domain was not exceeded. ANSYS Mechanical APDL 19.2 was introduced with the aid of a new feature in ANSYS: Smart Crack growth technology. It predicts the propagation direction and subsequent fatigue life for structural components using the extended finite element method (XFEM). The Paris law model was used to evaluate the mixed-mode fatigue life for both a modified four-point bending beam and a cracked plate with three holes under the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) assumption. Precise estimates of the stress intensity factors (SIFs), the trajectory of crack growth, and the fatigue life by an incremental crack propagation analysis were recorded. The findings of this analysis are confirmed in published works in terms of crack propagation trajectories under mixed-mode loading conditions.

Mixed finite element algorithm for a nonlinear time fractional wave model

2021 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 60-76
Author(s):  
Jinfeng Wang ◽  
Baoli Yin ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Hong Li ◽  
Zhichao Fang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Mixed Finite Element ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Element Algorithm
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