A Conforming A-FEM for Modeling Arbitrary Crack Propagation and Branching in Solids

Zhaoyang Ma; Yunwei Xu; Shu Li; Qingda Yang; Xingming Guo; Xianyue Su

doi:10.1142/S1758825121500101

A Conforming A-FEM for Modeling Arbitrary Crack Propagation and Branching in Solids

Zhaoyang Ma, Yunwei Xu, Shu Li, Qingda Yang, Xingming Guo, Xianyue Su

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, an improved conforming AFEM (C-AFEM) for efficient modeling of arbitrary crack propagation and branching is proposed and validated. An explicit formulation for branching cracks has been derived within the C-AFEM framework. The conjugate gradient method is integrated into the C-AFEM formulation to solve the local problem that consists of all elements traversed by single or multiple cracks. Multiple numerical evidences show that this new approach can substantially improve the modeling efficiency. The solution accuracy and numerical robustness are also significantly improved.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	2150010
Journal	International Journal of Applied Mechanics
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/S1758825121500101
State	Accepted/In press - 2021

Keywords

Conforming augmented finite element method
crack branching
damage
fracture

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Materials Science(all)
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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