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A finite element method for contact problems related to fracture mechanics
Author(s) -
Yagawa G.,
Hirayama H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620201203
Subject(s) - fracture mechanics , finite element method , structural engineering , contact mechanics , extended finite element method , bending , penalty method , crack tip opening displacement , smoothed finite element method , fracture (geology) , mechanics , enhanced data rates for gsm evolution , point (geometry) , materials science , crack closure , mathematics , geometry , engineering , boundary knot method , boundary element method , physics , composite material , mathematical optimization , telecommunications
Abstract A finite element method for contact problems in crack mechanics is developed on the basis of the penalty function method. The method is successfully applied to three important problems in fracture mechanics: a crack propagated from a pin hole, a two‐point supported specimen with an edge crack loaded by a stamp, and a thick plate with a through‐wall crack under bending force.