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Development of the DYNA3D simulation code with automated fracture procedure for brick elements
Author(s) -
Tabiei Ala,
Wu Jin
Publication year - 2003
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.742
Subject(s) - fracture (geology) , stress intensity factor , structural engineering , fracture mechanics , finite element method , sensitivity (control systems) , code (set theory) , development (topology) , brick , stress (linguistics) , strain energy release rate , computer science , computer simulation , engineering , materials science , mathematics , simulation , composite material , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , set (abstract data type) , electronic engineering , programming language
Numerical simulation of cracked structures is an important aspect in structural safety assessment. In recent years, there has been an increasing rate of development of numerical codes for modelling fracture procedure. The subject of this investigation is implementing automated fracture models in the DYNA3D non‐linear explicit finite element code to simulate pseudo 3D crack growth procedure. The implemented models have the capabilities of simulating automatic crack propagation without user intervention. The implementation is carried on solid elements. The methodology of implementing fracture models is described. An element deletion‐and‐replacement remeshing procedure is proposed for updating the explicit geometric description of evolving cracks. Fracture parameters such as stress intensity factors, energy release rates and crack tip opening angle are evaluated. The maximum circumferential stress criterion is used to predict the direction of crack advancement. Seven crack problems are presented to verify the effectiveness of the methodology. Mesh sensitivity and loading rate effects are studied in the validation of the presented procedure. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.