ISSN:
0029-5981
Keywords:
crack
;
propagation
;
remeshing
;
mode-I
;
three-dimensional
;
finite element method
;
Engineering
;
Numerical Methods and Modeling
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Technology
Notes:
A previous article (G. Dhondt, ‘Automatic 3-D mode I crack propagation calculations with finite elements’, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 41, 739-757 (1998)) has illustrated how automatic 3-D mode I cyclic crack propagation calculations making repeated use of the finite element method can be performed for structures in which the crack plane is made up of element faces. In the present paper an automatic cutting procedure is proposed which allows the method to be applied to arbitrarily meshed structures for which the crack plane intersects the elements. New 20-node brick elements are automatically generated and a subsequent smoothing procedure improves the quality of the resulting mesh. The method is illustrated by cyclic crack propagation calculations in a specimen and an industrial component. © 1998 John wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
19 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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