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Study on I-II mixed mode crack growth using extended finite element method

  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The I-II mixed mode crack growth was investigated using the extended finite element method (XFEM). The cohesive zone model (CZM) was introduced to describe the mechanical behavior between the crack surfaces. The element matrix of XFEM coupled with CZM was deduced and the influence of loading directions on the mixed mode crack growth in compact-tension-shear specimen was studied. It is shown that the loading angles have a great influence on the crack initiation angles and the maximum stress of compact-tension-shear specimens increases almost linearly with the increasing loading angles. The crack initiation angles in numerical simulation, as well as the load-opening displacement curves during crack growth, agree with those of experiments under different loading directions, which illustrates that XFEM coupled with CZM is an effective method to simulate mixed mode crack growth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)881-885
Number of pages5
JournalBeijing Ligong Daxue Xuebao/Transaction of Beijing Institute of Technology
Volume35
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2015

Keywords

  • Cohesive zone model
  • Compact-tension-shear specimen
  • Crack growth
  • Extended finite element method
  • Mixed mode crack

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