Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments

Fully automatic fatigue crack growth simulation system is developed using S-version FEM (SFEM). This system is extended to fracture in heterogeneous material. In the heterogeneous material, crack tip stress field becomes mixed mode condition, and crack growth path is affected by inhomogeneous materi...

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Main Authors: Masanori Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Wada, Yulong Li
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Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2015-09-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1585
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description Fully automatic fatigue crack growth simulation system is developed using S-version FEM (SFEM). This system is extended to fracture in heterogeneous material. In the heterogeneous material, crack tip stress field becomes mixed mode condition, and crack growth path is affected by inhomogeneous materials and mixed mode conditions. Stress Intensity Factors (SIF) in mixed mode condition are evaluated using Virtual Crack Closure Method (VCCM). Criteria for crack growth amount and crack growth path are used based on these SIFs, and growing crack configurations are obtained. Three crack growth problems are simulated. One is crack growth in bi-materila made of CFRP plate and Aluminum alloy. Initial crack is located in CFRP plate, and grows toward Aluminum alloy. Crack growing direction changes and results are compared with experimental one. Second problem is crack growth in bimaterial made of PMMA and Aluminum alloy. Initial crack is located in PMMA plate and parallel to phase boundary. By cahnging loading conditions, several cases are simulated and compared with experimental ones. In the experiment, crack grows into phase boundary and grow along it. This case is simulated precisely, and the effect of pahse boundary is discussed. Last case is Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) at Hot-Leg Safe-End of Pressurized Water Rreactor. This location is made of many kinds of steels by welding. In some steel, SCC does not occur and in other steel, SCC is accelerated. As a result, small surface crack grows in complicated manner.
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spelling doaj-art-91e63d31bf5247a3bf815ec3ca45dbc62025-01-03T00:40:22ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932015-09-01934Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experimentsMasanori KikuchiYoshitaka WadaYulong LiFully automatic fatigue crack growth simulation system is developed using S-version FEM (SFEM). This system is extended to fracture in heterogeneous material. In the heterogeneous material, crack tip stress field becomes mixed mode condition, and crack growth path is affected by inhomogeneous materials and mixed mode conditions. Stress Intensity Factors (SIF) in mixed mode condition are evaluated using Virtual Crack Closure Method (VCCM). Criteria for crack growth amount and crack growth path are used based on these SIFs, and growing crack configurations are obtained. Three crack growth problems are simulated. One is crack growth in bi-materila made of CFRP plate and Aluminum alloy. Initial crack is located in CFRP plate, and grows toward Aluminum alloy. Crack growing direction changes and results are compared with experimental one. Second problem is crack growth in bimaterial made of PMMA and Aluminum alloy. Initial crack is located in PMMA plate and parallel to phase boundary. By cahnging loading conditions, several cases are simulated and compared with experimental ones. In the experiment, crack grows into phase boundary and grow along it. This case is simulated precisely, and the effect of pahse boundary is discussed. Last case is Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) at Hot-Leg Safe-End of Pressurized Water Rreactor. This location is made of many kinds of steels by welding. In some steel, SCC does not occur and in other steel, SCC is accelerated. As a result, small surface crack grows in complicated manner.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1585Heterogeneous Material
spellingShingle Masanori Kikuchi
Yoshitaka Wada
Yulong Li
Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Heterogeneous Material
title Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments
title_full Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments
title_fullStr Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments
title_full_unstemmed Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments
title_short Crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by S-FEM and comparison with experiments
title_sort crack growth simulation in heterogeneous material by s fem and comparison with experiments
topic Heterogeneous Material
url https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1585
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