Abstract
This paper proposes a simple numerical method to simulate ductile failure behaviours of tensile plates with interacting through-wall cracks. The method is based on the finite element damage analysis using the stress-modified fracture strain damage model. To validate the proposed method, simulated results are compared with a total of 23 published experimental data of flat tensile plates with interacting through-wall cracks. Despite its simplicity, the proposed method well predicted the experimental maximum loads of tensile plates with interacting cracks, including the loads for crack coalescence. Systematic analyses are also performed to investigate the effect of the element size used in the finite element damage analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 215-226 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Mar |
Keywords
- ductile failure simulation
- finite element analysis
- fracture strain model
- interacting through-wall cracked plates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering