Abstract
This paper presents ductile fracture simulation using the GTN (Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman) model of through-wall cracked STPT410 carbon steel pipe test under pure bending. Three issues related to practical application are addressed; (i) how to determine the parameters in the GTN model from fracture toughness data, (ii) how to incorporate the element-size effect to the GTN model and (iii) the effect of the crack-tip mesh design on determination of the GTN model parameters. It is found that determined values of the parameters depend on the crack-tip mesh design and the finite element size used in simulation. The split of the crack tip element into two makes parameter determination easier and gives better simulation results, but is difficult to apply to three-dimensional surface crack problems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 35-44 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping |
Volume | 159 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (NRF- 2017R1A2B2009759 ) and by the Nuclear Power Core Technology Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) , the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Republic of Korea (No. 20141520100860 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
Keywords
- Ductile crack growth simulation
- Finite element damage analysis
- GTN model
- Parameter calibration
- Through-wall cracked pipe
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering