Fatigue crack growth simulation using S-version FEM

Masanori Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Wada, Masafumi Takahashi, Yulong Li

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Abstract

Fatigue crack growth under mixed mode loading conditions is simulated using S-FEM. By using S-FEM technique, only local mesh should be re-meshed and it becomes easy to simulate crack growth. By combining with re-meshing technique, local mesh is re-meshed automatically, and curved crack path is modeled easily. Plural fatigue crack problem is solved by this technique. For two through crack problems, crack coalescence condition is proposed by JSME standard. By simulating this problem by S-FEM, it is shown that thid criterion depends on initial crack size. Then more than 160 cases are simulated by changing several parameters. Results are summarized by normalized form, and new criterion is proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2008 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2008
Pages251-257
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventASME 2008 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2008 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: 27 Jul 200831 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Volume1
ISSN (Print)0277-027X

Conference

ConferenceASME 2008 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period27/07/0831/07/08

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