Abaqus implementation of extended finite element method using a level set representation for three-dimensional fatigue crack growth and life predictions

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 77, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2840-2863

  Shi, Jianxu ^a   Chopp, David ^b   Lua, Jim ^a   Sukumar, N ^c   Belytschko, Ted ^b  

^a Suite 5 6   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue life prediction; Fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factor; X FEM

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; ARBITRARY CRACK; CLOSURE EFFECTS; CRACK FRONTS; CRACK GROWTH; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FAST MARCHING METHODS; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; FINITE ELEMENT PACKAGES; GAUSS POINT; GROWING CRACKS; INDUCED CRACK; LEVEL SET; LEVEL SET REPRESENTATION; LIFE PREDICTIONS; LOCAL REMESHING; METALLIC STRUCTURES; NARROW BANDS; PLASTIC ZONES; SELF-SIMILAR; SPECTRUM LOADS; STATE RECOVERY; STATE VARIABLES; STRESS INTENSITY; X-FEM;

ABAQUS; ALGORITHMS; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; CRACK CLOSURE; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77956173968     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.06.009     Document Type: Article

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