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A Hybrid Finite-Element Simulation Of Solid Fracture

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  • ALEXANDER V. POTAPOV

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1453, USA)

  • CHARLES S. CAMPBELL

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1453, USA)

Abstract

This paper describes an extension to a computer simulation of solid fracture. In the original model, rigid elements are assembled into a simulated solid by "gluing" the elements together with compliant boundaries which fracture when the tensile strength of the glued joints is exceeded. The current extension applies portions of the finite element technique to allow changes in the shapes of elements. This is implemented at the element level and no global stiffness matrix is assembled; instead, the elements interact across the same compliant boundaries used in the rigid element simulation. As a result, the simulated material can conform to any desired shape and thus can handle large elastic and plastic deformation. This model is intended to study the propagation of multitudinous cracks through simulated solids to aid the understanding of problems such as the impact-induced fragmentation of particles.

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  • Alexander V. Potapov & Charles S. Campbell, 1996. "A Hybrid Finite-Element Simulation Of Solid Fracture," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 7(02), pages 155-180.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:07:y:1996:i:02:n:s0129183196000168
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183196000168
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