Published June 10, 2005
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Journal Article
A cohesive approach to thin-shell fracture and fragmentation
- Creators
- Cirak, Fehmi
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Ortiz, Michael
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Pandolfi, Anna
Abstract
We develop a finite-element method for the simulation of dynamic fracture and fragmentation of thin-shells. The shell is spatially discretized with subdivision shell elements and the fracture along the element edges is modeled with a cohesive law. In order to follow the propagation and branching of cracks, subdivision shell elements are pre-fractured ab initio and the crack opening is constrained prior to crack nucleation. This approach allows for shell fracture in an in-plane tearing mode, a shearing mode, or a bending of hinge mode. The good performance of the method is demonstrated through the simulation of petalling failure experiments in aluminum plates.
Additional Information
© 2005 Elsevier. Received 15 January 2004, Revised 9 March 2004, Accepted 20 July 2004, Available online 28 January 2005. The support of DoE through Caltech's ASCI Center for the Simulation of the Dynamic Response of Materials (DOE W-7405-ENG-48, B523297) is gratefully acknowledged. MO is also grateful for partial support from the Office of Naval Research through grant N00014-96-1-0068.Additional details
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- 83510
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20171128-110244891
- W-7405-ENG-48/B523297
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- N00014-96-1-0068
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
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