TY - JOUR
T1 - Crack propagation analysis using PDS-FEM and comparison with fracture experiment
AU - Oguni, Kenji
AU - Wijerathne, M. L.L.
AU - Okinaka, Tomoo
AU - Hori, Muneo
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 19360200, 2007 and by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, E-simulator project. We gratefully acknowledge these supports.
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - This paper presents the formulation of PDS-FEM (particle discretization scheme finite element method) in three dimensional setting and Monte-Carlo simulation of crack propagation by PDS-FEM. The probability density function of the crack paths in a plate with two parallel initial cracks located in an anti-symmetric manner is computed in order to evaluate the statistical and spatial distribution of the crack paths, and it is shown that the crack path in an ideally homogeneous plate is unstable. The simulation results are compared with experimental data. Besides, Monte-Carlo simulation of crack propagation in a heterogeneous elasto-plastic cylinder (as a simplified model of concrete) under uniaxial tension has been carried out and its statistical behavior is discussed.
AB - This paper presents the formulation of PDS-FEM (particle discretization scheme finite element method) in three dimensional setting and Monte-Carlo simulation of crack propagation by PDS-FEM. The probability density function of the crack paths in a plate with two parallel initial cracks located in an anti-symmetric manner is computed in order to evaluate the statistical and spatial distribution of the crack paths, and it is shown that the crack path in an ideally homogeneous plate is unstable. The simulation results are compared with experimental data. Besides, Monte-Carlo simulation of crack propagation in a heterogeneous elasto-plastic cylinder (as a simplified model of concrete) under uniaxial tension has been carried out and its statistical behavior is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mechmat.2009.07.003
DO - 10.1016/j.mechmat.2009.07.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70349263256
SN - 0167-6636
VL - 41
SP - 1242
EP - 1252
JO - Mechanics of Materials
JF - Mechanics of Materials
IS - 11
ER -