Spherical indentation for brittle fracture toughness evaluation by considering kinked-cone-crack
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.08.014
Abstract: Abstract This work aims at evaluating the fracture toughness of brittle materials by spherical indentation. The cone-cracking is simulated by the extended finite element method (XFEM) in Abaqus. The formation of a kinked-cone-crack is observed… read more here.
Keywords: fracture toughness; cone crack; crack;
Phase-Field Modeling of Fused Silica Cone-Crack Vickers Indentation
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DOI: 10.3390/nano12142356
Abstract: In this paper, a 3D phase-field model for brittle fracture is applied for analyzing the complex fracture patterns appearing during the Vickers indentation of fused silica. Although recent phase-field models for the fracture caused by… read more here.
Keywords: fused silica; cone crack; phase field; vickers indentation ... See more keywords