Analysis of the effect of out-of-phase biaxial fatigue loads on crack paths in cruciform specimens using XFEM
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.01.019
Abstract: Abstract In the present research work, a numerical crack growth analysis using linear elastic fracture mechanics is carried out paying attention to the crack paths that grow in the central part of cruciform specimens under… read more here.
Keywords: fatigue; fatigue loads; biaxial fatigue; crack paths ... See more keywords
Towards crack paths simulations in media with a random fracture energy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.06.017
Abstract: Abstract Simple probabilistic models of fracture of 3D polycrystals involving transgranular and intergranular cracks are proposed, based on undamaged paths and appropriate percolation thresholds. In a second part, we propose theoretical extensions of phase field… read more here.
Keywords: fracture energy; paths simulations; fracture; towards crack ... See more keywords