Physics-based Modeling of Brittle Fracture: Cohesive Formulations and the Application of Meshfree Methods
Simulation of generalized fracture and fragmentation remains an ongoing challenge in computational fracture mechanics. There are difficulties associated not only with the formulation of physically-based models of material failure, but also with the numerical methods required to treat geometries that change in time. The issue of fracture criteria is addressed in this work through a cohesive view of material, meaning that a finite material strength and work to fracture are included in the material description. In this study, we present both surface and bulk cohesive formulations for modeling brittle fracture, detailing the derivation of the formulations, fitting relations, and providing a critical assessment of their capabilities in numerical simulations of fracture. Due to their inherent adaptivity and robustness under severe deformation, meshfree methods are especially well-suited to modeling fracture behavior. We describe the application of meshfree methods to both bulk and surface approaches to cohesive modeling. We present numerical examples highlighting the capabilities and shortcomings of the methods in order to identify which approaches are best-suited to modeling different types of fracture phenomena.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 772347
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2001-8099; TRN: AH200132%%225
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Dec 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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