Title: FFT-based solver for higher-order and multi-phase-field fracture models applied to strongly anisotropic brittle materials

Journal Article · · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
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  1. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); OSTI
  2. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

This paper presents the application of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) based method to solve two phase field models designed to simulate crack growth of strongly anisotropic materials in the brittle regime. By leveraging the ability of the FFT-based solver to generate solutions with higher-order and global continuities, we design two simple algorithms to capture the complex fracture patterns (e.g. sawtooth, and curved crack growth) common in materials with strongly anisotropic surface energy via the multi-phase-field and high-order phase-field frameworks. A staggered operator-split solver is used where both the balance of linear momentum and the phase field governing equations are formulated in the periodic domain. The unit phase field of the initial failure region is prescribed by the penalty method to alleviate the sharp material contrast between the initial failure region and the base material. The discrete frequency vectors are generalized to estimate the second and fourth order gradients such that the Gibbs effect near shape interfaces or jump conditions can be suppressed. Furthermore, a preconditioner is adopted to improve the convergence rate of the iterative linear solver. Three numerical experiments are used to systematically compare the performance of the FFT-based method in the multi-phase-field and high-order phase-field frameworks.

Research Organization:
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP)
Grant/Contract Number:
NE0008534
OSTI ID:
1801240
Journal Information:
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal Name: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Vol. 362; ISSN 0045-7825
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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