Validated simulations of dynamic crack propagation in single crystals using EFEM and XFEM
Abstract
Brittle and quasibrittle materials such as ceramics and geomaterials fail through dynamic crack propagation during impact events. Simulations of such events are important in a number of applications. In this paper, we compare the effectiveness of the embedded finite element method (EFEM) and the extended finite element method (XFEM) in modeling dynamic crack propagation by validating each approach against an impact experiment performed on single crystal quartz together with in-situ imaging of the dynamic fracture using X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI). The experiment is conducted in a Kolsky bar (generating a strain rate on the order of 103 s-1) that is operated at the synchrotron facilities at the advanced photon source (APS). The in situ XPCI technique can record the dynamic crack propagation with micron-scale spatial resolution and sub-microsecond temporal resolution, and the corresponding images are used to extract the time-resolved crack propagation path and velocity. A unified framework is first presented for the dynamic discretization formulations of EFEM and XFEM. This framework clarifies the differences between the two methods in enrichment techniques and numerical solution schemes. In both cases, a cohesive law is used to describe the fracture process after crack initiation. The simulations of the dynamic fracture experimentmore »
- Authors:
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- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1484639
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-18-21043
Journal ID: ISSN 0376-9429
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Fracture
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 215; Journal Issue: 1-2; Journal ID: ISSN 0376-9429
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Dynamic fracture; damage; crack velocity; x-ray phase contrast imaging
Citation Formats
Zeng, Q., Motamedi, M. H., Leong, A .F. T., Daphalapurkar, Nitin Pandurang, Hufnagel, T. C., and Ramesh, K. T. Validated simulations of dynamic crack propagation in single crystals using EFEM and XFEM. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1007/s10704-018-0330-7.
Zeng, Q., Motamedi, M. H., Leong, A .F. T., Daphalapurkar, Nitin Pandurang, Hufnagel, T. C., & Ramesh, K. T. Validated simulations of dynamic crack propagation in single crystals using EFEM and XFEM. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-018-0330-7
Zeng, Q., Motamedi, M. H., Leong, A .F. T., Daphalapurkar, Nitin Pandurang, Hufnagel, T. C., and Ramesh, K. T. 2018.
"Validated simulations of dynamic crack propagation in single crystals using EFEM and XFEM". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-018-0330-7. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1484639.
@article{osti_1484639,
title = {Validated simulations of dynamic crack propagation in single crystals using EFEM and XFEM},
author = {Zeng, Q. and Motamedi, M. H. and Leong, A .F. T. and Daphalapurkar, Nitin Pandurang and Hufnagel, T. C. and Ramesh, K. T.},
abstractNote = {Brittle and quasibrittle materials such as ceramics and geomaterials fail through dynamic crack propagation during impact events. Simulations of such events are important in a number of applications. In this paper, we compare the effectiveness of the embedded finite element method (EFEM) and the extended finite element method (XFEM) in modeling dynamic crack propagation by validating each approach against an impact experiment performed on single crystal quartz together with in-situ imaging of the dynamic fracture using X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI). The experiment is conducted in a Kolsky bar (generating a strain rate on the order of 103 s-1) that is operated at the synchrotron facilities at the advanced photon source (APS). The in situ XPCI technique can record the dynamic crack propagation with micron-scale spatial resolution and sub-microsecond temporal resolution, and the corresponding images are used to extract the time-resolved crack propagation path and velocity. A unified framework is first presented for the dynamic discretization formulations of EFEM and XFEM. This framework clarifies the differences between the two methods in enrichment techniques and numerical solution schemes. In both cases, a cohesive law is used to describe the fracture process after crack initiation. The simulations of the dynamic fracture experiment using the two simulation approaches are compared with the in situ experimental observations and measurements. Finally, the performance of each method is discussed with respect to capturing the early crack propagation process.},
doi = {10.1007/s10704-018-0330-7},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1484639},
journal = {International Journal of Fracture},
issn = {0376-9429},
number = 1-2,
volume = 215,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Sat Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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