Mesh-independent matrix cracking and delamination modeling in laminated composites

DOI10.1002/nme.3195zbMath1242.74126OpenAlexW1965933174MaRDI QIDQ2894838

Mark R. Gurvich, Carlos G. Dávila, Cheryl A. Rose, E. V. Iarve, David H. Mollenhauer

Publication date: 2 July 2012

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.3195

zbMATH Keywords

failuredelaminationcompositemesh independent cracking

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Brittle fracture (74R10) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Composite and mixture properties (74E30)

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A local to global (L2G) finite element method for efficient and robust analysis of arbitrary cracking in 2D solids ⋮ Explicit modeling of matrix cracking and delamination in laminated composites with discontinuous solid-shell elements ⋮ Accuracy of three-dimensional analysis of regularized singularities ⋮ Variationally consistent eXtended FE model for 3D planar and curved imperfect interfaces ⋮ Finite element quadrature of regularized discontinuous and singular level set functions in 3D problems ⋮ Geometrically nonlinear analysis of matrix cracking and delamination in composites with floating node method ⋮ Mesolevel modeling of failure in composite laminates: constitutive, kinematic and algorithmic aspects ⋮ XFEM with equivalent eigenstrain for matrix-inclusion interfaces ⋮ Modelling the tensile failure of composites with the floating node method ⋮ Towards an extrinsic, CG-XFEM approach based on hierarchical enrichments for modeling progressive fracture

Uses Software

• ABAQUS/Standard

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