Isogeometric boundary element methods for three dimensional static fracture and fatigue crack growth

Peng, Xuan, Atroshchenko, E., Kerfriden, Pierre ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7749-3996 and Bordas, Stephane Pierre Alain ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8634-7002 2017. Isogeometric boundary element methods for three dimensional static fracture and fatigue crack growth. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 316 , pp. 151-185. 10.1016/j.cma.2016.05.038

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Abstract

We present a novel numerical method to simulate crack growth in 3D, directly from the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) geometry of the component, without any mesh generation. The method is an isogeometric boundary element method (IGABEM) based on non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS). NURBS basis functions are used for the domain and crack representation as well as to approximate the physical quantities involved in the simulations. A stable quadrature scheme for singular integration is proposed to enhance the robustness of the method in dealing with highly distorted elements. Convergence studies in the crack opening displacement is performed for a penny-shaped crack and an elliptical crack. Two approaches to extract stress intensity factors (SIFs): the contour M integral and the virtual crack closure integral are compared using dual integral equations. The results show remarkable accuracy in the computed SIFs, leading to smooth crack paths and reliable fatigue lives, without requiring the generation of any mesh from the CAD model of the component under consideration.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0045-7825
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	31 August 2017
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2024 13:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102950

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