Embedded crack model: I. Basic formulation

The recently emerged idea of enriching standard finite element interpolations by strain or displacement discontinuities has triggered the development of powerful techniques that allow efficient modelling of regions with highly localized strains, e.g. of fracture zones in concrete, or shear bands in...

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Published in:International journal for numerical methods in engineering 2001-02, Vol.50 (6), p.1269-1290
Main Authors: Jirásek, Milan, Zimmermann, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cracking
damage
embedded discontinuity
enriched finite element
fracture
localization
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Summary:The recently emerged idea of enriching standard finite element interpolations by strain or displacement discontinuities has triggered the development of powerful techniques that allow efficient modelling of regions with highly localized strains, e.g. of fracture zones in concrete, or shear bands in metals or soils. The present paper describes a triangular element with an embedded displacement discontinuity that represents a crack. The constitutive model is formulated within the framework of damage theory, with crack closure effects and friction on the crack faces taken into account. Numerical aspects of the implementation are discussed. In a companion paper, the embedded crack approach is combined with the more traditional smeared crack approach. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0029-5981
1097-0207
DOI:10.1002/1097-0207(20010228)50:6<1269::AID-NME11>3.0.CO;2-U