A configurational force-based material point method for crack propagation modelling in 2D

The modelling of fracture initiation and propagation is a nontrivial problem in computational mechanics. However, it an area that extremely important engineering applications, requiring accurate robust numerical methods can be applied to variety materials. This paper presents the development new approach, which combines material, or configurational, forces material point method (MPM), for finite deformation crack linear elastic solids two dimensions. combination these offers number advantages relating flexibility MPM terms decoupling from grid general nature configurational force theory being applicable across different behaviour. In presented this paper, forms basis mechanical response underlying while provides criterion through post-processing procedure. developed framework benchmark problems 2D. All simulations show good agreement with results literature, demonstrates combined configuration force-material promising tool modelling.