Numerical investigation of dynamic brittle fracture via gradient damage models
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Background: Gradient damage models can be acknowledged as a unified framework of dynamic brittle fracture. As a phase-field approach to fracture, they are gaining popularity over the last few years in the computational mechanics community. This paper concentrates on a better understanding of these models. We will highlight their properties during the initiation and propagation phases of defect evolution. Methods: The variational ingredients of the dynamic gradient damage model are recalled. Temporal discretization based on the Newmark-β scheme is performed. Several energy release rates in gradient damage models are introduced to bridge the link from damage to fracture. Results and discussion: An antiplane tearing numerical experiment is considered. It is found that the phase-field crack tip is governed by the asymptotic Griffith’s law. In the absence of unstable crack propagation, the dynamic gradient damage model converges to the quasi-static one. The defect evolution is in quantitative accordance with the linear elastic fracture mechanics predictions. Conclusion: These numerical experiments provide a justification of the dynamic gradient damage model along with its current implementation, when it is used as a phase-field model for complex real-world dynamic fracture problems.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Adv. Model. and Simul. in Eng. Sciences
دوره 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016