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- Title
Cyclic adaptive cohesive zone model to simulate ductile crack propagation in steel structures due to ultra‐low cycle fatigue.
- Authors
Ziccarelli, Andy; Kanvinde, Amit; Deierlein, Gregory
- Abstract
Micromechanics‐based continuum damage criteria have previously been developed to simulate the initiation of ductile fracture in structural steels under conditions with large‐scale plasticity where conventional fracture mechanics indices are invalid. Such models have been combined with methods to simulate ductile crack growth for monotonic loading. In this study, a micromechanics‐based adaptive cohesive zone model for simulating ductile crack propagation under monotonic loading is extended to handle cyclic loading. The proposed model adaptively modifies the cohesive traction–separation relationship for crack opening and closure, as the loading reverses between tension and compression. The approach is implemented into the finite element analysis platform WARP3D, and results of simulations that use the model are compared with data from coupon‐scale tests. The results demonstrate that the proposed model can accurately simulate the effect of crack propagation on specimen response, as well as other key aspects of observed behavior, including crack face closure and crack tunneling. Highlights: A cyclic cohesive zone model is presented for simulating crack propagation in steels.The model incorporates the effects of ultra‐low cycle fatigue and cyclic crack growth.The approach is implemented into the finite element analysis platform WARP3D.The model is validated against the results of two different experimental specimens.
- Subjects
CRACK propagation (Fracture mechanics); STEEL fatigue; DUCTILE fractures; FRACTURE mechanics; STEEL fracture; CRACK closure
- Publication
Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 2023, Vol 46, Issue 5, p1821
- ISSN
8756-758X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ffe.13964