Simulation of fracture in heterogeneous elastic materials with cohesive zone models
Prechtel M, Ronda PL, Janisch R, Hartmaier A, Leugering G, Steinmann P, Stingl M (2010)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2010
Journal
Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-010-9552-z
Abstract
In brittle composite materials, failure mechanisms like debonding of the matrix-fiber interface or fiber breakage can result in crack deflection and hence in the improvement of the damage tolerance. More generally it is known that high values of fracture energy dissipation lead to toughening of the material.Ouraimis toinvestigate the influence of material parameters and geometrical aspects of fibers on the fracture energy as well as the crack growth for given load scenarios. Concerning simulations of crack growth the cohesive element method in combination with the Discontinuous Galerkin method provides a framework to model the fracture considering strength, stiffness and failure energy in an integrated manner. Cohesive parameters are directly determined by DFT supercell calculations.We perform studies with prescribed crack paths as well as free crack path simulations. In both cases computational results reveal that fracture energy depends on both the material parameters but also the geometry of the fibers. In particular it is shown that the dissipated energy can be increased by appropriate choices of cohesive parametersof the interface and geometrical aspects of the fiber. In conclusion, our results can help to guide themanufacturing process ofmaterials with a high fracture toughness.
Authors with CRIS profile
Marina Prechtel
Graduiertenzentrum der FAU
Günter Leugering
Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mathematik
Paul Steinmann
Lehrstuhl für Technische Mechanik
Michael Stingl
Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Mathematik (Kontinuierliche Optimierung)
Additional Organisation(s)
Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Allgemeine Werkstoffeigenschaften)
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Prechtel, M., Ronda, P.L., Janisch, R., Hartmaier, A., Leugering, G., Steinmann, P., & Stingl, M. (2010). Simulation of fracture in heterogeneous elastic materials with cohesive zone models. International Journal of Fracture. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10704-010-9552-z
MLA:
Prechtel, Marina, et al. "Simulation of fracture in heterogeneous elastic materials with cohesive zone models." International Journal of Fracture (2010).
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