Multibody Contact Algorithms for Fracturing Solids

authored by

Peter Wriggers, Sven Reese

Abstract

Processes in which localizations lead to fracture are common for brittle materials. To simulate these problems methods have to be designed that allow for crack detection and propagation. Within this study a finite element program was developed that allows for fast contact detection of multiple deformable bodies and is able to automatically introduce new surfaces for cracks and the parts being cut out. Within the simulation inertial effects have to be considered that occur during the time dependent solution process. Due to the complexity of the simulations, a new open software tool was developed.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Continuum Mechanics

External Organisation(s)

E.ON SE

Type

Contribution to book/anthology

Pages

75-116

No. of pages

42

Publication date

2011

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanical Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20490-6_3 (Access: Unknown)

 

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