Numerical simulation of fatigue crack propagation based on fracture mechanics and conventional finite element method requires huge amount of computational resources when cracked structure is subjected to complicated condition such as the cases of multiple site damage or thermal fatigue. The objective of the present study is to resolve this difficulty by employing the continuum damage mechanics (CDM). An anisotropic damage variable is defined to model a macroscopic fatigue crack and its validity is examined by comparing the stress distributions around the crack with those obtained by an ordinary fracture mechanics method. Together with the assumptions on crack opening/closing and damage evolution, numerical simulations are conducted for low cycle fatigue crack propagation behaviors in a plate with single and two cracks. The results show good agreement with the experiments. Finally, propagations of multiply distributed cracks under low cycle fatigue loading are simulated to demonstrate the potential applicability of the present method.
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ASME/JSME 2004 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
July 25–29, 2004
San Diego, California, USA
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Fatigue Crack Modeling and Simulation Based on Continuum Damage Mechanics
Masakazu Takagaki,
Masakazu Takagaki
University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
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Toshiya Nakamura
Toshiya Nakamura
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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Masakazu Takagaki
University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Toshiya Nakamura
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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PVP2004-2993, pp. 201-207; 7 pages
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August 12, 2008
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Takagaki, M, & Nakamura, T. "Fatigue Crack Modeling and Simulation Based on Continuum Damage Mechanics." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2004 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Elevated Temperature Design and Analysis, Nonlinear Analysis, and Plastic Components. San Diego, California, USA. July 25–29, 2004. pp. 201-207. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2004-2993
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