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Analysis of delamination growth with discontinuous solid-like shell elements
(International Journal of Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid FlowInternational Journal of Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow, 2004)
Delamination is one of the most important failure mechanisms in laminates. Normally, it is modelled using interface elements. These elements are placed between two layers that are modelled with continuum elements. The ...
Computational modelling of cracks in viscoplastic media
(Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on FractureProceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fracture, 2001)
A newly developed numerical model is used to simulate propagating cracks in a strain softening viscoplastic medium. The model allows the simulation of displacement discontinuities independently of a finite element mesh. ...
A précis of some recent developments in computational failure mechanics
(International Journal of Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid FlowInternational Journal of Numerical Methods in Heat and Fluid Flow, 2004)
A concise overview is given of various numerical methods that can be used to analyse localisation and failure in engineering materials. The importance of the cohesive-zone approach is emphasised and various ways of ...
Analysis of delamination growth with discontinuous finite elements
(Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in EngineeringSolids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering, 2001)
In this contribution a new finite element is presented for the simulation of delamination growth in thin layered composite materials. The element is based on the solid-like shell element, a volume element that can be used ...