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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/21019| Title: | Coupling XFEM and Peridynamics for brittle fracture simulation: part II—adaptive relocation strategy |
| Authors: | Giannakeas, I Papathanasiou, T Fallah Soleiman, A Bahai, H |
| Keywords: | Bond-Based Peridynamics,;Extended Finite Element Method,;Dynamic Crack Branching, ,;Brittle Fracture;Adaptive Coupling |
| Issue Date: | 4-Jul-2020 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Citation: | Giannakeas, I.N. et al. (2020) 'Coupling XFEM and Peridynamics for brittle fracture simulation: part II—adaptive relocation strategy', Computational Mechanics, 66, pp. 683 - 705. doi: 10.1007/s00466-020-01872-8. |
| Abstract: | An adaptive relocation strategy for a coupled XFEM–Peridynamic (PD) model is introduced. The motivation is to enhance the efficiency of the coupled model and demonstrate its applicability to complex brittle fracture problems. The XFEM and PD approximation domains can be redefined during the simulation, to ensure that the computationally expensive PD model is applied only where needed. To this end a two-step expansion/contraction process, allowing the PD patch to adaptively change its shape, size and location, following the propagation of the crack, is employed. No a priori knowledge of the crack path or re-meshing is required, and the methodology can automatically switch between PD and XFEM. Three 2D fracture examples are presented to highlight the performance of the methodology and the ability to follow multiple crack tips. Results indicate significant computational savings. Furthermore, the characteristic length scale of PD theory bestows a nonlocal and multiscale component to the methodology. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/21019 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-020-01864-8 |
| ISSN: | 0178-7675 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Theodosios Papathanasiou https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2130-5172 ORCiD: Hamid Bahai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3476-9104 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers Institute of Materials and Manufacturing |
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