In this paper, a four-layered road structure containing a top-down crack is investigated by performing finite element analyses in ABAQUS. In this study, in addition to the vertical load of a vehicle wheel, the horizon...In this paper, a four-layered road structure containing a top-down crack is investigated by performing finite element analyses in ABAQUS. In this study, in addition to the vertical load of a vehicle wheel, the horizontal load as well as its position with respect to the crack is also considered in the analyses, and the crack tip parameters including stress intensity factors(SIFs) and T-stress are then calculated. Moreover, influence of elastic modulus and thickness of the pavement layers on the crack tip parameters is studied. Results show that the horizontal and vertical loads along with their position with respect to the crack, elastic modulus and thickness of the road layers influence the crack tip parameters(KⅠ, KⅡ and T-stress) significantly. It was also found that for the cases that the vehicle wheel is positioned near the crack plane, only the shear deformation mode is observed at the crack tip;while, for the vehicle wheel positions far from the crack, only the opening mode is observed, and between these positions, both the opening and shear deformation modes(i.e., mixed mode Ⅰ/Ⅱ) are observed at the crack tip.展开更多
Hydroxyapatite bioceramics is simulated by using finite element method （FEM）. The influences of porosity, hole shape, angle of crack and other parameters on the ceramics are analyzed. The results show that with the ...Hydroxyapatite bioceramics is simulated by using finite element method （FEM）. The influences of porosity, hole shape, angle of crack and other parameters on the ceramics are analyzed. The results show that with the increase of the angle between crack and horizontal direction, the stress intensity factor KⅠ decreases gradually, but stress intensity factor KⅡ increases at first and then it decreases. The value of KⅡ reaches maximum when the angle between crack and horizontal direction is 45°. KⅠ and KⅡ rise with the increase of porosity, and they are almost the same for the circular and hexagonal holes. For elliptical holes, KⅠ and KⅡ reach maximum when the long axis of ellipse is perpendicular to the loading direction and they reach minimum when the same axis is parallel to the loading direction. Moreover, with the increase of the angle between the long axis and loading direction, KⅠ and KⅡ increase gradually.展开更多
The continuum-based(CB)shell theory is combined with the extended finite element method(X-FEM)in this paper to model crack propagation in shells under static and dynamic situations.Both jump function and asymptotic cr...The continuum-based(CB)shell theory is combined with the extended finite element method(X-FEM)in this paper to model crack propagation in shells under static and dynamic situations.Both jump function and asymptotic crack tip solution are adopted for describing the discontinuity and singularity of the crack in shells.Level set method(LSM)is used to represent the crack surface and define the enriched shape functions.Stress intensity factors(SIFs)are calculated by the displacement interpolation technique to prove the capability of the method and the maximum strain is applied for the fracture criterion.Also,an efficient integration scheme for the CB shell element with cracks is proposed.展开更多
文摘In this paper, a four-layered road structure containing a top-down crack is investigated by performing finite element analyses in ABAQUS. In this study, in addition to the vertical load of a vehicle wheel, the horizontal load as well as its position with respect to the crack is also considered in the analyses, and the crack tip parameters including stress intensity factors(SIFs) and T-stress are then calculated. Moreover, influence of elastic modulus and thickness of the pavement layers on the crack tip parameters is studied. Results show that the horizontal and vertical loads along with their position with respect to the crack, elastic modulus and thickness of the road layers influence the crack tip parameters(KⅠ, KⅡ and T-stress) significantly. It was also found that for the cases that the vehicle wheel is positioned near the crack plane, only the shear deformation mode is observed at the crack tip;while, for the vehicle wheel positions far from the crack, only the opening mode is observed, and between these positions, both the opening and shear deformation modes(i.e., mixed mode Ⅰ/Ⅱ) are observed at the crack tip.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10772133 and No.11072172)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20090032110006)
文摘Hydroxyapatite bioceramics is simulated by using finite element method （FEM）. The influences of porosity, hole shape, angle of crack and other parameters on the ceramics are analyzed. The results show that with the increase of the angle between crack and horizontal direction, the stress intensity factor KⅠ decreases gradually, but stress intensity factor KⅡ increases at first and then it decreases. The value of KⅡ reaches maximum when the angle between crack and horizontal direction is 45°. KⅠ and KⅡ rise with the increase of porosity, and they are almost the same for the circular and hexagonal holes. For elliptical holes, KⅠ and KⅡ reach maximum when the long axis of ellipse is perpendicular to the loading direction and they reach minimum when the same axis is parallel to the loading direction. Moreover, with the increase of the angle between the long axis and loading direction, KⅠ and KⅡ increase gradually.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11372157)
文摘The continuum-based(CB)shell theory is combined with the extended finite element method(X-FEM)in this paper to model crack propagation in shells under static and dynamic situations.Both jump function and asymptotic crack tip solution are adopted for describing the discontinuity and singularity of the crack in shells.Level set method(LSM)is used to represent the crack surface and define the enriched shape functions.Stress intensity factors(SIFs)are calculated by the displacement interpolation technique to prove the capability of the method and the maximum strain is applied for the fracture criterion.Also,an efficient integration scheme for the CB shell element with cracks is proposed.
