A numerical model based on the scaled boundary finite element method is devel- oped to simulate the hydraulic fracturing in concrete-like quasi-brittle materials using cohesive interface elements. The shadow domain me...A numerical model based on the scaled boundary finite element method is devel- oped to simulate the hydraulic fracturing in concrete-like quasi-brittle materials using cohesive interface elements. The shadow domain method developed previously （Yang and Deeks in Eng Fract Mech 143（4）：333 354, 2007） is extended to consider crack-width-dependent hydraulic pres- sure and cohesive traction, so that the stress intensity factors caused by both crack-face forces are semi-analytically calculated separately in the same way. The crack propagation is determined by the criterion of KI ≥ 0, and the propagation direction by the linear elastic fracture mechanics criteria. Two examples of concrete structures are modeled, and the results are in good agreement with the experimental data and others numerical results.展开更多
基金This research is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 51779222 and 51378461）, Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China （No. LR14E080002）, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities （No. 2017QNA4027）.
文摘A numerical model based on the scaled boundary finite element method is devel- oped to simulate the hydraulic fracturing in concrete-like quasi-brittle materials using cohesive interface elements. The shadow domain method developed previously （Yang and Deeks in Eng Fract Mech 143（4）：333 354, 2007） is extended to consider crack-width-dependent hydraulic pres- sure and cohesive traction, so that the stress intensity factors caused by both crack-face forces are semi-analytically calculated separately in the same way. The crack propagation is determined by the criterion of KI ≥ 0, and the propagation direction by the linear elastic fracture mechanics criteria. Two examples of concrete structures are modeled, and the results are in good agreement with the experimental data and others numerical results.
