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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 2, Number 3, September 1994 , pages 227-244
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.1994.2.3.227
 


Numerical simulation of the crack propagation behavior in 3D elastic body
Takeo Taniguchi, Akihiko Miyaji, Takeshi Suetsugu and Shohgo Matsunaga

 
Abstract
    The purpose of this investigation is to propose a numerical simulation method of the crack propagation behavior in 3D elastic body. The simulation method is based on the displacement-type finite element method, and the linear fracture theory is introduced. The results from the proposed method are compared with those from the structural experiments, and the good coincidences between them are shown in this paper. At the same time, 2-dimensional analysis is also done, and the results are compared with those obtained from 3-dimensional analysis and the structural experiments.
 
Key Words
    linear fracture theory ; FEM; 3D crack propagation; automatic mesh generation; singular isoparametric element.
 
Address
Eng. Science Department, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Japan Development and Construction Co. Ltd., Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industry Co., Kure-shi, Horoshima, Japan
Department of Civil Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
 

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