On Fracture Mechanics in Abaqus 2016 Documentation

 

Abaqus/CAE User’s Guide

  • “Fracture mechanics,” Section 31

    • “Seam cracks,” Section 31.1

    • “Using contour integrals to model fracture mechanics,” Section 31.2

    • “Using the extended finite element method to model fracture mechanics,” Section 31.3

    • “Using the virtual crack closure technique to model crack propagation,” Section 31.4

    • “Managing cracks,” Section 31.5

Abaqus Analysis User’s Guide

  • “Modeling discontinuities as an enriched feature using the extended finite element method,” Section 10.7.1

  • “Fracture mechanics,” Section 11.4

    • “Fracture mechanics: overview,” Section 11.4.1

    • “Contour integral evaluation,” Section 11.4.2

    • “Crack propagation analysis,” Section 11.4.3

Abaqus Example Problems Guide

  • “Fracture and damage,” Section 1.4

    • “A plate with a part-through crack: elastic line spring modeling,” Section 1.4.1

    • “Contour integrals for a conical crack in a linear elastic infinite half space,” Section 1.4.2

    • “Elastic-plastic line spring modeling of a finite length cylinder with a part-through axial flaw,” Section 1.4.3

    • “Crack growth in a three-point bend specimen,” Section 1.4.4

    • “Analysis of skin-stiffener debonding under tension,” Section 1.4.5

    • “Failure of blunt notched fiber metal laminates,” Section 1.4.6

    • “Debonding behavior of a double cantilever beam,” Section 1.4.7

    • “Debonding behavior of a single leg bending specimen,” Section 1.4.8

    • “Postbuckling and growth of delaminations in composite panels,” Section 1.4.9

Abaqus Benchmarks Guide

  • “Fracture mechanics,” Section 1.16

    • “Contour integral evaluation: two-dimensional case,” Section 1.16.1

    • “Contour integral evaluation: three-dimensional case,” Section 1.16.2

    • “Center slant cracked plate under tension,” Section 1.16.3

    • “A penny-shaped crack under concentrated forces,” Section 1.16.4

    • “Fully plastic J-integral evaluation,” Section 1.16.5

    • “Ct-integral evaluation,” Section 1.16.6

    • “Nonuniform crack-face loading and J-integrals,” Section 1.16.7

    • “Single-edged notched specimen under a thermal load,” Section 1.16.8

  • “Modeling discontinuities using XFEM,” Section 1.19

    • “Crack propagation of a single-edge notch simulated using XFEM,” Section 1.19.1

    • “Crack propagation in a plate with a hole simulated using XFEM,” Section 1.19.2

    • “Crack propagation in a beam under impact loading simulated using XFEM,” Section 1.19.3

    • “Dynamic shear failure of a single-edge notch simulated using XFEM,” Section 1.19.4

    • “Propagation of hydraulically driven fracture using XFEM,” Section 1.19.5

Abaqus Theory Guide

  • “Fracture mechanics,” Section 2.16

    • “J-integral evaluation,” Section 2.16.1

    • “Stress intensity factor extraction,” Section 2.16.2

    • “T-stress extraction,” Section 2.16.3

    • “Prediction of the direction of crack propagation,” Section 2.16.4

Further reading