A brittle fracture criterion for PMMA V-notches tensile specimens based on a length-enriched eXtended Finite Element approach

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DOI https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.17.03

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E. Benvenuti R. Tovo P. Livieri

Abstract

A criterion for the prediction of the static failure loads in tensile PMMA specimens with sharp notches is presented. The proposed criterion is based on a regularized version of the eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM), which has been previously applied to concrete-like materials. The main feature of the proposed approach is that the cracking process is not treated as a local process, but it is modeled by assuming that macro-cracks stem from the interaction of micro-cracks within a finite width process zone. The case of a brittle materials with thin process zone is tackled by assuming one layer of enriched finite elements. Preliminary results concerning PMMA specimens subjected to mode-one loading are presented.

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    Issue
    Vol. 5 No. 17 (2011): July 2011
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    Miscellanea

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    Benvenuti, E., Tovo, R., & Livieri, P. (2013). A brittle fracture criterion for PMMA V-notches tensile specimens based on a length-enriched eXtended Finite Element approach. Frattura Ed Integrità Strutturale, 5(17), pages23–31. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.17.03

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