Development of Automatic Crack Growth Simulation Program Based on Finite Element Analysis
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Abstract
A crack growth simulation program based on the advanced iterative-finite element method (AI-FEM) was developed to predict realistic crack growth of structures. The developed program was suggested to calculate the exact stress intensity factor for arbitrary structures by regenerating the crack tip mesh as the crack grows. The main advantages of the developed program are to estimate each different crack growths along the crack tip line and to simulate the cracking transition from a surface crack to a through-wall crack under a complex stress field. For these purposes, the sensitivity analyses were performed for various influence variables on stress intensity factors, such as element types and crack dimensions. Based on the results of sensitivity analyses, the appropriate criteria for crack tip modeling to be used in AI-FEM were suggested to calculate sufficient converged SIF. The program developed in this research was validated through stress corrosion crack growth and natural crack growth examples including cracking transition, and it was confirmed that the program simulates crack growth well and has reasonable methods for cracking transition.
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OpenAlex topics: Fatigue and fracture mechanics · Numerical methods in engineering · Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
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Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneung-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01811, Korea
School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Korea
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, 62, Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34142, Korea
VENG Co., Ltd., 3-10, Seongnam-daero 331 beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si 13558, Korea
Funding
KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD
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