scholarly journals Analysis of Dynamic Fracture Parameters in Functionally Graded Material Plates with Cracks by Graded Finite Element Method and Virtual Crack Closure Technique

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ming Zhou ◽  
Guang Wei Meng ◽  
Xiao Lin Li ◽  
Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Closure ◽  
Dynamic Fracture ◽  
Functionally Graded Material ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Interface Element ◽  
Virtual Crack Closure Technique ◽  
Closure Technique ◽  
Graded Material ◽  
Element Method

Based on the finite element software ABAQUS and graded element method, we developed a dummy node fracture element, wrote the user subroutines UMAT and UEL, and solved the energy release rate component of functionally graded material (FGM) plates with cracks. An interface element tailored for the virtual crack closure technique (VCCT) was applied. Fixed cracks and moving cracks under dynamic loads were simulated. The results were compared to other VCCT-based analyses. With the implementation of a crack speed function within the element, it can be easily expanded to the cases of varying crack velocities, without convergence difficulty for all cases. Neither singular element nor collapsed element was required. Therefore, due to its simplicity, the VCCT interface element is a potential tool for engineers to conduct dynamic fracture analysis in conjunction with commercial finite element analysis codes.

scholarly journals Extended finite -element method for modeling the mechanical behavior of functionally graded material plates with multiple random inclusions

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (K3) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Bang Kim Tran ◽  
Huy The Tran ◽  
Tinh Quoc Bui ◽  
Thien Tich Truong
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Functionally Graded Material ◽  
Extended Finite Element Method ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Extended Finite Element ◽  
Graded Material ◽  
Element Method

Functionally graded material is of great importance in many engineering problems. Here the effect of multiple random inclusions in functionally graded material (FGM) is investigated in this paper. Since the geometry of entire model becomes complicated when many inclusions with different sizes appearing in the body, a methodology to model those inclusions without meshing the internal boundaries is proposed. The numerical method couples the level set method to the extended finite-element method (X-FEM). In the X-FEM, the finite-element approximation is enriched by additional functions through the notion of partition of unity. The level set method is used for representing the location of random inclusions. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy and potential of this technique. The obtained results are compared with available refered results and COMSOL, the finite element method software.

scholarly journals Extended finite element method for simulating the mechanical behavior of multiple random holes and inclusions in functionally graded material

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (K2) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Bang Kim Tran ◽  
Huy The Tran ◽  
Tinh Quoc Bui ◽  
Thien Tich Truong
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Functionally Graded Material ◽  
Extended Finite Element Method ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Extended Finite Element ◽  
Graded Material ◽  
Element Method

Analysis of mechanical behavior of a structure containing defects such as holes and inclusions is essential in many engineering applications. In many structures, the discontinuities may have a significant influence on the reduction of the structural stiffness. In this work, we consider the effect of multiple random holes and inclusions in functionally graded material (FGM) plate and apply the extended finite element method with enrichment functions to simulate the mechanical behavior of those discontinuous interfaces. The inclusions also have FGM properties. Numerical examples are considered and their obtained results are compared with the COMSOL, the finite element method software.

Buckling analysis of circular functionally graded material plate having variable thickness under uniform compression by finite-element method

2007 ◽  
Vol 221 (11) ◽  
pp. 1241-1247 ◽  
Author(s):  
M H Naei ◽  
A Masoumi ◽  
A Shamekhi
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Functionally Graded Material ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Buckling Load ◽  
Simply Supported ◽  
Graded Material ◽  
Element Method

The current study presents the buckling analysis of radially-loaded circular plate with variable thickness made of functionally graded material. The boundary conditions of the plate is either simply supported or clamped. The stability equations were obtained using energy method based on Love-Kichhoff hypothesis and Sander's non-linear strain-displacement relation for thin plates. The finite-element method is used to determine the critical buckling load. The results obtained show good agreement with known analytical and numerical data. The effects of thickness variation and Poisson's ratio are investigated by calculating the buckling load. These effects are found not to be the same for simply supported and clamped plates.

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