... be contacted at: ahertas@yahoo.com Submodeling Finite element analysis Model reduction Structural optimization Beam formulations 3D-printing PLA 3-point bending test Fracture mechanics Fatigue analysis Submodeling, also known as sub-structuring, serves as a valuable technique within...

... of nodal points in local domains and sub-domains and choosing an approximation or interpolation method has an effective role in the application of meshless methods for the analysis of computational fracture mechanics problems, especially problems with geometric discontinuity and cracks. In this research...

... Nível Superior Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 304211/2019-2 437639/2018-5 311663/2017-6 The description of failure in structural analysis for quasi-brittle materials has laid mainly on two distinct approaches: smeared damage and fracture mechanics...

...Bruna Caroline Campos; Felício Bruzzi Barros; Samuel Silva Penna Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate some numerical integration strategies used in generalized (G)/extended finite element method (XFEM) to solve linear elastic fracture mechanics problems. A range of parameters are here...

... be contacted at: zhangxiaodong00@tsinghua.org.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Concrete Cohesive crack Crack growth Extended finite element method Fictitious crack model Fracture mechanics Modeling crack growth problems in concrete structures has been a burdensome task...

.... Carlos L. Moreno can be contacted at: c‐moreno@ipb.pt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Punching shear Load eccentricity Shear reinforcement Fracture mechanics Shear strength Shearing Reinforced concrete Punching in slabs is usually associated to the application...

... particles. Findings The DEM approach is compared to two tensile cases (mode I); both presenting a monotonous convergence towards classical solutions for more precise discretization. Originality/value The paper proposes a DEM approach in fracture mechanics of isotropic brittle materials entirely...

...Jorge Palma Carrasco; José Maria Andrade Barbosa; Antonio Almeida Silva; Marcos Antonio da Silva Irmão Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a numerical simulation of the hydrogen atomic effect on the steels fracture toughness, as well as on crack propagation using fracture mechanics...

... is: Equation 9 while for the diagonal elements is: Equation 10 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Truss‐like discrete element method Damage mechanics Fracture mechanics Stress intensity factors Elastoplastic analysis Numerical analysis During the 1960s an alternative set...

... softening Constitutive modelling Fracture mechanics Mesh sensitivity Finite element Plain concrete ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS, VOL. 10, 205-221 (1.993) FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF THE TENSILE STRAIN SOFTENING BEHAVIOUR OF PLAIN CONCRETE STRUCTURES SUDIP S. BHATTACHARJEE Department of Civil Engineering...