Sensitivity analysis of linear elastic cracked structures using generalized finite element method

Pal, M K and Amirtham, Rajagopal (2014) Sensitivity analysis of linear elastic cracked structures using generalized finite element method. International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 15 (5). pp. 422-437. ISSN 1550-2287

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Abstract

In this work, a sensitivity analysis of linear elastic cracked structures using two-scale Generalized Finite Element Method (GFEM) is presented. The method is based on computation of material derivatives, mutual potential energies, and direct differentiation. In a computational setting, the discrete form of the mutual potential energy release rate is simple and easy to calculate, as it only requires the multiplication of the displacement vectors and stiffness sensitivity matrices. By judiciously choosing the velocity field, the method only requires displacement response in a sub-domain close to the crack tip, thus making the method computationally efficient. The method thus requires an exact computation of displacement response in a sub-domain close to the crack tip. To this end, in this study we have used a two-scale GFEM for sensitivity analysis. GFEM is based on the enrichment of the classical finite element approximation. These enrichment functions incorporate the discontinuity response in the domain. Three numerical examples which comprise mode-I and mixed mode deformations are presented to evaluate the accuracy of the fracture parameters calculated by the proposed method.

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Amirtham, RajagopalUNSPECIFIED
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Enrichment functions; Fracture mechanics; Generalized finite element; Shape sensitivity
Subjects: Civil Engineering > Soil Structure Interaction
Divisions: Department of Civil Engineering
Depositing User: Team Library
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2014 06:35
Last Modified: 29 Aug 2017 10:39
URI: http://raiith.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/1104
Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15502287.2014.917740
OA policy: http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1550-2287/
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