To clarify the applicability of Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model for impact ductile fracture behaviour, SHB test was reproduced by finite element analysis (FEA). The strain-rate dependence strength austenitic stainless steel JIS SUS304L obtained tensile tests at quasi-static strain rate and rate. CowperSymonds power law, which takes into strength, GTN implemented in commercial FEA code we...

Master moulds are used to cast copper anode moulds. These iron moulds are made of grey or nodular cast irons. According to desirable properties of ductile irons, it was expected that ductile cast iron ...

The effects of uncertainties on the strength of a single lap shear joint are explained. Probabilistic and possibilistic methods are used to account for uncertainties. Linear and geometrically nonlinear finite element analyses are used in the studies. To evaluate the strength of the joint, fracture in the adhesive and material strength failure in the strap are considered. The study shows that li...

An approach hybrid optical-computational criterion to generate an adaptive refinement mesh to be used in mechanical structure analysis with Finite Element Method (FEM) is proposed. The numerical error to determine the refinement zones in adaptive meshing is substituted for an experimental weight function. Experimental optical phase map is used to define this weight function. This criterion perm...

The mechanical behavior of bolted connections in high-strength (HS) steel structures is a matter concern, since the less ductility compared to mild steels may affect load transfer and stress distribution connections. Conducting advanced finite element (FE) analysis incorporating validated material plasticity ductile fracture criterion allows for deeper understanding mechanism HS joints. This pa...

The theory of contact mechanics deals with stresses and deformations which arise when the surfaces of two solid bodies are brought into contact. In elastic deformation contact occurs over a finite area. A regular method for determining the dimensions of this area is Hertz Contact Model. Appearance of atomic force microscope results in introduction of Contact ...

in this paper, a finite element model is developed for the fully hydro-mechanical analysis of hydraulic fracturing in partially saturated porous media. the model is derived from the framework of generalized biot theory. the fracture propagation is governed by a cohesive fracture model. the flow within the fracture zone is modeled by the lubrication equation. the displacement of solid phase, and...

In this paper, we introduce and analyze a simple adaptive finite element method for second order elliptic partial differential equations. The marking strategy depends on whether the data oscillation is sufficiently small compared to the error estimator in the current mesh. If the oscillation is small compared to the error estimator, we mark as many edges such that their contributions to the loc...

The deformation and failure behavior of an AM60 magnesium alloy was investigated using tensile test on circumferentially notched specimens with different notch radii. The strain and stress triaxiality corresponding to the failure point were evaluated using both analytical and finite element analyses. Combining with systematical observations of the fracture surfaces, it is concluded that deforma...