Cohesive zone models are commonly used to numerically model fracture phenomena on the microscale. Typical processes described experimentally via Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) test and End Notched Flexure (ENF) macroscale. Analytical solutions, e.g. LEFM-based beam theory, evaluate these tests validate numerical models. However, some input parameters of cohesive models, i.e. stiffness strength, i...

Cohesive granular media flowing down an inclined plane are studied by discrete element simulations. Previous work on cohesionless granular media demonstrated that within the steady flow regime where gravitational energy is balanced by dissipation arising from intergrain forces, the velocity profile in the flow direction scales with depth in a manner consistent with the predictions of Bagnold. H...

Effective elastic properties of a defected solid with distributed cohesive micro-cracks are estimated based on homogenization of the Dugdale–Bilby–Cottrell–Swinden (Dugdale–BCS) type micro-cracks in a two dimensional elastic representative volume element (RVE). Since the cohesive micro-crack model mimics various realistic bond forces at micro-scale, a statistical average of cohesive defects can...

We present a method to reduce mesh bias in dynamic fracture simulations using the fi nite element method withadaptive insertion of extrinsic cohesive zone elements along element boundaries. The geometry of the domaindiscretization is important in this setting because cracks are only allowed to propagate along element facets andcan potentially bias the crack paths. To reduce mesh...

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...

The use of cohesive zone models is an e cient way to treat the damage, especially when the crack path is known a priori. This is the case in the modeling of delamination in composite laminates. However, the simulations using cohesive zone models are expensive in a computational point of view. When using implicit time integration scheme or when solving static problems, the non-linearity related ...

The fracture behaviour of human cortical bone was analysed considering a miniaturized version of the Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) test. A specific data reduction scheme based on crack equivalent concept was used to obtain the resistance curves. The definition of the cohesive laws mimicking the fracture process was performed measuring the crack tip opening displacement by digital image correlati...

The conventional method to evaluate earthquake induced permanent deformations of slopes is the one proposed by Newmark. In this paper, permanent displacement of slopes is studied using a combination of distinct element and finite difference methods and the results of these numerical evaluations are compared with those of the Newmark's approach. Several parameters involved, including peak ground...