Fathi, F. orcid.org/0000-0003-0789-3203 and de Borst, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-3457-3574 (2021) Geometrically nonlinear extended isogeometric analysis for cohesive fracture with applications to delamination in composites. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 191. 103527. ISSN 0168-874X
Abstract
We propose a geometrically nonlinear extended isogeometric analysis approach for cohesive fracture. A shifting technique is used to enforce compatibility in the direction perpendicular to the crack path, while a blending technique has been adopted to remove the effect of the discontinuity in the extension of the cohesive crack. Bézier extraction is employed to cast the formulation in a finite element datastructure. The use of a sign function instead of a Heaviside step function removes the need to make an assumption for the normal to the crack at its centreline. Examples are given to illustrate the methodology, including buckling of a delaminated structure and an assessment of the interface contribution to the tangent stiffness matrix.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier B.V. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Extended isogeometric analysis; Cohesive fracture; Geometric nonlinearity; Bezier extraction; Heaviside sign function |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number European Commission - HORIZON 2020 664734 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2022 09:38 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jan 2022 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.finel.2021.103527 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181913 |