A hybrid analytical / extended finite element method for direct evaluation of stress intensity factors Julien R´ ethor ´ e 1 , St ´ ephane Roux 2 , Franc ¸ois Hild 2 1 LaMCoS, INSA-Lyon 2 LMT Cachan Introduction Stress intensity factors K I and K II are key parameters for fracture mechanics Need for a robust evaluation No post-processing, direct evaluation Mesh independence Optimal convergence ... Displacement field in m PU enrichment [2, 3] 10 -2 10 -1 10 0 10 -3 10 -2 10 -1 10 0 h/w |K I -K Io |/K Io n max =1 n max =3 n max =5 n max =7 convergence rate < 0.5 singular enrichment • discontinuous enrichment u = X i ∈N N i ¯ ud i + X i ∈N cut N i Hb i + X i ∈N tip X j =I ,II N i F j K j Crack displacement fields Let us consider a homogeneous body with isotropic elastic behavior, and a 2D setting, the displacement field u is conventionally represented by its complex writing, u = u x + iu y . It was expanded by Williams [4] for a straight crack as a double series u (r ,θ )= X i =I ,II X n c n i φ n i (r ,θ ) with φ n I (r ,θ )= r n/2 κe inθ/2 - n 2 e i (4-n)θ/2 +( n 2 +(-1) n )e -inθ/2 φ n II (r ,θ )= ir n/2 κe inθ/2 + n 2 e i (4-n)θ/2 - ( n 2 - (-1) n )e -inθ/2 where κ is Kolossov’s constant, namely, κ =(3 - ν )/(1 + ν ) for plane stress or κ =(3 - 4ν ) for plane strain conditions, ν being Poisson’s ratio. n = 0: translation n = 1: usual asymptotic fields n = 2: rotation and T -stress n ≥ 3: sub-singular fields Hybrid model Ω 1 Ω 2 Ω 12 Model 1: u 1 (x )= X i ∈N 1 N i (x )d i + X i ∈N cut N i (x )H(x )b i Model 2: u 2 (x )= 1 2μ √ 2π X n∈[0;n max ] ( φ n I (x ) p n + φ n II (x )q n ) Partition of energy: α 1 (x )+ α 2 (x )= 1 Weighted bilinear forms: a i ( u i , v * i ) = Z Ω i α i (u i ): C : ( v * i ) dΩ Coupling: Π(u 1 - u 2 ,μ * )= Z Ω 12 λ · (u 1 - u 2 ) dΩ= 0 Arlequin method [1]: a 1 ( u 1 , v * 1 ) + a 2 ( u 2 , v * 2 ) +Π(u 1 - u 2 ,μ * )+Π ( v * 1 - v * 2 ,λ ) = l 1 ( v * 1 ) Results R inner R outer Displacement field in m K Io = f a w σ √ π a = 2.98 MPa √ m Region of analytical model R outer = r outer h = 13h Region of ‘inactive’ elements R inner = r inner h = 10h Coupling region R outer - R inner = ‘ overlap h = 3h Number of terms in the analytical model n max = 5 0 5 10 15 0.8 0.85 0.9 0.95 1 1.05 r inner K I /K Io n max =2 n max =3 n max =5 n max =7 ‘ overlap = 1 ⇒ large r inner needs higher n max to accomodate boundary effects 10 -2 10 -1 10 0 10 -3 10 -2 10 -1 10 0 h/w |K I - K Io |/K Io n max =2 n max =3 n max =5 n max =7 r inner = 4,‘ overlap = 1 ⇒ convergence rate ≈ 1.5 Bibliography [1] H. Ben Dhia and G. Rateau. The Arlequin method as a flexible engineering design tool. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 62:1442–1462, 2005. [2] N. Mo ¨ es, J. Dolbow, and T. Belytschko. A finite element method for crack growth without remeshing. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 46(1):133–150, 1999. [3] S. Nicaise, Y. Renard, and E. Chahine. Optimal convergence analysis for the extended finite element method. http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00339853 2009. [4] ML. Williams. On the stress distribution at the base of a stationary crack. ASME Journal Applied Mechanics, 24:109–114, 1957. Conclusions and perspectives Hydrid analitycal / extended finite element method Accuracy and robustness wrt. geometrical parameters Quasi-optimal convergence of SIFs Crack propagation Analytical solutions for cohesive cracks Digital image correlation [email protected] LaMCoS, Universit´ e de Lyon, CNRS, INSA-Lyon UMR5259, 18-20 rue des Sciences - F69621 Villeurbanne Cedex