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MCCI for 3D Cracks with 20-Noded Elements

This document presents a modified crack closure integral technique to estimate strain energy release rates for 3D crack problems modeled with 20-node brick elements. The technique is an extension of Irwin's crack closure integral concept and can be evaluated in the post-processing stage using nodal forces and displacements near the crack tip. Numerical results are shown for center crack tension and edge crack shear specimens, comparing the new approach to methods in previous literature.

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MCCI for 3D Cracks with 20-Noded Elements

This document presents a modified crack closure integral technique to estimate strain energy release rates for 3D crack problems modeled with 20-node brick elements. The technique is an extension of Irwin's crack closure integral concept and can be evaluated in the post-processing stage using nodal forces and displacements near the crack tip. Numerical results are shown for center crack tension and edge crack shear specimens, comparing the new approach to methods in previous literature.

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Modified crack closure integral (MCCI) for 3-d problems using 20-noded brick elements

Narayana, K. B.; George, S.; Dattaguru, B.; Ramamurthy, T. S.; Vijayakumar, K. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (ISSN 8756-758X), vol. 17, no. 2, p. 145-157 The Modified Crack Closure Integral (MCCI) technique based on Irwin's crack closure integral concept is very effective for estimation of strain energy release rates G in individual as well as mixed-mode configurations in linear elastic fracture mechanics problems. In a finite element approach, MCCI can be evaluated in the post-processing stage in terms of nodal forces and displacements near the crack tip. The MCCI expressions are however, element dependent and require a systematic derivation using stress and displacement distributions in the crack tip elements. Earlier a general procedure was proposed by the present authors for the derivation of MCCI expressions for 3-dimensional (3-d) crack problems modelled with 8-noded brick elements. A concept of sub-area integration was proposed to estimate strain energy release rates at a large number of points along the crack front. In the present paper a similar procedure is adopted for the derivation of MCCI expressions for 3-d cracks modelled with 20-noded brick elements. Numerical results are presented for centre crack tension and edge crack shear specimens in thick slabs, showing a comparison between present results and those available in the literature.

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