Finite Strain Elastoplastic Crack Propagation Analysis Considering Arbitrary Shaped Crack based on the Redefined J-Integral Range ΔJ
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Finite strain elastoplastic analysis is required to evaluate ultra-low cycle fatigue crack propagation problems using finite element method. For the fracture mechanics evaluation of such problems, it is possible to consider applying J-integral and J-integral range ΔJ. However, it is well known that the path independent property does not hold in their conventional approaches when they are applied to such problems. The authors have proposed the redefined J-integral [1] and J-integral range ΔJ [2] that guarantee path independence for these cases. The proposed method was shown to be capable of characterizing ultra-low cycle fatigue crack propagation behavior [3]. In previous studies, the nodal-release technique whose crack propagation morphology is preset in the fintie element model has been employed. Therefore, to enable the prediction of arbitrary crack propagation behavior, the authors have been investigating fracture-mechanics-based crack propagation analysis method assuming finite strain elastoplastic analysis with rezoning technique [4]. In this presentation, examples of ultra-low cycle fatigue crack propagation analyses conducted using the proposed method are presented.
