Phase field cohesive zone modeling for fatigue crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials
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Author(s)
Baktheer, Abedulgader
Martínez-Pañeda, Emilio
Aldakheel, Fadi
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The phase field method has gathered significant attention in the past decade due to its versatile applications in engineering contexts, including fatigue crack propagation modeling. Particularly, the phase field cohesive zone method (PF-CZM) has emerged as a promising approach for modeling fracture behavior in quasi-brittle materials, such as concrete. The present contribution expands the applicability of the PF-CZM to include the modeling of fatigue-induced crack propagation. This study critically examines the validity of the extended PF-CZM approach by evaluating its performance across various fatigue behaviors, encompassing hysteretic behavior, S-N curves, fatigue creep curves, and the Paris law. The experimental investigations and validation span a diverse spectrum of loading scenarios, encompassing pre- and post-peak cyclic loading, as well as low- and high-cyclic fatigue loading. The validation process incorporates 2D and 3D boundary value problems, considering mode I and mixed-modes fatigue crack propagation. The results obtained from this study show a wide range of validity, underscoring the remarkable potential of the proposed PF-CZM approach to accurately capture the propagation of fatigue cracks in concrete-like materials. Furthermore, the paper outlines recommendations to improve the predictive capabilities of the model concerning key fatigue characteristics.
Date Issued
2024-03-15
Date Acceptance
2024-02-03
Citation
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2024, 422
ISSN
0045-7825
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume
422
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.116834
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
116834
Date Publish Online
2024-02-13