ELASTIC PLASTIC CRACK ANALYSIS BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD UNDER MIXED MODE LOADING CONDITIONS

Authors

  • Aidy Ali Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Ahmed Kamal Ariffin Department of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Muhammad Rawi Mohamed Zin Department of Mechanical and Materials EngineeringUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Mohd Sapuan Salit Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Mhd Yunin Hassan Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
  • Mohd Rasid Osman Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Keywords:

Crack growth, J-integral, deleted element, simulation

Abstract

The modeling of crack growth in ductile material is presented in this paper. The direction of the crack is assumed to follow the maximum principle normal stress. The material is modeled to be of elasticplastic behavior and the fracture criterion used is Rice’s J-Integral. The crack is modeled to start from a rectangular notch and propagation of the crack tip is represented by the deleted element mechanism. The crack growth direction was validated by experiments and good agreement with the simulation is
observed.

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Published

2026-02-23

How to Cite

Ali, A., Ariffin, A. K., Zin, M. R. M., Salit, M. S., Hassan, M. Y., & Osman, M. R. (2026). ELASTIC PLASTIC CRACK ANALYSIS BY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD UNDER MIXED MODE LOADING CONDITIONS. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 11(2), 91–96. retrieved from https://ph04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SUJST/article/view/13025

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2004): April - June

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Research Article

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