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Numerical model for the cracking behavior of heterogeneous brittle solids subjected to thermal shock
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Tang, SB and Zhang, H and Tang, CA and Liu, HY, Numerical model for the cracking behavior of heterogeneous brittle solids subjected to thermal shock, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 80 pp. 520-531. ISSN 0020-7683 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
DOI: doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.10.012
Abstract
A finite element based numerical model is developed to simulate the thermal cracking behavior of brittle solids subjected to thermal shock. The heterogeneity of the brittle solids at mesoscopic level is taken into account using the Weibull distribution. Furthermore, the cracking behavior of meso-element is modeled using continuum damage mechanics. The finite element method (FEM) is used to obtain thermal stress distribution, and then damage threshold is determined by the maximum tensile stress criterion. In the present work, the cracking behavior, including the initiation and propagation of microcracks, and the formation of approximately equally spaced surface cracks, are well captured by the numerical model. Furthermore, the impact of thermal conductivity on the cracking pattern of the heterogeneous brittle solids is also discussed in this study. The numerical simulation results are found to be consistent with the experimental observations in the literature, which indicates that the proposed numerical model is a potentially powerful tool to study the cracking behavior of the heterogeneous brittle solids subjected to thermal shock.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | thermal shock, finite element method, cracking pattern, brittle solid |
Research Division: | Engineering |
Research Group: | Civil engineering |
Research Field: | Civil geotechnical engineering |
Objective Division: | Construction |
Objective Group: | Construction processes |
Objective Field: | Civil construction processes |
UTAS Author: | Liu, HY (Dr Hong Liu) |
ID Code: | 107002 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | Engineering |
Deposited On: | 2016-03-01 |
Last Modified: | 2017-11-06 |
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