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Use of stochastic XFEM in the investigation of heterogeneity effects on the tensile strength of intermediate geotechnical materials
Citation
Dyson, AP and Tang, Z and Tolooiyan, A, Use of stochastic XFEM in the investigation of heterogeneity effects on the tensile strength of intermediate geotechnical materials, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 145 pp. 1-9. ISSN 0168-874X (2018) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.finel.2018.03.003
Abstract
The numerical simulation of an Unconfined Expansion Test (UET) is presented with tensile strength fracture criteria assigned by stochastic methods to take into account material heterogeneity. Tests are performed by producing radial cavity expansion models of thinly sliced cylindrical specimens. The introduction of element-wise allocation of fracture parameters generates instances of specimen failure without the requirement of predefined fracture zones, permitting discontinuities to form naturally within zones containing weak strength parameters. The parallel application of an in-house Python scripts and eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM) facilitates the investigation of heterogeneity effects on the tensile strength of intermediate geotechnical materials.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | intermediate geotechnical material, fracture mechanics, stochastic methods, extended finite element method, unconfined expansion test |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Civil Engineering |
| Research Field: | Civil Geotechnical Engineering |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| UTAS Author: | Tolooiyan, A (Dr Ali Tolooiyan) |
| ID Code: | 129431 |
| Year Published: | 2018 |
| Deposited By: | Engineering |
| Deposited On: | 2018-11-29 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-12-07 |
| Downloads: | 8 View Download Statistics |
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