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Anyone able to assist in modelling a crack using XFEM in ABAQUS?

I am trying to model a plate with a predefined crack at any side (left or right) loaded in tension. Is it possible in ABAQUS to define a crack whose tip lie within the element, not intersecting...

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What is the physical significance of the acoustic tensor?

In strain localization problem, the condition for strain localization or loss of hyperbolicity of the governing equation is found by solving eigenvalue problem Bn = wn where B (acoustic tensor) =...

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How does confining pressure effect the size effect in concrete?

The size effect in concrete is well studied since Bazant's famous paper (1983). The main source of size effect is found to be energy available from fracture process zone ahead of a crack tip. As...

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Is characteristic length in concrete same as crack band width?

I am modelling concrete cylinders loaded in uniaxial compression. In FEM, the characteristic length is an important material property to obtain meshfree solution. Since in Bazant's(1984) famous...

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