Thomas Havelka

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How can I evaluate the results of my XFEM analysis in Abaqus?

My XFEM analysis in Abaqus has finally finished successfully. What can I do with the results? I do not have stress intensity factors or J integrals or anything like that. It just offers me phi and...

07 July 2015 1,490 3 View

Is there any possibility in Franc2D to use the contact to other structure elements as boundary?

In my task, I have to analyze the crack propagation in a screw with contact to a screw nut. I didn't find a function in Franc2D that deals with contact elements or contact conditions. Does...

06 June 2015 7,271 0 View

Does anyone have experience in modelling the crack propagation with XFEM (Abaqus) in connection with contact problems?

Hello, I want to arrange a crack propagation in a screw thread (s. picture). Therefor I use two dimensional axissymmetric elements in Abaqus 6.12-3 (it is the first version, that allows XFEM in...

09 September 2014 2,594 10 View

How can I get the Griffith' energy release rate G per time increment in Abaqus (XFEM)?

I want to visualize my results of the XFEM crack growth in form of a diagram with the time increments or the crack length on the horizontal axis and the Griffith' energy release rate G or the...

09 September 2014 8,676 22 View