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3D XFEM Crack Tutorial: Abaqus Benchmarks Manual: Example 1.16.2
3D XFEM Crack Tutorial: Abaqus Benchmarks Manual: Example 1.16.2
note: this figure shows a quarter symmetry model, we will be using a half-
symmetry model (H will be twice as large)
a=1in
c=4.16in
W=13.33in
t=1.66in
=1psi
Then create a Displacement/Rotation B.C. select the node set as the region, and constrain U2 and U3
Defining the Crack
Create a set in the assembly named Crack and select the crack instance. Then under Engineering
Features double click on Cracks. Fill out the dialogue by creating an XFEM crack, choose the plate as
the crack domain and select the created set Crack as the crack location, then click OK.
Model Results
1. Toggle on translucency
6. In the Color & Style subtab, change the Fill Color in filled/shaded plots and click apply. Try
different colors and translucencies to easily see the crack. (click Apply to view the changes)
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Right-click on the newly-created XYData in the sidebar and click edit, then copy and paste the y values
column into excel. This gives 27 data points, 1 for each x, y, and z coordinate of the first 9 XFEM points.
In Excel, we then separate the column of 27 into 3 columns of 9.
We then collect the rest of the coordinates (assuming less that 100 XFEM points) by entering *_?? In the
Name Filter bar of the History Output dialogue box. Note that in this case, the coordinates end at
XFEM_34, this means that there are 34 XFEM points along the crack front. We then copy and paste
these data points to Excel by using the same method as before (edit XYData-2 this time!)
The distance along the crack front can now be readily calculated from the coordinates using the
following formula:
Di+1=Di+SQRT((xi+1-xi)2+(yi+1-yi)2+(zi+1-zi)2))
Where Di is the distance along the crack front of the ith XFEM point. Note: D0=0
We are now ready to start collecting XFEM results. Starting with the first contour, enter *_1 in the Name
Filter box of history output. Then select all data points except for the coordinates and the Crack
propagation direction. Paste these into excel and disperse them into the Countour#1 columns, as seen
below.
Repeat this step for all 5 contours and collection of the contour integral results is completed.
i=ARCTAN[(z0-zi)/(xi-xfinal)]