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Science & Technology, Technology, Physical Sciences, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering, Physics, Applied, Physics, Condensed Matter, Materials Science, Physics, fracture, cohesive zone model, X-FEM, continuous-discontinuous framework, FINITE-ELEMENTS, CRACK-GROWTH, DAMAGE, MODELS, 01 Mathematical Sciences, 02 Physical Sciences, 09 Engineering, Materials, 40 Engineering, 49 Mathematical sciences, 51 Physical sciences

Abstract:

A continuous-discontinuous approach to simulate failure is presented. The formulation covers both diffuse damage processes in the bulk material as well as the initiation and propagation of discrete cracks. Comparison with experimental data on layered sandstone shows that the modeling strategy accurately captures the physics of the failure process. © CIMNE.