Crack propagation in anisotropic brittle materials: from a phase-field model to a shape optimization approach

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Main Authors: Suchan, Tim, Kandekar, Chaitanya, Weber, Wolfgang E., Welker, Kathrin
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Published: 2023
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author Suchan, Tim
Kandekar, Chaitanya
Weber, Wolfgang E.
Welker, Kathrin
author_facet Suchan, Tim
Kandekar, Chaitanya
Weber, Wolfgang E.
Welker, Kathrin
contents The phase-field method is based on the energy minimization principle which is a geometric method for modeling diffusive cracks that are popularly implemented with irreversibility based on Griffith's criterion. This method requires a length-scale parameter that smooths the sharp discontinuity, which influences the diffuse band and results in mesh-sensitive fracture propagation results. Recently, a novel approach based on the optimization on Riemannian shape spaces has been proposed, where the crack path is realized by techniques from shape optimization. This approach requires the shape derivative, which is derived in a continuous sense and used for a gradient-based algorithm to minimize the energy of the system. Due to the continuous derivation of the shape derivative, this approach yields mesh-independent results. In this paper, the novel approach based on shape optimization is presented, followed by an assessment of the predicted crack path in anisotropic brittle material using numerical calculations from a phase-field model.
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spellingShingle Crack propagation in anisotropic brittle materials: from a phase-field model to a shape optimization approach
Suchan, Tim
Kandekar, Chaitanya
Weber, Wolfgang E.
Welker, Kathrin
Optimization and Control
The phase-field method is based on the energy minimization principle which is a geometric method for modeling diffusive cracks that are popularly implemented with irreversibility based on Griffith's criterion. This method requires a length-scale parameter that smooths the sharp discontinuity, which influences the diffuse band and results in mesh-sensitive fracture propagation results. Recently, a novel approach based on the optimization on Riemannian shape spaces has been proposed, where the crack path is realized by techniques from shape optimization. This approach requires the shape derivative, which is derived in a continuous sense and used for a gradient-based algorithm to minimize the energy of the system. Due to the continuous derivation of the shape derivative, this approach yields mesh-independent results. In this paper, the novel approach based on shape optimization is presented, followed by an assessment of the predicted crack path in anisotropic brittle material using numerical calculations from a phase-field model.
title Crack propagation in anisotropic brittle materials: from a phase-field model to a shape optimization approach
topic Optimization and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02431