Predicting Damage in Notched Functionally Graded Materials Plates through extended Finite Element Method based on computational simulations

Hakim Siguerdjidjene; Amin Houari; Kouider Madani; Salah Amroune; Mohamed Mokhtari; Barhm Mohamad; Chellil Ahmed; Abdelkrim Merah; Raul Campilho

doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.01

Predicting Damage in Notched Functionally Graded Materials Plates through extended Finite Element Method based on computational simulations

Authors

Hakim Siguerdjidjene Materials, Processes and Environment (UR/MPE), Faculty of Technology, University M’hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, City Frantz Fanon, 35000 Boumerdes, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-6786
Amin Houari Laboratory of Motor Dynamics and Vibroacoustics (LDMV), Department of Mechanical Engineering, M’hamed Bougara University of Boumerdes, Boumerdes, Algeria https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2617-2182
Kouider Madani Department of Mechanical Engineering, LMSS, University of Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-1187
Salah Amroune Mechanical Department, Faculty of Technology, University of Msila, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9565-1935
Mohamed Mokhtari Department of Mechanical Engineering, RTF, National Polytechnic School of Oran, Algeria
Barhm Mohamad Department of Petroleum Technology, Koya Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, 44001 Erbil, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-6127
Chellil Ahmed Research Unit: Materials, Processes and Environment (UR/MPE), Faculty of Technology, University Boumerdes, Cité Frantz Fanon, 35000 Boumerdes, Algeria
Abdelkrim Merah Materials, Processes and Environment (UR/MPE), Faculty of Technology, University M’hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, City Frantz Fanon, 35000 Boumerdes, Algeria LTSE, Faculty of Physics, USTHB, Bab Ezzouar 16111, Algiers, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1376-5400
Raul Campilho ISEP – School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-4434

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.01

Keywords:

FGM (Functional Graded Materials), USDFLD (User Defined), XFEM (Extend Finite Element Method), Crack growth, Damage Prediction

Abstract

Presently, Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) are extensively utilised in several industrial sectors, and the modelling of their mechanical behaviour is consistently advancing. Most studies investigate the impact of layers on the mechanical characteristics, resulting in a discontinuity in the material. In the present study, the extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) technique is used to analyse the damage in a Metal/Ceramic plate (FGM-Al/SiC) with a circular central notch. The plate is subjected to a uniaxial tensile force. The maximum stress criterion was employed for fracture initiation and the energy criterion for its propagation and evolution. The FGM (Al/SiC) structure is graded based on its thickness using a modified power law. The plastic characteristics of the structure were estimated using the Tamura-Tomota-Ozawa (TTO) model in a user-defined field variables (USDFLD) subroutine. Validation of the numerical model in the form of a stress-strain curve with the findings of the experimental tests was established following a mesh sensitivity investigation and demonstrated good convergence. The influence of the notch dimensions and gradation exponent on the structural response and damage development was also explored. Additionally, force-displacement curves were employed to display the data, highlighting the fracture propagation pattern within the FGM structure.

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Published

03-07-2024

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 70 (2024): October 2024

Section

Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials

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Predicting Damage in Notched Functionally Graded Materials Plates through extended Finite Element Method based on computational simulations. (2024). Frattura Ed Integrità Strutturale, 18(70), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.01