Abstract:A gradient-enhanced damage formulation is coupled to isotropic plasticity in the framework of finite strains. Within the finite element method, an additional field variable representing nonlocal damage is introduced and linked to its local counterpart in order to allow a standard local formulation at the material point level. The onset of damage and plasticity is governed by damage and yield criteria respectively. This multisurface approach requires the determination of the two Lagrange multipliers. By using l… Show more
“…The key goal of the gradient-enhancement is to obtain mesh independent results. Previously, see [6], a minor dependence on the mesh was still present. The problems for the regularisation stemmed from volumetric locking.…”
Section: Regularisation Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The problems for the regularisation stemmed from volumetric locking. Using the F-bar method [7] instead of the standard element formulation [6] removes volumetric locking and by comparing meshes of varying node density, as shown in Fig. 1a, one can conclude a successful regularisation of the model.…”
Gradient-enhanced ductile damage is implemented in the finite element method by means of an additional field variable, representing non-local damage which is linked to the local damage variable. At material point level the isotropic damage formulation uses exponential damage functions to circumvent further constraints on the value set of the local damage variable. The ductility of the model is achieved by a coupling of damage to finite strain plasticity. In a multisurface approach the onset of damage and plasticity is each governed by damage and yield criteria respectively. Linear and exponential isotropic hardening is implemented. With the help of the F-bar method the results of the finite element simulation exhibit mesh independent behaviour. In order to model the behaviour of DP800 with the material model discussed here, elastic and plastic parameters are identified.
Model descriptionThere are various possibilities to enhance a material model with gradients. The approach chosen here follows the small strain formulation [1, 2] and, in particular, the finite deformation gradient-enhanced framework established in [3,4]. Modelling details of a related small strain model are discussed in [5]. In the framework an additional scalar field variable φ, representing non-local damage, is introduced and linked to the local damage variable d in penalty form. Furthermore, only the gradient of the field variable, ∇ X φ, and not the gradient of the local damage, ∇ X d, enters the energy functional. Thereby, in the context of finite elements, a local formulation of the material model at quadrature point level is possible despite the gradient-enhancement. The local part of the free Helmholtz energy is formulated in terms of logarithmic elastic strains, ε e = ln(b e ) with b e = F e · F e t , assuming a multiplicative split of the deformation gradient into elastic and plastic parts, i.e. F = F e · F p . The energy functional then takes the formwhere the volumetric and isochoric contributions are each weighted by a so-called damage function f vol and f iso . The regularisation parameter c d has to be chosen sufficiently large and controls the width of the damage zone. The damage function f maps the positive but otherwise unbounded local damage variable d to the interval ]0, 1], i.e.Additional constraints on the link between φ and d can thus be avoided. Damage driving force q, isotropic hardening stress β and Mandel stresses m are derived within the framework of generalised standard dissipative materials. Following the postulate of strain equivalence, the effective Mandel stress tensor m eff is defined asIn this multisurface formulation the evolution of plasticity and damage is each governed by its own potential. For the plastic evolution a von Mises yield criterion Φ p based on the effective Mandel stresses including non-linear isotropic hardening is used. The damage potential Φ d simply compares the damage driving force q with a variable threshold in the form ofIn terms of the algorithmic implementation, d and α are integrated by...
“…The key goal of the gradient-enhancement is to obtain mesh independent results. Previously, see [6], a minor dependence on the mesh was still present. The problems for the regularisation stemmed from volumetric locking.…”
Section: Regularisation Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The problems for the regularisation stemmed from volumetric locking. Using the F-bar method [7] instead of the standard element formulation [6] removes volumetric locking and by comparing meshes of varying node density, as shown in Fig. 1a, one can conclude a successful regularisation of the model.…”
Gradient-enhanced ductile damage is implemented in the finite element method by means of an additional field variable, representing non-local damage which is linked to the local damage variable. At material point level the isotropic damage formulation uses exponential damage functions to circumvent further constraints on the value set of the local damage variable. The ductility of the model is achieved by a coupling of damage to finite strain plasticity. In a multisurface approach the onset of damage and plasticity is each governed by damage and yield criteria respectively. Linear and exponential isotropic hardening is implemented. With the help of the F-bar method the results of the finite element simulation exhibit mesh independent behaviour. In order to model the behaviour of DP800 with the material model discussed here, elastic and plastic parameters are identified.
Model descriptionThere are various possibilities to enhance a material model with gradients. The approach chosen here follows the small strain formulation [1, 2] and, in particular, the finite deformation gradient-enhanced framework established in [3,4]. Modelling details of a related small strain model are discussed in [5]. In the framework an additional scalar field variable φ, representing non-local damage, is introduced and linked to the local damage variable d in penalty form. Furthermore, only the gradient of the field variable, ∇ X φ, and not the gradient of the local damage, ∇ X d, enters the energy functional. Thereby, in the context of finite elements, a local formulation of the material model at quadrature point level is possible despite the gradient-enhancement. The local part of the free Helmholtz energy is formulated in terms of logarithmic elastic strains, ε e = ln(b e ) with b e = F e · F e t , assuming a multiplicative split of the deformation gradient into elastic and plastic parts, i.e. F = F e · F p . The energy functional then takes the formwhere the volumetric and isochoric contributions are each weighted by a so-called damage function f vol and f iso . The regularisation parameter c d has to be chosen sufficiently large and controls the width of the damage zone. The damage function f maps the positive but otherwise unbounded local damage variable d to the interval ]0, 1], i.e.Additional constraints on the link between φ and d can thus be avoided. Damage driving force q, isotropic hardening stress β and Mandel stresses m are derived within the framework of generalised standard dissipative materials. Following the postulate of strain equivalence, the effective Mandel stress tensor m eff is defined asIn this multisurface formulation the evolution of plasticity and damage is each governed by its own potential. For the plastic evolution a von Mises yield criterion Φ p based on the effective Mandel stresses including non-linear isotropic hardening is used. The damage potential Φ d simply compares the damage driving force q with a variable threshold in the form ofIn terms of the algorithmic implementation, d and α are integrated by...
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