Multiple Cracks in a Plate and Crack Growth Simulation using FRANC3D

FRANC3D can simulate multiple cracks in any design, using Multiple Crack Wizard option.
Following steps are followed
- Import prepared input file from ANSYS *.cdb file; (If it is from ABAQUS it will be *.inp and If it is from Nastran *.bdf file format )
- Import using global and local model division option, divide the model in to global and local model
- go to crack wizard and select multiple crack wizard
- insert the crack and click finish to complete crack insertion
- Perform Static Analysis to calculate SIF using M-Integral Approach, this will compute the SIF for each crack front (total 4 crack fronts in this model)
- Visualize KI, KII, KIII for different crack fronts,
- Simulate Crack Growth using Quasi-static condition
- After crack growth simulation plot the SIF along the path
- COD and other Fracture parameters
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