waqas.hf's blog

HI,

 I am using XFEM to model crack propagation in thin aluminum panles using ABAQUS. The reason for modelling it is to check my numerical model against the results published by Lyonel Reinhardt, t, J.A. Cordes in the paper XFEM Modeling of Mixed-Mode Cracks in Thin Aluminum Panels  (http://www.3ds.com/fileadmin/PRODUCTS/SIMULIA/PDF/scc-papers/Def-XFEM-Modeling-Mixed-Mode-Cracks-Thin-Aluminum-Panels.pdf)