Hello everyone,
I need to validate crack propagation in a viscoelastic material using Cohesive Zone Modelling. I have given following properties as fracture criterion.
Damage initiation= MAXS damage, Normalstress=Shear1=Shear2=3.4MPa.
Damage Propagation:
Type: Energy,
Softening: Exponential
Degradation: Maximum
Mixed mode behaviour: Power Law
Mode mix ratio: Energy
Power:1
Fracture energy(Normal)=Shear1=Shear2=274J/m2.
My results are comparable till the peak point in load vs CMOD curve. But program is getting aborted once it reaches peak. I am not able to get the softening behaviour in the curve. Can anybody suggest me about this problem. Thanks in advance.
Regards
Prashanthi