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Meshless numerical solution of phase-field model of crack initiation and propagation in thermo-mechanical processing of steel
ID Ali, Izaz (Author), ID Šarler, Božidar (Mentor) More about this mentor... This link opens in a new window

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Accurately predicting crack initiation and propagation in brittle materials under complex mechanical and thermo-mechanical loads presents a significant challenge in computational mechanics. This study introduces a robust meshless framework that employs the Local Radial Basis Function Collocation Method (LRBFCM) for the first time to address challenges associated with modelling Phase Field (PF) fracture problems. A preliminary investigation evaluates polyharmonic splines (PHS) and multiquadrics (MQ) as radial basis functions for diffusion problems, emphasising PHS's enhanced stability and accuracy. Consequently, the PHS is utilised exclusively as an interpolation function in the fourth-order PF modelling of crack propagation, integrated with mechanical and thermal fields in a staggered approach. The isotropic PF is employed for mode I crack propagation, which is extended to the hybrid PF method. The hybrid PF method has been validated for crack propagation against benchmark problems subjected to tensile, shear, compressive, and coupled thermo-mechanical loads. The results indicate high accuracy and strong convergence for both regular and scattered node arrangements. Substantial reductions in computational costs are achieved through node pre-refinement and adaptive loading size. This study represents the first application of LRBFCM in PF fracture modelling, establishing a robust platform for simulating intricate fracture phenomena during the thermo-mechanical processing of steel.

Language:English
Keywords:phase-field modeling, steel processing, crack propagation, mixed-mode fracture analysis, strong-form meshless method, LRBFCM, thermo-mechanical crack propagation, brittle fracture, higher-order phase-field
Work type:Doctoral dissertation
Typology:2.08 - Doctoral Dissertation
Organization:FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Year:2025
Number of pages:XXVIII, 177 str.
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-176810 This link opens in a new window
UDC:621.7.019.1:536.42:004.942(043.3)
COBISS.SI-ID:261796867 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:11.12.2025
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Brezmrežna numerična rešitev modela faznega polja za nastanek in razširjanje razpok pri termomehanskem procesiranju jekel
Abstract:
Natančno napovedovanje začetka in širjenja razpok v krhkih materialih pod kompleksnimi mehanskimi in termo-mehanskimi obremenitvami predstavlja velik izziv v računalniški mehaniki. Ta študija uvaja robusten brezmrežni okvir, kjer se prvič uporablja lokalna kolokacijska metoda z radialnimi baznimi funkcijami (LKMRBF) za modeliranje lomnih problemov z metodo faznega polja (FP). Začetna raziskava validira poliharmonične zlepke (PHZ) in multikvadrike (MK) kot radialne bazne funkcije na problemu difuzije, pri čemer poudarja izboljšano stabilnost in natančnost PHZ. Posledično se PHZ uporablja izključno kot interolacijska funkcija v modeliranju širjenja razpok četrtega reda FP, združeno z mehanskimi in termalnimi polji v zamaknjenem pristopu. Izotropna metoda FP se uporablja za širjenje razpok v I. načinu, ki se nadljnje razširi v hibridno metodo FP. Hibridna metoda PF je bila potrjena za napovedovanje propagacije razpok na osnovi referenčnih problemov, obremenjenih z nateznimi, strižnimi, tlačnimi in sklopljenimi termomehanskimi obremenitvami. Rezultati kažejo na visoko natančnost in močno konvergenco pri tako regularnih kot razpršenih razporeditvah vozlišč. Z uporabo predhodnega zgoščevanja vozlišč in prilagodljive velikosti obremenitvenih korakov so dosežena znatna zmanjšanja računske zahtevnosti. Ta študija predstavlja prvo uporabo metode LKMRBF pri modeliranju loma s FP ter vzpostavlja zanesljive temelje za simulacijo zapletenih pojavov loma med termomehansko obdelavo jekla.

Keywords:modeliranje faznega polja, predelava jekla, širjenje razpok, analiza mešanih načinov loma, močna oblika brezmrežne metode, LKMRBF, termo-mehansko širjenje razpok, krhki lomi, fazno polje višjega reda

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