/CrackGrowth

Cohesive elements in Abaqus UMAT

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CrackGrowth

Cohesive elements in Abaqus UEL (user defined element) for crack growth

Based on

  1. K. Park, G.H. Paulino, and J.R. Roesler, 2009, A unified potential- based cohesive model of mixed-mode fracture, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 57 (6), 891-908. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2008.10.003

  2. Basic hysteresis added from [1] J. Pre-proofs, Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Growth using Cohesive Zone Modeling, Eng. Fract. Mech. (2020) 107234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107234.