



A parallel solution approach for crack propagation using adaptive mesh refinement
- April 20, 2015
- 1 p.m.
- LeConte 312
Abstract
We present an algorithm based on the active set strategy to simulate crack propagation using a quasi-static fracture model. The crack is discretized using a phase-field approach, which allows merging and joining of cracks. The non-linear system is discretized using the Finite Element method and solved in a monolithic fashion. We include a new strategy for adaptive mesh refinement. The whole scheme is parallelized and scales to a large number of cores.