SEN Specimen With A Hole
Sample Applications
SEN Specimen With A Hole
Crack growth in a SEN specimen with a hole
This example shows crack growth of an inclined straight starter crack in a 4-point bend specimen with a hole. Figures 3 to 5 show animations of the crack growth.
Figure 6 shows a straight through (not inclined) starter crack located closer to the hole. This deviates towards the hole rather than growing past it.
Figures 7 to 9 show growth of two initial inclined straight starter cracks.
Figure 1 - Uncracked mesh (hex elements)
Figure 2 - Cracked region with displacement after some crack growth