Zencrack
Technical features
Zencrack covers a wide range of technical areas including:
- finite element analysis and meshing
- crack growth laws
- integration of crack growth through complex load cycles
This section describes capabilities in some of these technical areas.
Technical features by topic
Finite elements and fracture mechanics
Zencrack couples the finite element method with specific fracture mechanics capabilities.
Meshing procedure
Zencrack provides a general meshing capability to introduce defects into a mesh and to simulate growth of the defects.
Pre and post processing
Zencrack includes a GUI as part of the pre and post processing activities for crack simulation.
Load definition
Zencrack includes a general "load system" methodology to enable simple load cases to complex thremo-mechanical load histories to be included in a simulation.
Analysis types
Zencrack may be used with linear or non-linear finite element models and for stationary or growing cracks.
Material and crack growth data
Zencrack supports temperature dependent material data and a variety of standard forms of fatigue and time dependent crack growth laws.
User subroutines
Zencrack includes a number of user subroutines which may help in more demanding models.
Supported platforms
Zencrack is avalaible for Windows and Linux platforms.
QA & Verfication
Zencrack is developed with emphasis on continuous testing of new and existing features.