Papers by Damoon Motamedi
Open Journal of Composite Materials, 2013
Transmission poles are widely used for transmitting electricity from power plants to industrial a... more Transmission poles are widely used for transmitting electricity from power plants to industrial and commercial sites as well as residential areas. The total cost of a transmission line is partly driven by the maintenance cost of poles and wires. To reduce this cost, designers ...
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2012
Time-independent orthotropic enrichment functions are introduced for dynamic propagation analysis... more Time-independent orthotropic enrichment functions are introduced for dynamic propagation analysis of moving cracks in composites by the extended finite element method (XFEM). The proposed enrichment functions are derived from the analytical solutions for a moving/propagating crack in orthotropic media, and can be considered as a new extension to the available XFEM techniques for dynamic analysis of stationary and moving cracks in orthotropic materials. They are included within the framework of partition of unity and XFEM to enhance the accuracy of basic FEM solution near a moving crack tip in orthotropic media. The method allows for analysis of the whole crack propagation pattern on an unaltered finite element mesh, which is independently defined from the existence of any predefined crack or its propagation path. A combination of dynamic crack initiation toughness and crack orientation along the maximum circumferential stress is used to design a relatively simple and efficient formulation. Dynamic stress intensity factors (DSIFs) are evaluated by means of the domain separation integral method and the dynamic energy release rate. The time dependent XFEM equations are constructed by discretizing the standard weak formulation of the governing elastodynamics equation. They are solved by the unconditionally stable Newmark time integration scheme. A number of benchmark and test problems are simulated and the results are compared with the available reference results to illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed scheme.
International Journal of Fracture, 2010
Dynamic crack propagation of composites is investigated in this paper based on the recent advance... more Dynamic crack propagation of composites is investigated in this paper based on the recent advances and development of orthotropic enrichment functions within the framework of partition of unity and the extended finite element method (XFEM). The method allows for analysis of the whole crack propagation pattern on an unaltered finite element mesh, defined independent of the existence of any predefined crack or its propagation path. A relatively simple, though efficient formulation is implemented, which consists of using a dynamic crack initiation toughness, a crack orientation along the maximum circumferential stress, and a simple equation to presume the crack speed. Dynamic stress intensity factors (DSIFs) are evaluated by means of the domain separation integral method. The governing elastodynamics equation is first transformed into a standard weak formulation and is then discretized into an XFEM system of time dependent equations, to be solved by the unconditionally stable Newmark time integration scheme. A number of benchmark and test problems are simulated and the results are compared with available reference results.
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2010
This paper is dedicated to simulation of dynamic analysis of fixed cracks in orthotropic media us... more This paper is dedicated to simulation of dynamic analysis of fixed cracks in orthotropic media using an extended finite element method. This work is in fact an extension to dynamic problems of the recently developed orthotropic extended finite element method for fracture analysis of composites. In this method, the Heaviside and near-tip enrichment functions are used in the framework of
Applied Composite Materials, 2013
A nonlinear extended finite element (XFEM) modeling framework under a stochastic cohesive zone is... more A nonlinear extended finite element (XFEM) modeling framework under a stochastic cohesive zone is presented for realistic prediction of delamination in polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)/glass composites in mode I of fracture. The cohesive zone model adopts damage evolution of the material based on a bilinear traction-separation law, the critical energy release rate and the J-integral method to formulate the delamination interface under stochastic fracture properties. To demonstrate the application of the approach, numerical predictions are compared to experimental data using Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) tests. In particular, it is shown how the XFEM model can be used to capture test non-repeatability due to uncertain fracture properties, which is often the case during the characterization of composites using standard fracture tests.
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Papers by Damoon Motamedi