Application of cohesive zone model to large scale circumferential through-wall and 360° surface cracked pipes under static and dynamic loadings

Autor: Ji-Hee Moon, Youn-Young Jang, Nam-Su Huh, Do-Jun Shim, Kyoungsoo Park
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Vol 53, Iss 3, Pp 974-987 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1738-5733
DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2020.07.041
Popis: This paper presents ductile fracture simulation of full-scale cracked pipe for nuclear piping materials using the cohesive zone model (CZM). The main objective of this study is to investigate the applicability of CZM to predict ductile fracture of cracked pipes with various crack shapes and under quasi-static/dynamic loadings. The transferability of the traction-separation (T-S) curve from a small-scale specimen to a full-scale pipe is demonstrated by simulating small- and full-scale tests. T-S curves are calibrated by comparing experimental data of compact tension specimens with finite element analysis results. The calibrated T-S curves are utilized to predict the fracture behavior of cracked pipes. Three types of full-scale pipe tests are considered: pipe with circumferential through-wall crack under quasi-static/dynamic loadings, and with 360° internal surface crack under quasi-static loading. Computational results using the calibrated T-S curves show a good agreement with experimental data, demonstrating the transferability of the T-S curves from small-scale specimen.
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