X.P. Shen1, J.L. Feng2
CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 185-204, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2010.020.185
Abstract The characteristic length of a gradient-dependent damage model is a key parameter, which is usually regarded as the length of damage process zone (DPZ). Value and evolution of the size of DPZ were investigated by both a numerical method and an experimental manner. In the numerical study, the geometrical model adopted was a set of four-point shearing beams; the numerical tool used was the Abaqus/Explicit software. The distance between the front and end of a complete DPZ was obtained. Values of strain components at these points were given out at given time points. The experimental… More >