Zhanqi Cheng1, Zhenyu Wang1, Zhongtao Luo2,*
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.118, No.3, pp. 509-527, 2019, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2019.04339
Abstract In this work, a bond-based peridynamics (PD) model was built to analyze the dynamic fracture of shale material. Both the the convergence studies and the result of dynamic crack propagation were presented. As well-known, crack propagation, aggregation, and bifurcation play an critical role in the failure analysis of brittle materials such as shale. The dynamic crack propagation and branching analysis of shale by using the PD method were discussed. Firstly, the valid and accuracy of the PD model for the rock materials was verified by comparing with the existed numerical results. Secondly, we discussed the More >