Simulation of Bending Fracture Process of Asphalt Mixture Semicircular Specimen with Extended Finite Element Method

In order to numerically simulate the whole fracture process including the initiation and propagation of crack in asphalt concrete semicircular specimens under external force, the extended finite element method (XFEM) was adopted considering the shortcomings of the conventional finite element method...

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Main Authors: Tian Xiaoge, Ren Zhang, Zhen Yang, Yantian Chu, Shaohua Zhen, Yichao Xv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4081264