FRANC3D_V6_Training_June 2012.ppt

FRANC3D Workshop/Training Drs. Paul “Wash” Wawrzynek, Bruce Carter, Tony Ingraffea, and Omar Ibrahim Corning Glass May 7, 2012 General introduction to FRANC3D: - capabilities and limitations Present theory and approaches to computational fracture mechanics built into the program. Hands-on sessions give participants a chance to try the code with tutors here to help. Opportunity for participants to ask questions. Objectives Introduction to FRANC3D Demo/Hands-on: build an uncracked model Overview of the crack insertion process Demo/Hands-on: insert initial crack and run analysis Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) computation - theory Demo/Hands-on: SIF computation - practice Crack growth - theory Demo/Hands-on: Crack growth - practice Demo/Hands-on: Student generated models Agenda FRANC3D Product FRANC3D (FRacture ANalysis Code 3-D) uses finite element method to simulate crack growth analysis Adaptively remeshes a finite element model to simulate crack growth. Has several elements to be used for modeling the crack front FRANC3D Product Designed to work in conjunction with a commercial finite element solvers: ANSYS ABAQUS NASTRAN The FRANC3D program has a programming interface that is an extension to the Python programming language. Written in the C++ programming language Support the following operating systems: Windows Linux FRANC3D Development History 1988 to 1994 FRANC3D v1.0 BEM only 1994 to 2001 FRANC3D v2.0 BEM Thin Shell FEM 2001 to 2005 FRANC3D v3.0 BEM Thin Shell Solid FEM (ANSYS) 2005 to 2009 FRANC3D v4.0 Solid FEM only (ANSYS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN) Completely new code written in C++ 2009 to 2010 FRANC3D v5.0 – Additional enhancements 2010 to 2011 FRANC3D v6.0 – Fretting Fatigue, Fatigue Life, Post-processing other enhancements 2012 FRANC3D v7.0 is under development FRANC3D Development History Development of FRANC3D was funded by: USA Air Force USA Navy NASA Others insert a flaw into an existing finite element mesh and remesh locally, using special crack-fro