/FAIL/NXT

Block Format Keyword Describes the forming limit based on stresses. This failure model is available for Shell only.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/FAIL/NXT/mat_ID/unit_ID
fct_ID1 fct_ID2 Ifail_sh              
Optional Line
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
fail_ID                  

Definition

Field Contents SI Unit Example
mat_ID Material identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
unit_ID Unit Identifier.

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
fct_ID1 Function identifier of lower limit for fracture (S-R mode).

(Integer)

 
fct_ID2 Function identifier of upper limit for fracture (3D mode).

(Integer)

 
Ifail_sh Shell failure flag.
= 0 (Default)
Shell is not deleted.
= 1
Shell is deleted, if there is one layer in failure zone.
= 2
Shell is deleted, only if all layers are in the failure zone.

(Integer)

 
fail_ID Failure criteria identifier. 5

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 

Example (Steel)

Comments

  1. A method to predict the fracture limit during a metal forming process based on the localized bifurcation theory and the instability theory for elastoplastic material.
  2. The forming limit diagram as presented in Figure 1 is represented in the σ/hσ/h plane where, σσ is the stress and h is the current work-hardening modulus. The limit curves, SR and 3D represent the Stӧren-Rice's mode (S-R) limit and the 3-dimensional localized mode limit respectively. The SR limit can be regarded as the lower limit and the 3D limit and the upper limit for fracture. The fracture should occur when the stress level reaches the 3D limit.

    fail_nxt
    Figure 1.
  3. To determine the failure zone, an instability factor is defined as:(1)
    λf=σ/h(σ/h)SR(σ/h)3D(σ/h)SR+1λf=σ/h(σ/h)SR(σ/h)3D(σ/h)SR+1

    According to the value of λfλf , the status for fracture is:

    Free: if 0<λf<10<λf<1

    Warning: if 1<λf<21<λf<2

    Danger: if λf>2λf>2 . In this case, the element failed. In this case, λfλf is set equal to 2.

  4. When this failure model is defined, it automatically generates animation files containing three new outputs which are the instability fracture λfλf (NXT failure factor), σ1/hσ1/h (SIGMA1/h), and σ2/hσ2/h (SIGMA2/h).

    Where, σ1σ1 and σ2σ2 are the two current principal stresses.

  5. The fail_ID is used with /STATE/BRICK/FAIL and /INIBRI/FAIL. There is no default value. If the line is blank, no value will be output for failure model variables in the /INIBRI/FAIL (written in .sta file with /STATE/BRICK/FAIL option).
  6. Available laws with this criterion are LAW2, LAW32, LAW36, LAW43, LAW73, and LAW78.