Compute Cracked Stress

Computes energy and modifies the stress for phase field fracture

Description

This material implements a phase field fracture model that can include anisotropic elasticity tensors, modifying the stress and computing the free energy derivatives required for the model. It works with the standard phase field kernels for nonconserved variables. In the model, a nonconserved order parameter defines the crack, where in undamaged material and in cracked material. Cracked material can sustain a compressive stress, but not a tensile one. evolves to minimize the elastic free energy of the system.

This model takes the stress and Jacobian_mult that were calculated by another material and modifies them to include cracks.

Model Summary

In the model, the uncracked stress is provided by another material. It is decomposed into its compressive and tensile parts using a spectral decomposition The compressive and tensile parts of the stress are computed from positive and negative projection tensors (computed from the spectral decomposition) according to

Free Energy Calculation

The total strain energy density is defined as where is the strain energy due to tensile stress, is the strain energy due to compressive stress, and is a parameter used to avoid non-positive definiteness at or near complete damage. The compressive and tensile strain energies are determined from:

The crack energy density is defined as where is the width of the crack interface and is a parameter related to the energy release rate.

The total local free energy density is defined as

Stress Definition

To be thermodynamically consistent, the stress is related to the deformation energy density according to Since then,

The Jacobian matrix for the stress is where is the Jacobian_mult that was calculated by the constitutive model.

Evolution Equation and History Variable

To avoid crack healing, a history variable is defined that is the maximum energy density over the time interval , where is the current time step, i.e.

Now, the total free energy is redefined as: with Its derivatives are

The evolution equation for the damage parameter follows the Allen-Cahn equation where and .

This equation follows the standard Allen-Cahn and thus can be implemented in MOOSE using the standard Allen-Cahn kernels, TimeDerivative, AllenCahn, and ACInterface. There is now an action that automatically generates these kernels: NonconservedAction. See the PhaseField module documentation for more information.

Example Input File Syntax

[./cracked_stress]
  type = ComputeCrackedStress
  c = c
  kdamage = 1e-6
  F_name = E_el
  use_current_history_variable = true
  uncracked_base_name = uncracked
[../]
(moose/modules/combined/test/tests/phase_field_fracture/crack2d_computeCrackedStress_smallstrain.i)

Input Parameters

  • cOrder parameter for damage

    C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Order parameter for damage

  • uncracked_base_nameThe base name used to calculate the original stress

    C++ Type:std::string

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The base name used to calculate the original stress

Required Parameters

  • F_nameE_elName of material property storing the elastic energy

    Default:E_el

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Name of material property storing the elastic energy

  • base_nameThe base name used to save the cracked stress

    C++ Type:std::string

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The base name used to save the cracked stress

  • blockThe list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied

    C++ Type:std::vector<SubdomainName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied

  • boundaryThe list of boundaries (ids or names) from the mesh where this object applies

    C++ Type:std::vector<BoundaryName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of boundaries (ids or names) from the mesh where this object applies

  • computeTrueWhen false, MOOSE will not call compute methods on this material. The user must call computeProperties() after retrieving the MaterialBase via MaterialBasePropertyInterface::getMaterialBase(). Non-computed MaterialBases are not sorted for dependencies.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:When false, MOOSE will not call compute methods on this material. The user must call computeProperties() after retrieving the MaterialBase via MaterialBasePropertyInterface::getMaterialBase(). Non-computed MaterialBases are not sorted for dependencies.

  • constant_onNONEWhen ELEMENT, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps.When SUBDOMAIN, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps. Evaluations on element qps will be skipped

    Default:NONE

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Options:NONE, ELEMENT, SUBDOMAIN

    Controllable:No

    Description:When ELEMENT, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps.When SUBDOMAIN, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps. Evaluations on element qps will be skipped

  • declare_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any declared properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any declared properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • finite_strain_modelFalseThe model is using finite strain

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The model is using finite strain

  • kappa_namekappa_opName of material property being created to store the interfacial parameter kappa

    Default:kappa_op

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Name of material property being created to store the interfacial parameter kappa

  • kdamage1e-09Stiffness of damaged matrix

    Default:1e-09

    C++ Type:double

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Stiffness of damaged matrix

  • mobility_nameLName of material property being created to store the mobility L

    Default:L

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Name of material property being created to store the mobility L

  • prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • use_current_history_variableFalseUse the current value of the history variable.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Use the current value of the history variable.

  • use_interpolated_stateFalseFor the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:For the old and older state use projected material properties interpolated at the quadrature points. To set up projection use the ProjectedStatefulMaterialStorageAction.

Optional Parameters

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:Yes

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • implicitTrueDetermines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Determines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

  • seed0The seed for the master random number generator

    Default:0

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:The seed for the master random number generator

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

Advanced Parameters

  • output_propertiesList of material properties, from this material, to output (outputs must also be defined to an output type)

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:List of material properties, from this material, to output (outputs must also be defined to an output type)

  • outputsnone Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

    Default:none

    C++ Type:std::vector<OutputName>

    Unit:(no unit assumed)

    Controllable:No

    Description:Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

Outputs Parameters