<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper presents the practical application of fracture mechanics in investigating the possibility of crack propagation in a brake calliper bracket mounted in a vehicle bogie. The extended finite element method available in the Abaqus software was used. This method allows the modelling of material damage and its propagation independently of the finite element mesh. Damage can arise in any area of finite elements without changing the mesh. Numerical simulation of crack propagation was performed in order to analyse how crack changes as a result of the location change of damage initiation.</p></abstract>

This paper presents the practical application of fracture mechanics in investigating the possibility of crack propagation in a brake calliper bracket mounted in a vehicle bogie. The extended finite element method available in the Abaqus software was used. This method allows the modelling of material damage and its propagation independently of the finite element mesh. Damage can arise in any area of finite elements without changing the mesh. Numerical simulation of crack propagation was performed in order to analyse how crack changes as a result of the location change of damage initiation.

Crack propagation analysis in selected railway bogie components

Institute of Railway Vehicles, Faculty of Mechanics

Technical Transactions

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This paper presents the practical application of fracture mechanics in investigating the possibility of crack propagation in a brake calliper bracket mounted...

Crack propagation analysis in selected railway bogie components

Published Online: Jun 15, 2020

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Received: Apr 09, 2019

Accepted: Jun 09, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020017

Keywords
Fracture mechanics, XFEM, Abaqus

© 2020 Adam Mysłek, published by Sciendo

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Crack propagation analysis in selected railway bogie components

Published Online: Jun 15, 2020

Page range: -

Received: Apr 09, 2019

Accepted: Jun 09, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020017

KeywordsFracture mechanics, XFEM, Abaqus

© 2020 Adam Mysłek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Fracture mechanics, XFEM, Abaqus