Abstract
In this work, the effect of defects/flaws (holes, inclusions, cracks) on the fatigue life of functionally graded material (FGM) is analyzed by homogenized extended isogeometric analysis (XIGA). In FGM, the gradation in the material properties is taken along the length of the plate. In XIGA, the crack faces are modeled by discontinuous Heaviside jump function, whereas the singularity in stress field at the crack tip is modeled by crack tip enrichment functions. Holes and inclusions are modeled by Heaviside jump function and distance function, respectively. The values of stress intensity factor (SIF) are numerically evaluated using the domain form of interaction integral approach. Paris law of fatigue crack growth is employed for computing the fatigue life. The flaws are modeled in a 30% region near the main crack, while the rest of the region is modeled with an equivalent homogeneous material. Several problems involving discontinuities in 30% region of the domain are solved by XIGA, and the results are compared with those obtained by modeling discontinuities in the entire domain of the plate.
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