Cohesive Element Model on

ABAQUS
Advisor: Prof. Yan Li
By Anthony Ong
1/11/16
Element Properties
• Encastre botton surface
• U1=U2=U3=UR1=UR2=UR3=0
• Number of Elements 1000
• Bulk object
• Young’s modulus 210 Gpa
• Poisson’s Ratio 0.3
• Boundary Conditions and
Load
• Pressure on top surface
• 70 kPa
 Cohesive Layer
• Element type – Cohesive
• 96 elements
• Offset Mesh – Solid Layers
• Thickness 0.01
• Number of layers 1
Create a set of new
elements
Separate set for each layer
Create top & bottom
surfaces
 Cohesive Layer Properties
• Elastic
• Traction
• E/Enn=G1/Ess=G2/Ett=1.38e12
• Quads Damage

• Damage Evolution
• Type: Energy
• Fracture Energy
• 250000
 Tie Constraints
• Surface based tie constraints
• Top surface of bottom part tied to bottom surface of
cohesive layer
** Constraint: coh2bott
*Tie, name=coh2bott, adjust=yes
Part-1-1.OffsetElements-1-BottomSurf, Part-1-1.Surf-3
• Bottom surface of top part tied to top surface of
cohesive layer
** Constraint: coh2top
*Tie, name=coh2top, adjust=yes
Part-1-1.OffsetElements-1-TopSurf, m_Surf-1
 Region with out
cohesive layer
Results
• Max. Stress (Mises)
• 125kN
 Literature Review
• Simulation of Crack Propagation in Asphalt Concrete Using an
Intrinsic Cohesive Zone Model

Simulation of Crack Propagation in Asphalt Concrete Using an Intrinsic Cohesive Zone Model
Seong Hyeok Song; Glaucio H. Paulino; and William G. Buttlar
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2209 Newmark Laboratory,
Cohesive Zone Model (CZM)
• Used to simulate
fracture
• Work principle
states the total work
by the applied load
is equal to the work
required to grow a
crack
• Cohesive elements
are inserted in lines
of regions using FEA.
Potential-Based Effective Model
• Relationship between the traction and displacement jump

where
𝜙 = 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙
𝛿𝑐 = 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑝 𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑖𝑝
𝜎𝑐 = 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑖𝑝
Cohesive fracture energy
• Fracture energy is
energy dissipated
during crack growth
per unit surface.
• Unit [J/m^2]
Experimental test methods
• Indirect tension test (IDT) • Single-edge notch beam [SE(B)]
Verification of CZM
• Double cantilever beam (DCB) method.
• Cohesive layer inserted in the
middle section

Cohesive fracture energy

3𝐻 3 Δ2
𝐺𝑐 =
4𝑎4
Verification of CZM