Issue 50

A. Benzaama et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 50 (2019) 184-193; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.16 184 Focused on Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Using XFEM Techniques to Predict the Damage of aluminum 2024T3 notched under tensile load Benzaama Abdallah University of Science and Technology of Oran, LSIM Laboratory, USTOMB, Oran, Algeria abenzaama@yahoo.com Mokhtari Mohamed National Polytechnic School of Oran M.A., ENPO, LaRTFM Laboratory, Oran, Algeria Mokhtarimohamed44@yahoo.com Benzaama Habib, Abdelouahed Elamine National Polytechnic School of Oran M.A., ENPO, LABAB Laboratory, Oran, Algeria habenza@yahoo.fr , heabamine@gmail.com Tamine Tawfik University of Science and Technology of Oran, LSIM Laboratory, USTOMB, Oran, Algeria tamine63@yahoo.fr Madani Kouider University of Djillali Liabess, Laboratory LMPM, Sidi Bel Abbess, Algeria Slamen Amir, Ilies Mrabet National Polytechnic School of Oran M.A., ENPO, LABAB Laboratory, Oran, Algeria slamene.amir@outlook.com, iliesmrabet@yahoo.fr A BSTRACT . The objective of this work is to analyze some geometrical effect to predict the damage of aluminum 2024T3 structure after validate numerical model by experimental test. The mechanical of damage behaviour under tensile tests of several plates with notches of various forms are investigated using an XFEM technique. The finite element analysis is performed to determine the failure load of these plates. Four different form of notched plates in another part of this work are reinforced by a thickness augmentation with different shapes around the notch. The results of the tensile analysis show that the reinforcements gives the best increase in failure load of each plates. Citation: Benzaama, A., Mokhtari, M., Benzaama, H., Abdelouahed, E., Tamine, T., Madani, K., Slamen, A., Ilies, M., Using XFEM Techniques to Predict the Damage of aluminum 2024T3 notched under tensile load, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 50 (2019) 184-193. Received: 29.04.2019 Accepted: 24.07.2019 Published: 01.10.2019