Issue 49

S.A.G. Pereira et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 49(2019) 412-428; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.40 426 Fig. 17 presents the simulated propagation of the pre-crack in three-dimensional Abaqus software, and comparison with the experimental results. The specimens 5, 7 and 9 were simulated with two mesh configurations: unstructured – Mesh 1 and structured – Mesh 2, resulting in minor differences. a) Specimen 4 b) Specimen 5 c) Specimen 7 d) Specimen 8. e) Specimen 9. Figure 17 : Comparison of the pre-crack resisted and the simulation for 3D 4-point bending.