A hybrid interface-element for the simulation of moisture-induced cracks in wood

作者：Saft Susanne; Kaliske Michael^*

来源：Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2013, 102: 32-50.

DOI：10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.02.010

• Material modeling
• Finite element analysis
• Wood
• Brittle fracture
• Multiphysics
• Cohesive zone model

Moisture-induced cracking of wood is a well-known phenomenon. Nevertheless, until now, no numerical approaches are at hand to appropriately capture this feature. Hence, in the framework of this paper, a novel multiphysical hybrid interface-element and a respective interface material formulation are derived in order to be able to coincidentally simulate anisotropic moisture transfer through and along the crack plane and the mechanical response. Hygro-mechanical coupling is considered by means of moisture-dependent input quantities and swelling/shrinkage of the adjacent bulk material. The hybrid element is applied for a comprehensive numerical parameter study on the influence of wood species, material direction and initial moisture content on moisture-induced cracking.

• 出版日期2013-4