Problem defining the surface of the crack in the solid

- January 26, 2024 at 12:07 pm
  
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  Why can't I select the left part of the bottom surface of the solid shown in the attached image as a crack surface within the Ansys Fracture Arbitrary Crack module?
- January 29, 2024 at 8:58 am
  
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  I think the problem is that I have not correctly established the connections between the crack plane and the surface of the solid. I would appreciate your help with the contacts issue because it is too advanced knowledge for me.
- January 29, 2024 at 9:10 am
  
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  I want to obtain the SIFS (K1) at the bottom of the crack. I have managed to do it for the complete model (attached image), but it takes a long time to solve the model. That is why I want to get the same results for half of the model using the symmetry restriction.