Investigate fracture mechanics parameters for a thin geometry

- October 4, 2017 at 12:20 pm
  
  vganore
  Ansys Employee
  
  The CINT command is used to calculate the fracture mechanics parameters. The CINT command cannot be used with SHELL elements. SOLID elements are required. For a thin structure, you could use an overall surface model with SHELL elements and a local submodel with SOLID elements. The fracture mechanics parameters could be evaluated for the submodel.
- October 4, 2017 at 2:39 pm
  
  pgl
  Ansys Employee
  
  How to investigate fracture mechanics parameters for a thin geometry?