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Puncture fracture in an aluminum beverage can

Yoon, Jeong Whan; Cardoso, Rui P.R.; Dick, Robert E.

Authors

Jeong Whan Yoon

Rui P.R. Cardoso

Robert E. Dick



Abstract

Puncture can be defined as a dynamic contact between a foreign object and a container, which causes the wall of the container to fail. This failure can lead to either a leak or a rupture. In this work, a crack propagation method with multiple arbitrary crack paths in a three-dimensional shell structure is newly developed for the prediction of rupture in an aluminum beverage can. The suggested algorithm does not require global remeshing and there is no severe mesh dependency in the solution. The Enhanced Assumed Strain (EAS) method is used to improve the in-plane membrane behavior with one-point quadrature shell elements. The crack propagation is activated based on the CTOA (Crack Tip Opening Angle). The directions of the cracks are determined by the circumferential stress criterion. Mode-III (shearing mode) is also considered for the crack propagations. The predicted crack paths are in good agreement with experimental results. A fracture mechanics model to predict the critical rupture pressure is reviewed in the work. It is shown that the proposed algorithm can be successfully applied to the crack path prediction for the rupture of a pressure vessel. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Yoon, J. W., Cardoso, R. P., & Dick, R. E. (2010). Puncture fracture in an aluminum beverage can. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 37(2), 150-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.06.004

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 1, 2010
Deposit Date Oct 1, 2012
Journal International Journal of Impact Engineering
Print ISSN 0734-743X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 2
Pages 150-160
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.06.004
Keywords puncture, fracture, toughness crack propagation, FEM, pressure vessel
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/981731
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.06.004
Additional Information Additional Information : Published online before print: 16th June, 2009




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