Study on Thermally Induced Crack Propagation Behavior of Functionally Graded Materials Using a Modified Peridynamic Model

Figure 5

Thermally induced crack initiation and propagation (left side: results predicted by the modified PD model in present work; right side: numerical results in [49] (T₀ = 500°C)): (a) t = 0.002 s and t = 0.0031 s; (b) t = 0.006 s and t = 0.0075 s; (c) t = 0.05 s and t = 0.0501 s; (d) t = 0.9 s and t = 1.1552 s.

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