New CZM for Interfacial Crack Growth

Table 2

Comparison of different calculation methods.

Calculation method	Element number	Node number	Strain energy release rate/J/mm^2	Relative error/%
Experimental values [15]	—	—	258 ± 12	—
WFEM	2 wavelet plane plate elements and; 1 wavelet cohesive interface element	180	243.60	5.58
CFEM	1400 PLANE183 and 140 INTER202	2750	230.43	10.85