[en] The phase field method has proven to be an important tool in computational mechanics in that it is able to deal naturally with crack nucleation and branching [1]. In this contribution, we demonstrate a large scale phase field model of fracture and cutting of soft tissues undergoing non-linear deformations with a material law defined by a hyperelastic energy density functional. We will also provide some initial thoughts on the how the effect of a porous medium can be incorporated into the phase field model. We implement this work using the FEniCS project and PETSc software packages [2, 3].
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Ziael-Rad, Vahid; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
Hale, Jack ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
Bordas, Stéphane ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Large scale phase field model of fracture and cutting in soft tissues
Publication date :
July 2015
Number of pages :
1
Event name :
2016 European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Event organizer :
ECCOMAS
Event place :
Crete, Greece
Event date :
05-06-2016 to 10-06-2016
Audience :
International
Focus Area :
Computational Sciences
European Projects :
FP7 - 279578 - REALTCUT - Towards real time multiscale simulation of cutting in non-linear materials with applications to surgical simulation and computer guided surgery
