Nozzle Weld Crack

Fracture mechanics is a challenging phenomenon to model using finite element analysis (FEA). Stresses provide an excellent indication of the areas in which cracks will most likely form, but figuring out how they propagate is a difficult task. Abaqus offers a powerful method known as the extended finite element method (XFEM) which streamlines the process of fracture analysis.
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