TY - GEN A1 - Orrin-Seemann, Daniel T1 - Application of a modified GTN-model to predict large deformation failure of pressure vessels N2 - The purpose of this research is to predict failure of a largely deformed pressure vessel. The employed Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman (GTN) model enables a failure prediction through its in-built damage evolution law. A critical damage threshold defines the limit state of the evolution. Here, crack initiation is seen as the limit. Unfortunately, the GTN model does not capture void volume growth under shear stress and shows thermodynamic inconsistencies under pressure. To overcome these drawbacks and to make the model applicable to a wide range of complex stress states, a user-defined subroutine of the GTN model with an extension of its damage evolution law has been developed. The routine also accounts for large deformation which is advantageous for ductile vessel materials. The wall of a pressurised vessel is subjected to multi-axial stress states. Features, such as anges and valves, lead to even more complex stress states. The subroutine is used to determine the burst pressure and the location of failure. This research compares the results of the conventional and the modified GTN model with results of experimentally conducted burst tests. The conclusion of this research is that there is a clear improvement in failure prediction by using the modified GTN model. T2 - Fifth International Conference on Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure of Materials and Structures CY - Nantes, France DA - 14.06.2017 KW - Multi KW - GTN model KW - Shear softening KW - Large deformation KW - Failure KW - Pressure vessel KW - Axial stress PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/41117 AN - OPUS4-41117 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany