NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR December 17: Review of Fracture Modeling Techniques in Abaqus

Start date
2026-12-17, 10:00

NOMATEN HYBRID-SEMINAR

online: https://meet.goto.com/NCBJmeetings/nomaten-seminar
In-person: NOMATEN seminar room (102)

Thursday, December 17th  2026 10:00 AM (CET)

Review of Fracture Modeling Techniques in Abaqus

dr inż. Jakub Michalski
TECHNIA

 

Abstract:

The seminar will cover a variety of techniques for fracture and failure modeling in Abaqus. It will introduce fundamental concepts of modeling cracks and performing fracture analyses, including contour integrals and mixed-mode fractures. The webinar will also discuss methods for simulating material failure and wear. Furthermore, it will explain the use of element-based and surface-based cohesive behavior. Finally, the session will cover advanced techniques such as Virtual Crack Closure Technology (VCCT), low-cycle fatigue simulation, and mesh-independent crack propagation modeling using the extended finite element method (XFEM).


 

Bio:

Dr inż. Jakub Michalski is an expert in computer simulations at TECHNIA with years of scientific and implementation experience. His main area of interest is numerical analysis (FEA). He utilizes these simulations both during professional work (for a Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA partner) and as a hobby. He mainly focuses on mechanics of materials. In 2023, he received his PhD in mechanics of metamaterials at Poznań University of Technology.

 

 

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This project has received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 857470 and from European Regional Development Fund
via Foundation for Polish Science International Research Agenda PLUS programme grant
No MAB PLUS/2018/8.
Poland
The project is co-financed from the state budget within the framework of the undertaking of the Minister of Science and Higher Education "Support for the activities of Centers of Excellence established under Horizon 2020".

Grant: 5 143 237,70 EUR
Total value: 29 971 365,00 EUR
Date of signing the funding agreement: December 2023

The purpose of the undertaking is to support entities of the higher education and science system that have received funding from the European Union budget in the competition H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020/WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019: Teaming Phase 2. in the preparation, implementation and updating of activities, maintenance of material resources necessary for carrying out activities, acquisition and modernization of scientific and research apparatus, maintenance and development of personnel potential necessary for the implementation of activities, and dissemination of the results of scientific activities.