A study on the response of cracked plates under traversing moving mass by using finite element birth and death technique and experimenta

Abstract

The paper presents the results of theoretical and experimental researches on the response of cracked plates under traversing moving mass. Response analysis process of cracked plate is done on the basis of finite element method (PTHH) and especially the travering moving mass is simulated by Birth and Dead element technique. Survey results are compared with experimental results on actual model at the Laboratory of Machine Mechanics. The research results help us better understand the behavior of the cracked plate under mobile load, which is the basis for diagnosing defects in the plate by nondestructive method, thanks to the analysis of the plate's response.