Development of a Fracture Simulator Preprocessor for Naval Applications

为帮助Martec有限公司开发增强的断裂模拟能力，并将其集成到Martec的结构分析软件包Vavast中，寻求获得一笔Engage赠款，以资助最初的研究步骤。Martec是一家位于哈利法克斯的大型工程咨询公司，该公司开发了几个高级分析软件包，用于海洋、石油和天然气以及国防工业。Martec的软件包Vavast有能力对构成海军舰艇和潜水器结构的板材的厚度裂缝进行建模。Martec已经确定了开发分析软件的需求，该软件能够对海军应用中发现的部分穿透板材和焊缝厚度的裂纹进行建模；该软件将基于扩展有限元方法(Xfem)，并将集成到Vavast中。

An Engage grant is sought to fund the initial research steps to help Martec Limited develop and integrate enhanced fracture simulation capabilities into Martec's structural analysis software package VAST. Martec is a large engineering consulting firm, located in Halifax, which is the developer of several advanced analysis software packages used by the marine, oil and gas and defence industries. Martec's software package VAST has capabilities to model through-the-thickness cracks in the plates that make up the structure of naval ships and submersibles. Martec has identified a need to develop analysis software capable of modeling cracks that partially penetrate the thickness of plates and welds that are found in naval applications; this software will be based on the eXtented Finite Element Method (XFEM) and will be integrated into VAST.