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  1. dimitard

    stress intensity factors in mixed mode loading in Abaqus

    Hi, how does Abaqus determine the local orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system of a crack? I am currently evaluating stress intensity factors under mixed mode loading with FEM (orphan mesh) and XFEM and for K2 factor, values appear to have opposite signs, while K1 and K3 match. Also, as...

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