Anyone out there use Afgrow? 1

[freckle]

Is there anyone using the AFGROW program for crack propagation analysis in stiffened panels?
Because AFGROW has no built-in model yet for this mode, I am very interested if someone has simulated a cracked stiffened panel, using an existing AFGROW model. Maybe by using Beta factors. An input example would be very welcome.

Thanks in advance

 

[KSshopper]

Doesn't AFGROW have a feature to input a Beta Table? If so you can find stiffened panel SIF in many of the published literature: I think the compendium by Rooke and Cartwright have stiffened panels.

 

[freckle]

Thanks Philcondit.
I have found some SIF's in the German Handbook "Handbuch Struktur Berechnungen" HSB for stiffened panels too.
I was just wondering whether there were input examples available from Afgrow users.

jelto

 

[Andries]

Hi Jelto,

AFGROW does have the feature where the user can input a table of beta values, As Philcondit mentioned, they can be obtained from Rooke & Cartwright's book.

Regards

Andries