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Existing approaches for collapse modeling<br />

Applied Element Method (AEM)<br />

� Elements are connected through nonlinear springs<br />

� AEM: modeling crack initiation, propagation, fracture<br />

� Meguro (2003), Meguro and Tegel-din (2006)<br />

� Challenging to model ductile materials: e.g. Poisson’s ratio effect<br />

Modeling of structure in AEM<br />

AEM element separation<br />

http://www.appliedelementmethod.org

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