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FRANC3D and OSMFRANC3D is a work-station based FRacture ANalysis Code for simulating arbitrary non-planar 3D crack growth that has been under development since 1987. OSM (Object Solid Modeler) is a pre-processor to FRANC3D for building the initial geometric model. FRANC3D provides a mechanism for representing the geometry and topology of 3D structures with arbitrary non-planar cracks, along with functionality for 1) discretizing or meshing the structure, 2) attaching boundary conditions at the geometry level and allowing the mesh to inherit these values, and 3) modifying the geometry to allow crack growth, but with only local remeshing required during crack growth. The simulation process is controlled by the user through a graphical user-interface, which includes windows for the display of the 3D structure and a menu and dialog-box system for interacting with the program. FRANC3D is not tied to a particular numerical analysis scheme or program, and is able to create either surface or volume meshes. Consequently, any 3D boundary or finite element program, capable of handling arbitrary crack geometries, could be used to determine the structural response.
FRANC3D Version 3.2 and 2.6 are available for download. Current documentation consists of a Concepts and User's Guide, and Menu & Dialog Reference and a Tutorial. Overview and Tutorial slides that are used for training are also available for download. The Advanced Tutorial and the Validation documentation are available, but are based on FRANC3D Version 1.14 and OSM Version 1. NOTE: .fys files are binary and are not compatible between platforms, but .afys files should transfer. If you transfer a .afys file from MS Windows platforms to UNIX platforms, you will need to run the 'dos2unix' command however.
Download FRANC3D Version 3.2
Download FRANC3D Version 2.6
NOTE: The FRANC3D files from Version 1.15 cannot be read directly into Version 2.
We have a translator available for most of our supported platforms.
To run the translator:
Download FRANC3D V1.15 to V2 Translator
OSM Versions 3.2 and 2.6 are available for download. Current documentation consists of a Menu & Dialog Reference; the FRANC3D Tutorial also includes OSM.
Download OSM Version 3.2
Download OSM Version 2.6 |
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