Fracture Behavior of Crop Circle Ceramic Tiles: Experimental and Numerical Study

Ay Lie Han; Bobby Rio Indriyantho; Mhd Rony Asshidiqie; Purwanto; Widowati; Kartono; I Nyoman Jujur

doi:10.46604/ijeti.2024.13070

Authors

Ay Lie Han Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0990-5274
Bobby Rio Indriyantho Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2323-120X
Mhd Rony Asshidiqie Department of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering, National United University, Miaoli, Taiwan
Purwanto Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1096-8088
Widowati Department of Mathematics, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4372-6501
Kartono Department of Mathematics, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-0300
I Nyoman Jujur Advanced Material Research Center, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6590-8798

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46604/ijeti.2024.13070

Keywords:

ceramics, crop circle tiles, mechanical and physical properties, fracture behavior, finite element model

Abstract

This research investigates the effect of three-dimensional (3D) bee-crop-circle tiles on load deformation, initial cracking and propagation, and stress redistribution. Experimental tests provide limited data due to the small specimen size and brittle nature of the material. A finite element (FE) model is constructed and validated by laboratory data to analyze the stress-strain responses and failure mode. The model enables a detailed description of stress patterns, stress propagation, and redistribution of layers beneath the bee design. The study concludes that a 3D crop circle-inspired design significantly influences the ultimate load-carrying capacity and stress-related behavior. The load-deformation response is nonlinear, and the coloring influences the thickness of coatings, further affecting the ultimate load and initial stiffness. Furthermore, designs with convex details result in an arc action, deviating the stress concentrations away from the line of loading. The FE model slightly overestimates the initial stiffness but represents the ultimate load and load-displacement response with high accuracy.

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