RT Conference Proceedings T1 Numerical analysis of the brittle-ductile transition in the failure-mode in polymeric materials A1 Aranda Ruiz, Josué A1 Loya Lorenzo, José Antonio AB In this paper we analyze, using the Finite Element Method, the process of brittle-ductile transition in the failure mode observed in polycarbonate notched specimens under impact loads. In order to analyze this transition we have implemented, through a user subroutine, a damage model which combines a tensional fracture criterion and an energetic, acting simultaneously. The competition between both criteria predicts the difference in material behavior from a critical impact velocity, and how this transition is produced on different planes through the thickness of the specimen. These results show the necessity of employing three-dimensional models for its study. PB Trans Tech Publications Ltd. SN 978-3-03835-129-0 SN 1660-9336 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10016/21525 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10016/21525 LA eng NO Proceedings of: 8th International Symposium on Impact Engineering (ISIE 2013). Osaka, Japan, September 02-06, 2013. NO Authors thank the Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología of the Spanish Government for the support of this work through the Research Project DPI2011-23191. DS e-Archivo RD 28 abr. 2024