SAMCR: a two-dimensional dynamic finite element code for the Stress Analysis of Moving CRacks

The mathematical formulation, program structure, and details of required input data are described for SAMCR, a two-dimensional dynamic finite element code for the Stress Analysis of Moving CRacks. The code has been shown, through an extensive series of verification analyses, to perform well in modeling dynamic behavior of both uncracked and cracked structures. In particular, the code has been demonstrated to provide useful information regarding run-arrest events in polymeric laboratory samples and large thermally shocked steel cyclinders. Complete documentation of the code has been included so that this document can serve as both a technical manual and a user's manual for the code.