Extended finite element method for three-dimensional crack modelling

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1549-1570

  Sukumar, N ^a,c   Moes N ^a,c   Moran, B ^a,c   Belytschko, T ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Elastostatics; Extended finite element method; Local enrichment; Partition of unity; Planar three dimensional cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACK SURFACES; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; THREE DIMENSIONAL CRACK MODELLING;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR;

EID: 0034255073     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0207(20000820)48:11<1549::AID-NME955>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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