Structured extended finite element methods for solids defined by implicit surfaces

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 609-635

  Belytschko, Ted ^a   Parimi, Chandu ^a   Moës, Nicolas ^b   Sukumar, N ^c   Usui, Shuji ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Interfaces; Representative elements; Structured meshes; Unit cells

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS;

SLIDING INTERFACES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037469442     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.686     Document Type: Article

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