Improved implementation and robustness study of the X-FEM for stress analysis around cracks

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1033-1056

  Bechet E ^a   Minnebo, H ^a   Moes N ^a   Burgardt, B ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

^b SNECMA   (France)

Author keywords

Convergence rate; Crack propagation; Integration scheme; J integral; Preconditioner; X FEM

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY;

CONVERGENCE RATE; J-INTEGRALS; X-FEM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 24944523032     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1386     Document Type: Article

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