Efficient explicit time stepping for the eXtended Finite Element Method (X-FEM)

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 911-939

  Menouillard, T ^a,b   Rethore J ^a   Combescure, Alain ^a   Bung, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamic crack propagation; Explicit time integration; Extended finite element method

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION;

EXPLICIT TIME INTEGRATION; EXTENDED FINITE TIME ELEMENT METHOD;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 35548963504     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1718     Document Type: Article

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