Crack tip enrichment in the XFEM using a cutoff function

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 629-646

  Chahine, Elie ^a   Laborde, Patrick ^a   Renard, Yves ^b  

^a INSA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cutoff function; Error estimates; Extended finite element method; Fracture mechanics; Numerical convergence rate

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRACK TIPS; ESTIMATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CUTOFF FUNCTION; DISCONTINUOUS ENRICHMENTS; ERROR ESTIMATES; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; NUMERICAL CONVERGENCE RATE; OPTIMAL CONVERGENCE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 49749098826     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2265     Document Type: Article

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