Application of the substructured finite element/extended finite element method (S-FE/XFE) to the analysis of cracks in aircraft thin walled structures

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-58

  Wyart, E ^a   Coulon, D ^a   Pardoen, T ^b   Remacle, J F ^b   Lani, F ^a  

^a CENAERO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Domain decomposition; Extended finite element method; Fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factor; Thin walled structure

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; BENCHMARKING; BRITTLENESS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; CRACKS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRACK CONFIGURATIONS; CRACK PROBLEMS; DO-MAINS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE ELEMENTS; INDUSTRIAL BENCHMARKS; SHELL ELEMENTS; STIFFENED PANELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; SURFACE CRACKS; THROUGH-THICKNESS CRACKS; VALIDATION TESTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 57649188024     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.04.025     Document Type: Article

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