An Abaqus implementation of the extended finite element method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-368

  Giner, E ^a   Sukumar, N ^b   Tarancon J E ^a   Fuenmayor, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack modelling; Crack propagation; Extended finite element method (X FEM); Finite element analysis; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ABAQUS; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES;

CONTACT ANALYSIS; CRACK MODELLING; ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (X-FEM); FINITE ELEMENT (FE); FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT SOFTWARE (MARC2000); INPUT FORMAT; NON-LINEAR; PRE-PROCESSING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; USER ELEMENT; USER SUBROUTINE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 58549088475     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.10.015     Document Type: Article

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