Numerically determined enrichment functions for the extended finite element method and applications to bi-material anisotropic fracture and polycrystals

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 805-828

  Menk, Alexander ^a,b   Bordas, Stéphane P A ^c  

^a ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Convergence; Cracks; Interface cracks; Material interfaces; Numerical enrichment; Polycrystals; Singular functions; Triple junctions; X FEM

Indexed keywords

INTERFACE CRACK; INTERFACE CRACKS; MATERIAL INTERFACES; SINGULAR FUNCTIONS; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

ANISOTROPY; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYCRYSTALS;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 77955107133     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2858     Document Type: Article

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