Combination of the material force concept and the extended finite element method for mixed mode crack growth simulations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1522-1542

  Hausler S M ^a   Lindhorst, K ^a   Horst, P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Configurational forces; Crack growth simulation; Extended finite element method; Fracture mechanics; Material forces

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATIONAL FORCE; CRACK GROWTH; CRACK GROWTH SIMULATION; CRACK INTERACTION; CRACK-GROWTH DIRECTION; EVALUATION PARAMETERS; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENTS; MATERIAL FORCES; MIXED-MODE CRACK GROWTH; MIXED-MODE LOADING; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SINGLE-STEP;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS; STRESSES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79951714324     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3031     Document Type: Article

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