A node-based smoothed extended finite element method (NS-XFEM) for fracture analysis

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-355

  Vu Bac, N ^a   Nguyen Xuan, H ^b   Chen, L ^c   Bordas, S ^d   Kerfriden, P ^d   Simpson, R N ^d   Liu, G R ^e   Rabczuk, T ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^b TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence rate; Extended finite element method; Fracture analysis; Node based smoothed finite element method; Numerical method; Stress intensity factor (SIF)

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE RATES; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; NODE-BASED SMOOTHED FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; STRESS INTENSITY;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; INTEGRATION; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79959841835     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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