Enrichment strategies and convergence properties of the XFEM for hydraulic fracture problems

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 474-502

  Gordeliy, Elizaveta ^a   Peirce, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convergence; Hydraulic fractures; Tip enrichment; XFEM

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; CONVERGENCE PROPERTIES; XFEM;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING;

EID: 84908636840     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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