Extended Finite Element Modeling: Basic Review and Programming
Yazid Abdelaziz, K. Bendahane, A. Baraka
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DOI: 10.4236/eng.2011.37085   PDF    HTML   XML   8,510 Downloads   15,932 Views   Citations

Abstract

In this work, we have exposed a recent method for modeling crack growth without re-meshing. The main advantage of this method is its capability in modeling discontinuities independently, so the mesh is prepared without any considering the existence of discontinuities. The paper covers the formulation and implementation of XFEM, and discusses various aspects of the approach (enrichments functions, level set representation, numerical integration…). Numerical experiments show the effectiveness and robustness of the XFEM implementation.

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Y. Abdelaziz, K. Bendahane and A. Baraka, "Extended Finite Element Modeling: Basic Review and Programming," Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 7, 2011, pp. 713-718. doi: 10.4236/eng.2011.37085.

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