Improved implementation and robustness study of the X-FEM for stress analysis around cracks

• Published in: International journal for numerical methods in engineering Vol. 64; no. 8; pp. 1033 - 1056
• Main Authors: Béchet, E., Minnebo, H., Moës, N., Burgardt, B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 28-10-2005; Wiley
• Subjects: Computational techniques; convergence rate; crack propagation; Exact sciences and technology; Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...); Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); integration scheme; J-integral; Mathematical methods in physics; Physics; preconditioner; Solid mechanics; Structural and continuum mechanics; X-FEM; J integral; Stiffness matrix; Stress analysis; Numerical integration; integration scheme; Rupture; Iterative method; Topology; Matrix decomposition; Modeling; Crack propagation; Finite element method; J-integral; X-FEM; Cholesky method; Convergence rate; preconditioner; Preconditioning; Crack
• ISSN: 0029-5981; 1097-0207
• DOI: 10.1002/nme.1386