| A localized mixed-hybrid method for imposing interfacial constraints in the extended finite element method (XFEM) |
| English |
| Zilian, Andreas  [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >] |
| Fries, T.-P. [Chair for Computational Analysis of Technical Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Steinbachstr. 53 B, 52074 Aachen, Germany] |
| 2009 |
| International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| 79 |
| 6 |
| 733-752 |
| Yes (verified by ORBilu) |
| 00295981 |
| [en] Embedded interfaces ; Extended finite elements ; Interfacial constraints ; Mixed method ; Approximation spaces ; Apriori ; Auxiliary variables ; Convergence behaviors ; Dirichlet ; Elliptic problem ; Extended finite element method ; Interface conditions ; Interface constraints ; Material interfaces ; Mixed-hybrid formulations ; Mixed-hybrid methods ; Model equations ; Penalty methods ; Two-dimensional ; Vector valued ; Weak discontinuity ; Weak form ; Crack initiation ; Lagrange multipliers ; Finite element method |
| [en] The paper proposes an approach for the imposition of constraints along moving or fixed immersed interfaces in the context of the extended finite element method. An enriched approximation space enables consistent representation of strong and weak discontinuities in the solution fields along arbitrarily-shaped material interfaces using an unfitted background mesh. The use of Lagrange multipliers or penalty methods is circumvented by a localized mixed hybrid formulation of the model equations. In a defined region in the vicinity of the interface, the original problem is re-stated in its auxiliary formulation. The availability of the auxiliary variable enables the consideration of a variety of interface constraints in the weak form. The contribution discusses the weak imposition of Dirichlet- and Neumann-type interface conditions as well as continuity requirements not fulfilled a priori by the enriched approximation. The properties of the proposed approach applied to two-dimensional linear scalar- and vector-valued elliptic problems are investigated by studying the convergence behavior. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons,Ltd. |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/11168 |
| 10.1002/nme.2596 |
