Reference : On time integration in the XFEM
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Engineering, computing & technology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
Computational Sciences
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/11169
On time integration in the XFEM
English
Fries, T.-P. [Institute for Computational Analysis of Technical Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Steinbachstr. 53 B, 52074 Aachen, Germany]
Zilian, Andreas mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
2009
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
79
1
69-93
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
00295981
[en] Space-time ; Time integration ; Time stepping ; XFEM ; Discontinuous Galerkin methods ; Extended finite element method ; Model problems ; Moving interface ; ON time ; Optimal convergence ; Space time finite element ; Time dependence ; Time level ; Time step ; Time-stepping schemes ; Two-phase problem ; Weak form ; Work Focus ; Crack propagation ; Galerkin methods ; Large scale systems ; Optimization ; Phase interfaces
[en] The extended finite element method (XFEM) is often used in applications that involve moving interfaces. Examples are the propagation of cracks or the movement of interfaces in two-phase problems. This work focuses on time integration in the XFEM. The performance of the discontinuous Galerkin method in time (space-time finite elements (FEs)) and time-stepping schemes are analyzed by convergence studies for different model problems. It is shown that space-time FE achieve optimal convergence rates. Special care is required for time stepping in the XFEM due to the time dependence of the enrichment functions. In each time step, the enrichment functions have to be evaluated at different time levels. This has important consequences in the quadrature used for the integration of the weak form. A time-stepping scheme that leads to optimal or only slightly sub-optimal convergence rates is systematically constructed in this work. © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/11169
10.1002/nme.2558

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