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Well Conditioned and Optimally Convergent Extended Finite Elements and Vector Level Sets for Three-Dimensional Crack Propagation
English
Agathos, Konstantinos mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
Ventura, Giulio mailto [Politecnico di Torino > Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering]
Chatzi, Eleni mailto [ETH Zürich > Institute of Structural Engineering]
Bordas, Stéphane mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
Jun-2016
No
International
ECCOMAS Congress 2016
5 - 10 JUNE 2016
Crete Island
Greece
[en] A three-dimensional (3D) version of the vector level set method [1] is combined to a well conditioned and
optimally convergent XFEM variant in order to deal with non-planar three dimensional crack propagation
problems.
The proposed computational fracture method achieves optimal convergence rates by using tip enriched
elements in a fixed volume around the crack front (geometrical enrichment) while keeping conditioning of
the resulting system matrices in acceptable levels. Conditioning is controlled by using a three dimensional
extension of the degree of freedom gathering technique [2]. Moreover, blending errors are minimized and
conditioning is further improved by employing weight function blending and enrichment function shifting
[3,4].
As far as crack representation is concerned, crack surfaces are represented by linear quadrilateral elements
and the corresponding crack fronts by ordered series of linear segments. Level set values are obtained by
projecting points at the crack surface and front respectively. Different criteria are employed in order to
assess the quality of the crack representation.
References
[1] Ventura G., Budyn E. and Belytschko T. Vector level sets for description of propagating cracks in finite
elements. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 58:1571-1592 (2003).
[2] Laborde P., Pommier J., Renard Y. and Salaün M. High-order extended finite element method for cracked
domains. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 64:354-381 (2005).
[3] Fries T.P. A corrected XFEM approximation without problems in blending elements. Int. J. Numer. Meth.
Engng. 75:503-532 (2008).
[4] Ventura G., Gracie R. and Belytschko T. Fast integration and weight function blending in the extended
finite element method. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. 77:1-29 (2009).
European Research Council Starting Independent Research Grant (ERC Stg grant RealTcut, agreement No. 279578)
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