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http://hdl.handle.net/10993/34883
Accurate fracture modelling using meshless methods, the visibility criterion and level sets: Formulation and 2D modelling
English
Zhuang, Xiaoying [School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom]
Augarde, Charles [School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, Civil Engineering, United Kingdom]
Bordas, Stéphane mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
2011
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
86
2
249-268
Yes (verified by ORBilu)
International
00295981
[en] Crack tip closure ; EFG ; Fracture ; Level sets ; Meshless ; Tying procedure ; Visibility criterion ; Computational mechanics ; Crack closure ; Crack tips ; Diffraction ; Diffractometers ; Finite element method ; Galerkin methods ; Three dimensional ; Visibility ; Numerical methods
[en] Fracture modelling using numerical methods is well-advanced in 2D using techniques such as the extended finite element method (XFEM). The use of meshless methods for these problems lags somewhat behind, but the potential benefits of no meshing (particularly in 3D) prompt continued research into their development. In methods where the crack face is not explicitly modelled (as the edge of an element for instance), two procedures are instead used to associate the displacement jump with the crack surface: the visibility criterion and the diffraction method. The visibility criterion is simple to implement and efficient to compute, especially with the help of level set coordinates. However, spurious discontinuities have been reported around crack tips using the visibility criterion, whereas implementing the diffraction method in 3D is much more complicated than the visibility criterion. In this paper, a tying procedure is proposed to remove the difficulty with the visibility criterion so that crack tip closure can be ensured while the advantages of the visibility criterion can be preserved. The formulation is based on the use of level set coordinates and the element-free Galerkin method, and is generally applicable for single or multiple crack problems in 2D or 3D. The paper explains the formulation and provides verification of the method against a number of 2D crack problems.
Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award from the U.K. EPSRC.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10993/34883
10.1002/nme.3063

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