Reference : Numerically determined enrichment functions for the extended finite element method an...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	Focus Areas :	Computational Sciences
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/34905

Title :	Numerically determined enrichment functions for the extended finite element method and applications to bi-material anisotropic fracture and polycrystals
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Menk, Alexander [Robert Bosch GmbH, P.O. Box 300240, 70442 Stuttgart, Germany, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, United Kingdom]
	Bordas, Stéphane [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit >]
Publication date :	2010
Journal title :	International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Volume :	83
Issue/season :	7
Pages :	805-828
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	00295981
Keywords :	[en] Anisotropy ; Convergence ; Cracks ; Interface cracks ; Material interfaces ; Numerical enrichment ; Polycrystals ; Singular functions ; Triple junctions ; X-FEM ; Interface crack ; Triple junction ; Finite element method ; Convergence of numerical methods
Abstract :	[en] Strain singularities appear in many linear elasticity problems. A very fine mesh has to be used in the vicinity of the singularity in order to obtain acceptable numerical solutions with the finite element method (FEM). Special enrichment functions describing this singular behavior can be used in the extended finite element method (X-FEM) to circumvent this problem. These functions have to be known in advance, but their analytical form is unknown in many cases. Li et al. described a method to calculate singular strain fields at the tip of a notch numerically. A slight modification of this approach makes it possible to calculate singular fields also in the interior of the structural domain. We will show in numerical experiments that convergence rates can be significantly enhanced by using these approximations in the X-FEM. The convergence rates have been compared with the ones obtained by the FEM. This was done for a series of problems including a polycrystalline structure.
Funders :	Royal Academy of Engineering and the Leverhulme trust
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public ; Others
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/34905
DOI :	10.1002/nme.2858

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