Abstract
A methodology to model arbitrary holes and material interfaces (inclusions) without meshing the internal boundaries is proposed. The numerical method couples the level set method (S. Osher, J.A. Sethian, J. Comput. Phys. 79 (1) (1988) 12) to the extended finite-element method (X-FEM) (N. Moës, J. Dolbow, T. Belytschko, Int. J. Numer. Methods Engrg. 46 (1) (1999) 131). In the X-FEM, the finite-element approximation is enriched by additional functions through the notion of partition of unity. The level set method is used for representing the location of holes and material interfaces, and in addition, the level set function is used to develop the local enrichment for material interfaces. Numerical examples in two-dimensional linear elastostatics are presented to demonstrate the accuracy and potential of the new technique.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6183-6200 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering |
Volume | 190 |
Issue number | 46-47 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 14 2001 |
Funding
The authors are grateful for the research support of the National Science Foundation through contract CMS–9732319, and to the Office of Naval Research and the Army Research Office.
Keywords
- Elastic inclusion
- Extended finite-element method
- Level set method
- Material interface
- Voids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Computer Science Applications