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The Extended Finite Element and Level Set Methods for Non-Planar 3D Crack Growth

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A methodology for treating non-planar three-dimensional cracks with geometries that are independent of the mesh is described. The method is based on the extended finite element method, in which the crack discontinuity is introduced as a Heaviside step function via a partition of unity. In addition, branch functions are introduced for all elements containing the crack front. The crack geometry is described by two signed distance functions (level sets), which in turn can be defined by nodal values. Consequently, no explicit representation of the crack is needed. A Hamilton-Jacobi equation is used to update the level sets as the crack grows. Numerical experiments show the robustness of the method in treating cracks with significant changes in topology. The method is readily extendable to inelastic fracture problems.
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hal-04246855 , version 1 (17-10-2023)

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Nicolas Moes, Anthony Gravouil, Ted Belytschko. The Extended Finite Element and Level Set Methods for Non-Planar 3D Crack Growth. IUTAM Symposium on Computational Mechanics of Solid Materials at Large Strains, Aug 2001, Stuttgart, Germany. pp.343-354, ⟨10.1007/978-94-017-0297-3_31⟩. ⟨hal-04246855⟩
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