The extended/generalized finite element method: An overview of the method and its applications

DOI10.1002/NME.2914zbMath1202.74169OpenAlexW2117496726MaRDI QIDQ3065648

Thomas-Peter Fries, Ted Beltytschko

Publication date: 6 January 2011

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.2914

zbMATH Keywords

generalized finite element methodpartition of unity methodreviewextended finite element methodXFEMPUMGFEM

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to mechanics of deformable solids (74-02)

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