A comparative study on finite element methods for dynamic fracture (Q944508)

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    A comparative study on finite element methods for dynamic fracture
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5344525

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      A comparative study on finite element methods for dynamic fracture (English)
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      17 September 2008
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      This paper presents a comparative study of finite element methods for dynamic fractures. It is shown that XFEM and interelement method show similar crack speeds and crack paths. However, both fail to predict a benchmark experiment without adjustment of energy release rate. It is also shown that the interelement method appears to be more apaptable. Experiments performed are interesting for practitioner.
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      crack branching
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      cohesive law
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      XFEM
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      interelement method
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