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hp-Meshless
Method for Dynamic Fracture Propagation
Liszka, T.J., Duarte, C.A.M. and Hamzeh,
O.N.
Abstract
A new numerical technology suitable
for the solution of crack propagation analysis, and the computer code PHLEXcrack
are presented. The technology is based on meshless extension to the Finite
Element Method (called Element Partition Method or EPM), which is in general
more efficient than Finite Elements. Enhancements to the EPM formulation,
specifically designed to handle arbitrary crack surface, and the use of
enrichment functions tailored to the fracture problems, provide very efficient
tool to solve various problems of fracture mechanics.
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