REVIEW ARTICLE


Analysis of Sheet Fracture Failure Based on XFEM



Xinya Chen1, Zhen Chen*, 1, Yang Zhao2
1 Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Henan Mechanical & Electrical Engineering College, Xinxiang 453003, China
2 Department of Electronic and Information Technology, Jiangmen Polytechnic, Jiangmen 529090, China


© 2015 Chen et al

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Electronic and Communication Engineering, Henan Mechanical & Electrical Engineering College, Xinxiang 453003, China; E-mail: chenzhen22@163.com


Abstract

Extended finite element method (XFEM) is the most effective numerical method to solve discrete mechanical problem. Crack growth problem of two-dimension finite length rectangle panel is researched based on Abaqus XFEM frame. Stress intensity factor is obtained respectively by theoretical calculation and XFEM simulation, which proves reliability of XFEM and the software.

Keywords: XFEM, Fracture mechanics, Stress intensity factor, Static crack simulation.