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Robust Stress Intensity Factors Evaluation for 3D Fracture Mechanics with X-FEM

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Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures

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Fatigue life prediction for cracked parts with the classical finite element method is not an obvious task for industrial structures. Indeed, it is necessary to take the crack geometry into account (its surfaces and front) with enough accuracy. The stress intensity factors (SIFs) are then computed and the crack can be propagated. Consequently, a remeshing step is necessary for the next time step’s mechanical problem. These remeshing procedures are difficult in 3D and are very time-consuming.

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  1. GeM - Institut de Recherche en Genie Civil et Mecanique, UMR CNRS 6183, Ecole Centrale de Nantes / Universite de Nantes, 1, rue de la Noe, BP 92101, 44321, Nantes CEDEX3

    Hans Minnebo, Eric Bechet & Nicolas Moes

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  1. Dept of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

    E. E. Gdoutos

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Minnebo, H., Bechet, E., Moes, N. (2006). Robust Stress Intensity Factors Evaluation for 3D Fracture Mechanics with X-FEM. In: Gdoutos, E.E. (eds) Fracture of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4972-2_465

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