Explicit Dynamic Finite Element Method for Predicting Implosion/Explosion Induced Failure of Shell Structures

A simplified implementation of the conventional extended finite element method (XFEM) for dynamic fracture in thin shells is presented. Though this implementation uses the same linear combination of the conventional XFEM, it allows for considerable simplifications of the discontinuous displacement a...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Hoon Song, Patrick Lea, Jay Oswald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957286