• Home
• Register an Account
• New Title Information Alerts
• Contact Us
• Overview of the Wessex Institute of Technology

Adobe PDF Reader is required to view our papers:

A higher-order finite element to model singularities

Author(s): M.M. Abdel Wahab Abstract: A higher-order two-dimensional finite element that can be used to model a general power type singularity is presented. The element is compatible with the standard 12-noded isoparametric elements. This leads to reducing the number of elements required to model a structure. In order to evaluate the accuracy of the developed element, two cracked-structures are analysed, namely, an edge crack and a crack perpendicular to the interface problem. The results obtained using the proposed element are compared with those obtained using other existing elements in the literature. Those comparisons demonstrate the superiority of the technique in reducing the number of elements and nodes required for accurate results. 1 Introduction: In many fracture mechanics applications, the displacement at the crack tip may vary as r\ where r is the dis... Pages: 10 Size: 674 kb Paper DOI: 10.2495/DM000481

Download the Full Article Price: US$ 0.00 This article is part of the WIT OpenView scheme and you can download the full text Adobe PDF article for FREE by clicking the 'Openview' icon below. Send this page to a colleague. This paper can be found in the following book Damage and Fracture Mechanics VI Buy Book from Witpress.com

---

Download the Full Article This article is part of the WIT OpenView scheme and you can download the full text Adobe PDF article for FREE by clicking the 'Openview' icon to the right.