Chapter 1
Overview of Extended Finite Element Method
Abstract
The study of computational fracture mechanics is of great importance for both scientific research and engineering applications. Since being proposed in 1999, the extended finite element method (X-FEM) has become an efficient tool for solving crack arbitrary propagation problems. The basic idea and recent progress in the development of X-FEM are reviewed. The structure of this book is also given at the end of the chapter.
Keywords
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