Modeling strong/weak discontinuities by local mesh refinement variable-node XFEM with object-oriented implementation

•Numerical simulation for strong and weak discontinuities by local mesh refinement variable-node XFEM is presented.•A novel local mesh refinement scheme is proposed to model crack growth.•A Matlab object-oriented framework for the variable-node XFEM is developed.•Numerical examples demonstrate the s...

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Published in:Theoretical and applied fracture mechanics Vol. 106; p. 102434
Main Authors: Ding, Junlei, Yu, Tiantang, Bui, Tinh Quoc
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
Cracks
Discontinuity
Finite element method
Grid refinement (mathematics)
Inclusions
Local mesh refinement
Mesh generation
Nodes
Object oriented programming
Variable-node elements
Voids
XFEM
Voids
Cracks
Local mesh refinement
Inclusions
Object-oriented programming
XFEM
Variable-node elements
ISSN:0167-8442, 1872-7638
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Summary:•Numerical simulation for strong and weak discontinuities by local mesh refinement variable-node XFEM is presented.•A novel local mesh refinement scheme is proposed to model crack growth.•A Matlab object-oriented framework for the variable-node XFEM is developed.•Numerical examples demonstrate the superiority of the object-oriented variable-node XFEM program.•This work offers an efficient object-oriented computer code for researchers and scientists, especially graduate students. In this paper, we present a Matlab object-oriented implementation of the variable-node extended finite element method (XFEM), which is enhanced by local mesh refinement technique, for modeling strong and weak discontinuities such as cracks, inclusions, and voids. An easy-to-use local mesh refinement scheme is thus proposed, in which the variable-node elements play an important role as they are integrated into the model for the purpose of connecting/linking different scale meshes. For efficiency, the fine-scale mesh is generated near discontinuities, and the refinement is controlled by three parameters: the number of extension layers, the number of subdivision scales, and the number of refinement levels. We detail the implementation of integrating the variable-node elements into the local mesh refinement XFEM codes in a seamless way. The concept of object-oriented programming (OOP) and strategy design pattern promote the extensibility of computer codes. We consider several numerical examples to show the applicability and accuracy of the current computer codes for mutiple crack growths, crack-hole interactions, multiple inclusions, and a rock slope with one interface and two faults.
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ISSN:0167-8442
1872-7638
DOI:10.1016/j.tafmec.2019.102434