Papers by Keyword: Cracked Structures

Abstract: The aim of this paper is the determination of the evolution of the modal stress intensity factor (MSIF) for a non-propagating crack subjected to dynamic loading using the extended finite element method (X-FEM). The main advantage of this method coupled with the modal analysis is its capability in modeling cracks independently of the mesh and in a reduced computational time compared to the finite element method coupled with dynamic iterative method. The proposed procedure is applied to a reference problem (cracked plate). The MSIFs obtained agree well with those found by indirect boundary element (IBEM), weight function and Newmark’s explicit methods.