Table 3 Displacements of the nodes astride the crack for the simulation without enrichment and only with Heaviside enrichment (\(50 \times 100\) mesh).

From: Improvements for the solution of crack evolution using extended finite element method

 

b/t nodes

\(u_\textrm{1b}\)(cm)

\(u_\textrm{1t}\)(cm)

\(u_\textrm{2b}\)(cm)

\(u_\textrm{2t}\)(cm)

without enr.

2500/2551

0

0

−0.061663905

0.061663905

2501/2552

−3.13E-07

−3.13E-07

−0.070400638

0.070400638

2502/2553

−0.019261999

−0.019261999

−0.089911865

0.089911865

2503/2554

−0.058165116

−0.058165116

−0.092021259

0.092021259

with Heav.

2500/2551

0

0

−1.565229623

1.565229623

2501/2552

−0.089770369

−0.089770369

−1.538961159

1.538961159

2502/2553

−0.164682603

−0.164682603

−1.497103709

1.497103709

2503/2554

−0.174688944

−0.174688944

−1.133059079

1.133059079