Table 5 Displacements of the nodes astride the crack for the simulation with subdivisions and different numbers of Gauss points in each subdivision (\(50 \times 100\) 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) | \(\epsilon _1\) | \(u_\textrm{2b}\)(cm) | \(u_\textrm{2t}\)(cm) | \(\epsilon _2\) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Gauss p. | 2500/2551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.103182172 | 1.100747027 | 0.22% |
2501/2552 | −0.079746755 | −0.079180418 | 0.71% | −1.047816074 | 1.045023662 | 0.26% | |
2502/2553 | −0.135731272 | −0.135579677 | 0.11% | −0.921772297 | 0.918329593 | 0.37% | |
2503/2554 | −0.226823294 | −0.219024456 | 3.34% | −0.606235018 | 0.600139992 | 1.00% | |
9 Gauss p. | 2500/2551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.104810713 | 1.104597641 | 0.02% |
2501/2552 | −0.079195404 | −0.079345270 | 0.18% | −1.049607296 | 1.049299125 | 0.03% | |
2502/2553 | −0.134739447 | −0.135225055 | 0.36% | −0.922963798 | 0.923387653 | 0.04% | |
2503/2554 | −0.223244723 | −0.222162317 | 0.48% | −0.606416333 | 0.605154475 | 0.21% | |
13 Gauss p. | 2500/2551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.09989233 | 1.099285495 | 0.05% |
2501/2552 | -0.079135863 | −0.078932963 | 0.25% | −1.044555398 | 1.043760466 | 0.07% | |
2502/2553 | −0.134435475 | −0.134254384 | 0.13% | −0.918179068 | 0.916062984 | 0.23% | |
2503/2554 | −0.22133777 | −0.219840794 | 0.67% | −0.598295641 | 0.595914318 | 0.39% |