New type of dual bem and Green's-function-library strategy for fracture analysis in complex structures

A new type of dual boundary integral equations (DBIE) is presented first, through which, a smaller system of equations needs to be solved in fracture analysis. Then a non-conforming crack tip element in two-dimensional problems is proposed. The exact formula for the hypersingular integral over the non-conforming crack tip element is given next. By virtue of Green's-function-library strategy, a series of stress intensity factors (SIF) of different crack orientations, locations and/or sizes in a complicated structure can be obtained easily and efficiently. Finally, several examples of fracture analysis in two dimensions are given to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the method proposed. Partially supported by the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (No. 99C53026)