Simulation of cracks in linear elastic solids using higher order Particle Discretization Scheme-FEM

This paper presents implementation of higher order PDS (HO-PDS) in FEM framework (HO-PDS-FEM) to solve a boundary value problems involving cracks in linear elastic bodies. Further, an alternative approach based on curl free restriction to extend the current PDS is also presented. This alternative curl-free implementation is scrutinized and compared with a former proposal for HO-PDS whose derivative is not guarantee to satisfy curl free condition. Analysis of traditional plate with a hole problem shows that curl free implementation does not have any specific advantage. Further, techniques for modeling cracks in HO-PDS-FEM are presented. Comparison of two formulations with mode-I crack problem indicates that former proposed HO-PDS-FEM is superior to the proposed curl free formulation, and there is a significant improvement compared to 0th-order PDS-FEM.