The interpolating element-free Galerkin scaled boundary method (IEFG-SBM) is a semi-analytical method which only requires discretizing the boundary with the interpolating element-free Galerkin (EFG) method without fundamental solution. This method is very powerful to deal with fracture problems of piezoelectric materials. In order to further improve the applicability of the IEFG-SBM, a coupled IEFG-SBM and finite element method (FEM) for fracture analysis of piezoelectric materials was developed. The IEFG-SBM was utilized to model the domain close to the crack tip and the FEM was employed in the remaining domain. Based on continuity conditions at the interface between the IEFG-SBM sub-domain and the FEM sub-domain, the coupled formula of the proposed method can be conveniently derived. Finally, 2 numerical examples were presented to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.
李小林 陈林冲CHEN LinchongLi Xiaolin