A new multiscale XFEM for the elastic properties evaluation of heterogeneous materials

In the present work, extended finite element method (XFEM) in conjunction with multiscale finite element method (MsFEM) is employed to model heterogeneous materials i.e. matrix having particles and/or voids. This approach, named as multiscale extended finite element method (MsXFEM), is used to determine the effective elastic properties of heterogeneous materials. The elastic properties are calculated by analyzing a representative volume element...