NURBS-based isogeometric analysis for stable and accurate peeling computations

Numerical solution of adhesive peeling problems presents significant computational challenges. This is due to the large peeling stresses that occur in the very narrow zone ahead of the peeling front. The available literature offers solutions using either higher-order Lagrange-enriched finite-element (FE) or non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS)-enriched FE strategies. However, no work that fully utilizes the intrinsic advantageous features of...