On a new extended finite element method for dislocations: Core enrichment and nonlinear formulation

A recently developed finite element method for the modeling of dislocations is improved by adding enrichments in the neighborhood of the dislocation core. In this method, the dislocation is modeled by a line or surface of discontinuity in two or three dimensions. The method is applicable to nonlinear and anisotropic materials, large deformations, and complicated geometries. Two separate enrichments are considered: a discontinuous jump enrichment and a singular enrichment based on the closed-form, infinite-domain solutions for the dislocation core. Several examples are presented for dislocations constrained in layered materials in 2D and 3D to illustrate the applicability of the method to interface problems.

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