SUMMARYThe extended finite element method (X-FEM) has been developed to minimize requirements on the mesh design in a problem with a displacement discontinuity. This advantage, however, still remains limited to the small deformation hypothesis when considering sliding discontinuities. The approach presented in this paper proposes to couple X-FEM with a Lagrangian large sliding frictionless contact algorithm. A new hybrid X-FEM contact element was developed with a contact search algorithm allowing for an update of contacting surfaces pairing. The stability of the contact formulation is ensured by an algorithm for fulfilling Ladyzhenskaya-Babuska-Brezzi (LBB) condition. Several 2D simple examples are presented in this paper in order to prove its efficiency and stability.
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