Automating XFEM Modeling Process for Optimal Failure Predictions

Table 7

Proposed algorithm versus experimental data from testing.

Item of Comparison	Failure Load [N]	Load Error [%]	Displacement [mm]	Displacement Error [%]
Experimental data	6933	_	0.163	_
Coupled Model [18]	6789	2.1	0.180	10.4
Proposed Algorithm	6960	0.4	0.169	3.7