Welcome

Dear visitor,
This webpage is all about the extended finite element method (XFEM). We have classified our information into three categories: (1) Information about our research project, (2) an introduction to the XFEM including many references, and (3) information about our annual seminars on the XFEM. Please make your choice and enjoy the page!

XFEM- Research project XFEM- Background
Overview
Members
Publications
Teaching
Jobs
Introduction
Publications
Gallery
Software download
XFEM- Seminar
Overview
Schedule
Organizers
Location
Important dates
Registration
Download flyer
ECCOMAS thematic conference on the XFEM
Sep. 28–30, 2009 in Aachen, Germany.

News:
[2010-01-15] The forth seminar on the XFEM will be held from September 27-29, 2010, in Aachen, Germany.
[2009-06-15] We have updated our list of references on the XFEM.
[2009-06-01] Our XFEM-group has a new doctoral student: Malak Baydoun.
[2009-05-16] The third seminar on the XFEM has been held from May 11-13, 2009, in Brunswick, Germany, with 22 participants.
[2008-12-01] Our XFEM-group has a new doctoral student: Henning Sauerland.
[2008-11-26] The new dates for the annual XFEM-seminar in 2009 are: May 11-13, 2009, the corresponding webpages are updated.
[2008-06-29] A large number of references is added in Publications.
[2008-05-16] The annual XFEM-seminar is over, we keep the links still open until the date for the next seminar is appointed.
[2008-05-03] Have you noticed the new design of the complete webpage?



Dr.-Ing. Thomas-Peter Fries, Chair for Computational Analysis of Technical Systems (CATS),
RWTH Aachen University, Schinkelstr. 2, 52062 Aachen, Germany. Email: fries@cats.rwth-aachen.de
Tel. +49 (0)241 80 99930, Fax +49 (0)241 80 92910