Abstract
A new quadrature method is proposed for numerical integration of integrands with the singularity of 1/r occurring at the computation of stiffness matrix when a singular physical cover is introduced to the numerical manifold method (NMM) for linear fracture problems. The detailed proof is presented, which shows the Jacobian has a factor of r that can be used to eliminate the singularity. Compared with the Duffy transformation, it proves more simple and easier to implement while owning the same precision. A numerical example in elastic fracture by the NMM is presented to illustrate the performance of the proposed method. The result has a good agreement with the reference solution.
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