A finite element solution for elliptical Cracks using the ICCI method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 519-526

  Abdel Wahab, M M ^a   De Roeck, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACES;

ELLIPTICAL CRACKS; IRWIN CRACK CLOSURE INTEGRAL; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030106804     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7944(95)00163-8     Document Type: Article

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