Boundary element method based computation of stress intensity factor by modified crack closure integral

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 203-210

  Maiti, S K ^a   Mukhopadhyay, N K ^b   Kakodkar, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRACKS;

MODIFIED CRACK CLOSURE INTEGRAL TECHNIQUE;

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 0031074494     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660050169     Document Type: Article

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