The Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Alternating Method (EPFEAM) and the prediction of fracture under WFD conditions in aircraft structures Part I: EPFEAM Theory

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 356-369

  Wang, L ^a   Brust, F W ^a   Atluri, S N ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MAINTENANCE; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SERVICE LIFE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ELASTIC PLASTIC FINITE ELEMENT ALTERNATING METHOD (EPFEAM);

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0031123591     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660050184     Document Type: Article

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