Three-dimensional fracture analysis in transversely isotropic solids

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-298

  Saez A ^a   Ariza, M P ^a   Dominguez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Cracks; Fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factor; Transversely isotropic bodies

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

THREE DIMENSIONAL FRACTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC SOLIDS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0031376951     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-7997(98)80003-9     Document Type: Article

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