A singular element for three-dimensional fracture mechanics analysis

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-285

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

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Cracks; Fracture mechanics; Singular elements

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; INTEGRATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

QUADRATIC BOUNDARY ELEMENT CODES; SINGULAR ELEMENT;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0031385116     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-7997(97)00070-2     Document Type: Article

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