The arbitrary local mesh replacement method: An alternative to remeshing for crack propagation analysis

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 133-150

  Rashid, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; INTERPOLATION;

ARBITRARY LOCAL MESH REPLACEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0032004202     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(97)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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