Numerical evaluation of the rotating crack model

Computers and Structures

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 487-497

  Li, Y J ^a   Zimmerman, Th ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack model; Finite element; Fracture mechanics; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOAD LIMITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ROTATING CRACK MODEL;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032210356     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00118-7     Document Type: Article

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