A combined method of molecular dynamics with micromechanics improved by moving the molecular dynamics region successively in the simulation of elastic-plastic crack propagation

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-31

  Furuya, Y ^a   Noguchi, H ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Combined method; Crack propagation; Dislocation; Micromechanics; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

CALCULATION COST; CRACK TIP; DISLOCATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032230761     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007520010603     Document Type: Article

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