Symmetric boundary element method for "discrete" crack modelling of fracture processes

Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 201-226

  Maier, Giulio ^a   Frangi, Attilio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; GALERKIN METHODS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COHESIVE CRACK MODELS; QUASI-BRITTLE CONCRETE-LIKE MATERIALS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032280026     PISSN: 1232308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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