An efficient BEM to calculate weight functions and its application to bridging analysis in an orthotropic medium

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 418-424

  Liu, Y F ^a   Masuda, C ^a   Yuuki, R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

BEM; Fiber Bridging; Interface Debonding; Orthotropic Body; Stress Intensity Factor; Weight Function

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FIBER BRIDGING; INTERFACE DEBONDING; ORTHOTROPIC BODY; WEIGHT FUNCTIONS;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032307497     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660050374     Document Type: Article

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