Combined single and smeared crack model in combined finite-discrete element analysis

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-57

  Munjiza, A ^a   Andrews, K R F ^a   White, J K ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete; Discrete element method; Fracture

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMBINED FINITE-DISCRETE ELEMENT SIMULATION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD;

EID: 0032756022     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990110)44:1<41::AID-NME487>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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