Simulation of contact-induced fracture

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-66

  Bush, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Contact damage; Crack trajectory; Indentation

Indexed keywords

CONTACT-INDUCED FRACTURES;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CERAMIC COATINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032805719     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-7997(98)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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