Stochastic evolution of microcracks in continua

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 155-171

  Augusti, Giuliano ^a   Mariano, Paolo Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BRITTLENESS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROCRACKS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSORS;

DIFFUSED MICROCRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033528042     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(98)00138-8     Document Type: Article

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