Computational aspects of the discontinuous deformation analysis framework for modelling concrete fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 283-298

  Pearce, C J ^a   Thavalingam, A ^a   Liao, Z ^a   Bicanic N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete; DDA; Failure indicator; Fracturing; Prescribed displacement

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONCRETE FRACTURE; DISCONTINUOUS DEFORMATION ANALYSIS; FAILURE INDICATOR; PRESCRIBED DISPLACEMENT;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033901831     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(99)00121-6     Document Type: Article

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