Boundary element analysis of three-dimensional cracks in anisotropic solids

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-237

  Ernian, Pan ^a   Yuan, F G ^b  

^a Structures Technoloyy Inc   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Crack opening displacement; Dislocations; Fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ANISOTROPIC SOLIDS; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0034186949     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0207(20000520)48:2<211::aid-nme875>3.0.co;2-a     Document Type: Article

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