Efficient meshless method for fracture analysis of cracks

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 398-408

  Rao, B N ^a   Rahman, S ^a  

^a The University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

MESHLESS METHOD;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0034297659     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660000189     Document Type: Article

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