Shape sensitivity analysis in mixed-mode fracture mechanics

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 282-291

  Chen, G ^a   Rahman, S ^a   Park, Y H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

VIRTUAL CRACK EXTENSION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0035324335     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660100238     Document Type: Article

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