A new method for modelling cohesive cracks using finite elements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2667-2682

  Wells, G N ^a   Sluys, L J ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohesive crack; Fracture; Partition of unity

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

DISPLACEMENTS JUMPS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL;

EID: 0035972097     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.143     Document Type: Article

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