Probabilistic fracture mechanics by Galerkin meshless methods - Part I: Rates of stress intensity factors

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 351-364

  Rao, B N ^a   Rahman, S ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Element free Galerkin method; Interaction integral; Linear elastic fracture mechanics; Rates of stress intensity factor; Stress intensity factor; Virtual crack extension

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY; STIFFNESS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ELEMENT FREE GALERKIN METHOD; VIRTUAL CRACK EXTENSION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0036577761     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-002-0299-x     Document Type: Article

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