On the use of embedded discontinuity elements with crack path continuity for mode-I and mixed-mode fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 661-686

  Alfaiate, J ^a   Wells, G N ^b   Sluys, L J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crack path continuity; Embedded discontinuity; Mixed mode cracking

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICITY;

CRACK PATH;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CONCRETE; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0037128712     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(01)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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