An implementation of the stiffness derivative method as a discrete analytical sensitivity analysis and its application to mixed mode in LEFM

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 69, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 2051-2071

  Giner, E ^a   Fuenmayor, F J ^a   Besa, A J ^a   Tur, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equivalent domain integral method; Finite element analysis; Mixed mode fracture; Sensitivity analysis; Stiffness derivative method

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS;

GLOBAL ESTIMATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

CRACK; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0037191422     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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