A vector level set method and new discontinuity approximations for crack growth by EFG

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 923-944

  Ventura, G ^a   Xu, J X ^b   Belytschko, T ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Element free Galerkin; Fracture; Level sets; Meshless method

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GALERKIN METHODS; SURFACES; VECTORS;

CRACK TRAJECTORIES;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOMETRICAL EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0037199042     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.471     Document Type: Article

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