Simple zero thickness kinematically consistent interface elements

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 347-374

  Coutinho, A L G A ^a   Martins, M A D ^a   Sydenstricker, R M ^a   Alves, J L D ^a   Landau, L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite elements analysis; Interface elements; Kinematic inconsistency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

KINEMATIC INCONSISTENCY;

INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACE; KINEMATICS; LINEARITY;

EID: 0037411068     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-352X(03)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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