An improved crack analysis technique by element-free Galerkin method with auxiliary supports

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1291-1314

  Lee, Sang Ho ^a   Yoon, Young Cheol ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Auxiliary supports; Discontinuous shape function; Element free Galerkin method; Parametric study; Singular basis function

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACKS; GALERKIN METHODS; SUPPORTS;

CRACK ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 0037423965     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.611     Document Type: Article

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