Mesh independent modelling of cracks by using higher order shape functions

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 869-882

  Iarve, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

B spline; Higher order approximation; Mesh independent crack modelling; Open hole composite

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STRESSES;

CRACK MODELLING;

CRACKS;

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037436233     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.596     Document Type: Article

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