Adaptive crack propagation analysis with the element-free Galerkin method

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 331-350

  Lee, Gye Hee ^a   Chung, Heung Jin ^b   Choi, Chang Koon ^c  

^a Mokpo Maritime University   (South Korea)

^b Jeonju University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adaptive analysis; Crack propagation; Element free Galerkin method; Error estimation; Mesh free method

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; GALERKIN METHODS; STRESSES;

ADAPTIVITY ANALYSIS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0037457974     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.564     Document Type: Article

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