Rigid-plastic interface for an embedded crack

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2163-2182

  Spencer, B W ^a   Shing, P B ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete fracture; Embedded crack; Finite element; Plasticity; Rigid plastic

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; STIFFNESS;

EMBEDDED CRACKS;

CRACKS;

CRACKING;

EID: 0037654874     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.658     Document Type: Article

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