Simulation of size-effect behaviour through sensitivity analyses

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2269-2279

  Gutierrez M A ^a   De Borst, R ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Direct differentiation method; Finite element method; Gradient enhanced damage model; Sensitivity; Size effect

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LOADS (FORCES); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

GRADIENT-ENHANCED DAMAGE MODELS;

FRACTURE;

EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 0041620512     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00221-7     Document Type: Article

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