Non-homogeneous displacement jumps in strong embedded discontinuities

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 5799-5817

  Alfaiate, J ^a   Simone, A ^b   Sluys, L J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discrete cracking; Strong embedded discontinuity

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS;

BRITTLENESS;

DISCONTINUITY; ENCLAVE; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0141679164     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(03)00372-X     Document Type: Article

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