Numerical modeling of interactions between a macro-crack and a cluster of micro-defects

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-217

  Soh, A K ^a   Yang, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complex potentials; Conformal mapping; Finite element; Hybrid displacement method; Macro crack; Micro defects

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MACRO-CRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0142184824     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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