A finite element approximation of the Griffith's model in fracture mechanics

Numerische Mathematik

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 653-687

  Negri, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0242308004     PISSN: 0029599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00211-003-0456-y     Document Type: Article

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