The elastic problem for fractal media: Basic theory and finite element formulation

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 499-508

  Carpinteri, A ^a   Chiaia, B ^a   Cornetti, P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Finite element method; Fractals; Fractional calculus; Spline approximation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; TOPOLOGY;

FRACTIONAL CALCULUS; SPLINE APPROXIMATION;

FRACTALS;

EID: 0742324870     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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