On the calculation of derivatives of stress intensity factors for multiple cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1171-1196

  Hwang, C G ^a   Wawrzynek, P A ^b   Ingraffea, A R ^b  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Derivative of stress intensity factor; Mode decomposition; Virtual crack extension method

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DECOMPOSITION; DERIVATIVES; ERROR ANALYSIS; LOADING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK EXTENSIONS; CRACK SYSTEMS; MESH DENSITY; STRESS INTENSITY;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 13844298927     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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