A simple technique for avoiding convergence problems in finite element simulations of crack nucleation and growth on cohesive interfaces

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-463

  Gao, Y F ^a   Bower, A F ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUCLEATION; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

COHESIVE INTERFACES; CONTACT LOADING; CRACK NUCLEATION; FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION;

CRACKS;

EID: 2542506484     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/12/3/007     Document Type: Article

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