Mesh-independent discrete numerical representations of cohesive-zone models

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-177

  de Borst, René ^a,b   Remmers, Joris J C ^a   Needleman, Alan ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive segments method; Cohesive zone models; Crack growth; Dynamic fracture; Partition of unity method

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; MATERIALS TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS;

COHESIVE SEGMENTS METHOD; COHESIVE ZONE MODELS; DYNAMIC FRACTURE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 27644580053     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2005.05.007     Document Type: Review

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