Micromechanical modelling of elastic continuum with virtual multi-dimensional internal bonds

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 135-146

  Zhennan, Zhang ^a,b   Xiurun, Ge ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Continua modelling; Discrete concept; Virtual internal bond (VIB); Virtual multi dimensional internal bonds (VMIB)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POISSON RATIO; STIFFNESS;

CONTINUA MODELLING; DISCRETE CONCEPT; MICROMECHANICAL MODELLING; VIRTUAL INTERNAL BOND (VIB); VIRTUAL MULTI-DIMENSIONAL INTERNAL BONDS (VMIB);

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS);

MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 29244454588     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1500     Document Type: Article

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