Finite element analysis for fracture behavior of cracked beam-columns

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 40, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 1773-1789

  Kishen, J M Chandra ^a   Kumar, Avinash ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Beam column; Cracked columns; Critical load

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BEAM-COLUMNS; CRACKED COLUMNS; CRITICAL LOADS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 3142649489     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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