Multi-region Trefftz boundary element method for fracture analysis in plane piezoelectricity

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 381-393

  Sheng, N ^a   Sze, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crack; Multi region; Piezoelectricity; Trefftz; Trefftz functions

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE TESTING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; TRACTION (FRICTION);

CRACK FACES; MULTI-REGIONS; TREFFITZ FUNCTIONS; TREFFTZ;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 32144445473     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-004-0653-2     Document Type: Article

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