Multiple crack fatigue growth modeling by displacement discontinuity method with crack-tip elements

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 489-508

  Yan, Xiangqiao ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crack tip element; Displacement discontinuity; Fatigue crack growth; Multiple cracks

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIC LOADS; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CRACK-TIP ELEMENT; DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; MULTIPLE CRACK GROWTH;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33644929080     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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