A boundary element modeling of fatigue crack growth in a plane elastic plate

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 470-481

  Yan, Xiangqiao ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Crack tip element; Displacement discontinuity; Fatigue crack growth; Mixed mode crack

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

CRACK-TIP ELEMENT; DISPLACEMENT DISCONTINUITY; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; MIXED-MODE CRACK;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33645404117     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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