Fully automatic modelling of mixed-mode crack propagation using scaled boundary finite element method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1711-1731

  Yang, Zhenjun ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Linear elastic fracture mechanics; Mixed mode crack propagation; Remeshing procedure; Scaled boundary finite element analysis; Stress intensity factors

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

BOUNDARY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MIXED-MODE CRACK PROPAGATION; REMESHING PROCEDURE;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 33646821767     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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