Multiple cohesive crack growth in brittle materials by the extended Voronoi cell finite element model

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 373-393

  Li, Shanhu ^a   Ghosh, Somnath ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone model; Extended Voronoi cell finite element model; Multi resolution wavelets; Multiple crack propagation

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; CRACK TIPS; EXTENDED VORONOI CELL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; MULTI-RESOLUTION WAVELET FUNCTIONS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 33751072632     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-006-9000-2     Document Type: Article

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