Numerical convergence of the cohesive element approach in dynamic fragmentation simulations

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 845 I, Issue , 2006, Pages 654-657

  Raghupathy, R ^a   Gazonas, G A ^b   Molinari, J F ^a   Zhou, F ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive element; Crack branching; fragmentation; Dynamic crack propagation; Numerical convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846249623     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2263407     Document Type: Conference Paper

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