Stress intensity factor computation using the method of fundamental solutions: Mixed-mode problems

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 469-483

  Berger, J R ^a   Karageorghis, Andreas ^b   Martin, P A ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; Method of fundamental solutions; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

CAUCHY-NAVIER EQAUTIONS; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION; METHOD OF FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTIONS; MIXED-MODE PROBLEMS;

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 33846276150     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1774     Document Type: Article

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