Free discontinuity finite element models in two-dimensions for in-plane crack problems

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-282

  Fraternali, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack kinking; Crack nucleation and growth; Discontinuous finite elements; Free discontinuity problems; Gamma convergence; Non convex minimization; r Adaption; Vanishing viscosity; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VISCOSITY;

CRACK KINKING; CRACK NUCLEATION; DISCONTINUOUS FINITE ELEMENTS; FREE DISCONTINUITY PROBLEMS; GAMMA CONVERGENCE; NON-CONVEX MINIMIZATION; VANISHING VISCOSITY;

CRACKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33947377961     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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