Multiscale shear fracture of heterogeneous material using the virtual internal bond

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-191

  Zhang, Z N ^a   Ge, X R ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Multiscale numerical method; Shear fracture; Virtual multidimensional internal bond

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BOND STIFFNESS; HETEROGENEITY; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIAL; SHEAR FRACTURE; STRAIN STRENGTH; VIRTUAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTERNAL BOND;

FRACTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33947398054     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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