Two-dimensional numerical estimation of stress intensity factors and crack propagation in linear elastic analysis

SDHM Structural Durability and Health Monitoring

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-27

  Alshoaibi, Abdulnaser M ^a   Hadi, M S A ^a   Ariffin, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adaptive refinement; Crack propagation; Linear elastic fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factors

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY TESTING; EXTRAPOLATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ADAPTIVE REFINEMENT; LINEAR ELASTIC ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 34249689572     PISSN: 19302983     EISSN: 19302991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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