A three-dimensional meshfree method for continuous multiple-crack initiation, propagation and junction in statics and dynamics

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 473-495

  Rabczuk, Timon ^a   Bordas, Stéphane ^b   Zi, Goangseup ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cohesive forces; Extended element free Galerkin method (XEFG); Extrinsic partition of unity enrichment; Non linear fracture mechanics; Static and dynamic fracture; Three dimensional cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FUNCTION EVALUATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EXTENDED ELEMENT-FREE GALERKIN METHOD (XEFG); EXTRINSIC PARTITION; NON-LINEAR FRACTURE MECHANICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CRACKS; UNITY ENRICHMENT;

GALERKIN METHODS;

EID: 34250802867     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-006-0122-1     Document Type: Article

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