Comparison of the non-interaction and differential schemes in predicting the effective elastic properties of fractured media

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-188

  Grechka, Vladimir ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracks; Differential scheme; Effective media; Non interaction approximation; Stiffness bounds

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

DIFFERENTIAL SCHEMES; FRACTURED MEDIA; FRACTURED SOLIDS; NON-INTERACTION APPROXIMATION; STIFFNESS BOUNDS;

SOLIDS;

EID: 34547813578     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-007-9088-z     Document Type: Article

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