Boundary element analysis of mode I and mixed mode (I and II) crack problems of 2-D gradient elasticity

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 49-52, 2007, Pages 5092-5103

  Karlis, G F ^a   Tsinopoulos, S V ^a   Polyzos, D ^a,b   Beskos, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

BEM; Fracture mechanics; Gradient elasticity; Variable order singularity element

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESSES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

GRADIENT ELASTICITY; STRESS FIELD; VARIABLE-ORDER SINGULARITY ELEMENT;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESSES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 34548757877     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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