Comparison of crack growth simulation by DBEM and FEM for SEN-specimens undergoing torsion or bending loading

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 489-509

  Citarella, R ^a   Buchholz, F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D crack growth; DBEM; Sih criterion

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

DUAL BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; J-INTEGRAL METHOD;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

BENDING STRENGTH; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

EID: 36248993456     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.039     Document Type: Article

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