A general topology-based framework for adaptive insertion of cohesive elements in finite element meshes

Engineering with Computers

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-78

  Paulino, Glaucio H ^a   Celes, Waldemar ^b   Espinha, Rodrigo ^b   Zhang, Zhengyu Jenny ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone models (CZM); Extrinsic model; Fragmentation simulation; Intrinsic model; Topological data structure

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOPOLOGY;

COHESIVE ZONE MODELS; EXTRINSIC MODEL; FRAGMENTATION SIMULATION; INTRINSIC MODEL;

SEPARATION;

EID: 38649109828     PISSN: 01770667     EISSN: 14355663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00366-007-0069-7     Document Type: Article

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