2D and 3D boundary element analysis of mode-I cracks in gradient elasticity

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-207

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^d BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boundary Elements; Crack, Mode I; Fracture; Gradient elasticity

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRADIENT METHODS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPEED; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY ELEMENTS; BOUNDARY INTEGRALS; DISCRETIZATION; ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; ELASTIC THEORY; FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTIONS; GENERAL THEORY; GRADIENT ELASTICITY; MINDLIN; NUMERICAL DETERMINATION; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; QUADRILATERAL BOUNDARY ELEMENTS; SINGULAR FIELDS; STATIC LOADING; STRESS INTENSITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D);

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 47049129232     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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