Computation of the stress intensity factors of sharp notched plates by the fractal-like finite element method

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 558-580

  Treifi, Muhammad ^a   Oyadiji, S Olutunde ^a   Tsang, Derek K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Edge cracked plate; Edge notched plate; Finite element method; Fracture mechanics; Notch; Stress intensity factors

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CRACK TIPS; FRACTALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERPOLATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CRACK CONFIGURATIONS; CRACK-TIP; EDGE-CRACKED PLATE; EDGE-NOTCHED PLATE; EFFICIENT METHODS; EIGEN FUNCTION EXPANSIONS; EXACT ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; FRACTAL LIKES; GLOBAL CO; GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS; INTERPOLATION FUNCTIONS; LOCAL VARIABLES; NOTCH; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SELF-SIMILAR FRACTALS; SINGULAR ELEMENTS; SINGULARITY PROBLEMS; STRESS AND DISPLACEMENTS; STRESS/STRAIN;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 60949094286     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2425     Document Type: Article

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