3D adaptive finite element modeling of non-planar curved crack growth using the weighted superconvergent patch recovery method

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1703-1728

  Moslemi, H ^a   Khoei, A R ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

3D curved crack growth; Adaptive mesh refinement; Fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factor; Weighted SPR technique

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; 3-D PROBLEMS; 3D CURVED CRACK GROWTH; ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT; ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT; CRACK KINKING; CURVED CRACK; ERROR ESTIMATIONS; ERROR ESTIMATORS; FRACTURE-MECHANICAL EVALUATION; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; SUPERCONVERGENT PATCH RECOVERY METHODS; WEIGHTED SPR TECHNIQUE;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

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EID: 67349102245     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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