A generalized cohesive element technique for arbitrary crack motion

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 45, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 501-510

  Maiti, Spandan ^a   Ghosh, Dipankar ^b   Subhash, Ghatu ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone modeling; Generalized cohesive element technique; Intra element cracking; Mixed mode failure

Indexed keywords

ARBITRARY CRACK; COHESIVE ELEMENT; COHESIVE ZONE MODELING; COHESIVE ZONES; FINITE ELEMENT MESHES; GENERALIZED COHESIVE ELEMENT TECHNIQUE; INTRA-ELEMENT CRACKING; MESH-INSENSITIVE; MIXED-MODE FAILURE; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 67349171933     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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