Continuum coupled cohesive zone elements for analysis of fracture in solid bodies

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1614-1635

  Settgast, Randolph R ^a   Rashid, Mark M ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive continuum; Cohesive fracture; Ductile fracture; Finite elements

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE CONTINUUM; COHESIVE ELEMENT; COHESIVE FRACTURE; COHESIVE SURFACE; COHESIVE TRACTIONS; COHESIVE ZONE ELEMENT; COHESIVE ZONES; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENTS; FRACTURE SURFACES; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; LINEAR ELASTIC; MATERIAL SEPARATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SEPARATION BEHAVIORS; SOLID BODIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS; TRACTION-SEPARATION LAW; VOID GROWTH;

CRACK TIPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SIMULATORS; SURFACES; TRACTION (FRICTION);

DUCTILE FRACTURE;

EID: 67349270611     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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