Numerical modeling of discrete multi-crack growth applied to pattern formation in geological brittle media

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 18-19, 2009, Pages 3383-3397

  Paluszny, Adriana ^a   Matthäi, Stephan K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

Crack; Discrete; Finite element; Fracture; Geometric; Growth; Numerical modeling; Propagation

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE; FINITE ELEMENT; GEOMETRIC; GROWTH; NUMERICAL MODELING; PROPAGATION;

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FRACTURE;

EID: 67649814899     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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