Non-linear boundary element formulation with tangent operator to analyse crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-129

  Leonel, Edson Denner ^a   Venturini, Wilson Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Fracture mechanics; Non linear model; Solution technique

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT FORMULATIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENTS; CLASSICAL APPROACH; CLASSICAL PROBLEMS; CONSISTENT TANGENTS; CRACK GROWTH; CRACK SURFACES; CRACKED STRUCTURES; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NONLINEAR PROCESS; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; SOLUTION TECHNIQUE; TANGENT OPERATORS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS;

CRACKS;

EID: 70449107063     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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