Coarse-graining of multiscale crack propagation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 537-563

  Belytschko, Ted ^a   Song, Jeong Hoon ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuity; Extended finite element method; Finite elements; Fracture; Multiscale

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS; COARSE GRAINING; CRACK OPENING; EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT; HOURGLASS MODES; MACRO ELEMENT; MACRO SCALE; MACRO-CRACKS; MICRO UNIT; MICROCRACK GROWTH; MULTISCALES; POSITIVE DEFINITE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 74249096226     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2694     Document Type: Article

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