A fracture framework for Euler-Bernoulli beams based on a full discontinuous Galerkin formulation/extrinsic cohesive law combination

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1227-1251

  Becker, G ^a   Noels, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cohesive model; Discontinuous Galerkin method; Euler Bernoulli beam; Finite element; Fracture

Indexed keywords

BENDING LOADING; COHESIVE ELEMENT; COHESIVE LAWS; COHESIVE MODEL; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; CONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS; DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN; DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN METHODS; DISCRETIZATIONS; EULER BERNOULLI BEAMS; EULER-BERNOULLI BEAM; FINITE-ELEMENT; FRACTURE PROCESS; STRUCTURE STIFFNESS; THIN STRUCTURE;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING TESTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE;

GALERKIN METHODS;

EID: 79851487509     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3008     Document Type: Article

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