An isogeometric approach to cohesive zone modeling

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 1-5, 2011, Pages 336-360

  Verhoosel, Clemens V ^a,b   Scott, Michael A ^b   De Borst, René ^a   Hughes, Thomas J R ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone models; Fracture; Isogeometric analysis; NURBS; T splines

Indexed keywords

B-SPLINE BASIS; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; COHESIVE ZONES; COHESIVE-ZONE MODELING; DISCRETE CRACKS; DISCRETIZATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS; KNOT INSERTION; NON-UNIFORM RATIONAL B-SPLINES; NURBS; T-SPLINES;

CRACKS; FRACTURE; SHIP PROPELLERS;

SPLINES;

EID: 79958740731     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.3061     Document Type: Article

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