Continua with microstructure: Second-gradient theory: Theory, examples and computational issues

European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 1031-1050

  Papanicolopulos, Stefanos Aldo ^a   Zervos, Antonis ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Gradient elasticity; Microstructure; Second gradient theories

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ELASTICITY; ONE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL ISSUES; CONTINUA WITH MICROSTRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION; GRADIENT ELASTICITY; GRADIENT THEORY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; SECOND-GRADIENT THEORY; SIMPLE++; THEORY THEORIES;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 81255124121     PISSN: 19648189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2010.9693278     Document Type: Article

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