Crack-path analysis for brittle and non-brittle cracks: A cell method approach

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-244

  Ferretti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic remeshing; Cell Method; Crack stability; Failure mechanism analysis

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AUTOMATIC REMESHING; CELL METHOD; CRACK STABILITY; FAILURE MECHANISM ANALYSIS;

CRACKS;

EID: 8344255868     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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