Improved Applied Element Simulation of RC and Composite Structures Under Extreme Loading Conditions

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 921-933

  EL Kholy, Said A ^a   Gomaa, Mohamed S ^a   Akl, Adel Y ^b  

^a FAYOUM UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Failure; Improved applied element method; Multi layered element; Progressive collapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861497257     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-012-0237-y     Document Type: Article

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