A generalized and efficient method for finite cover generation in the numerical manifold method

International Journal of Computational Methods

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Cai, Yongchang ^a   Zhuang, Xiaoying ^a   Zhu, Hehua ^a  

^a Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

finite cover; manifold element; mathematical cover; Numerical manifold method; physical cover

Indexed keywords

FINITE COVER; MANIFOLD ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL COVER; NUMERICAL MANIFOLD METHOD; PHYSICAL COVER;

CRACKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS;

PHYSICAL ADDRESSES;

EID: 84877250266     PISSN: 02198762     EISSN: 17936969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021987621350028X     Document Type: Article

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