A Cell Method (CM) code for modeling the pullout test step-wise

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-476

  Ferretti, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic remeshing; Cell Method; Failure mechanism analysis; Mixed Mode propagation

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLY ASH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AUTOMATIC REMESHING; CELL METHOD (CM); FAILURE MECHANISM ANALYSIS; MIXED MODE PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 9144247890     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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