A meshfree method based on the local partition of unity for cohesive cracks

DOI10.1007/s00466-006-0067-4zbMath1161.74055MaRDI QIDQ1015591

Timon Rabczuk, Goangseup Zi

Publication date: 8 May 2009

Published in: Computational Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/277

zbMATH Keywords

dynamic crack propagation; domain of influence; material stability condition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74R10: Brittle fracture

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Uses Software

• XFEM

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