BEM solutions for linear elastic and fracture mechanics problems with microstructural effects

• Main Author: Καρλής, Γεράσιμος
• Other Authors: Πολύζος, Δημοσθένης
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Boundary element method; Higher order gradient theory; Gradient elasticity; Fracture mechanics; Stress intensity factor; Μέθοδος συνοριακών στοιχείων; Θεωρία ελαστικότητας ανωτέρων βαθμίδων; Βαθμοελαστικότητα; Θραυστομηχανική; Συντελεστής έντασης τάσης; 620.112 32

During this thesis, a Boundary Element Method (BEM) has been developed for the solution of static linear elastic problems with microstructural effects in two (2D) and three dimensions (3D).The second simplified form of Mindlin's Generalized Gradient Elasticity Theory (Mindlin's Form II)has...