Y.C. Cai1,2,3, J. Wu2, S.N. Atluri3
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.92, No.1, pp. 63-85, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.092.063
Abstract The numerical manifold method (NMM), based on the finite covers, unifies the continuum analyses and discontinuum analyses without changing a predefined mathematical mesh of the uncracked solid, and has the advantages of being concise in theory as well as being clear in concept. It provides a natural method to analyze complex shaped strong discontinuities as well as weak discontinuities such as multiple cracks, intersecting cracks, and branched cracks. However, the absence of an effective algorithm for cover generation, to date, is still a bottle neck in the research and application in the NMM. To address this issue, a new method… More >
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