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Symmetric Galerkin BEM in 3D Elasticity: Computational Aspects and Applications to Fracture Mechanics

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The formulation of the symmetric Galerkin BEM for 3D elastic fracture mechanics problems and some relevant computational aspects are presented in this paper; the method is employed for the evaluation of stress intensity factors and for the modeling of fatigue crack growth. In the latter context a propagation algorithm has been developed and implemented into a fully automated numerical code which is used to analyze two example problems concerning the fatigue growth of surface breaking cracks.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering, University of Trento, Italy

    Novati Giorgio

  2. Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico of Milan, Italy

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Giorgio, N., Attilio, F. (2002). Symmetric Galerkin BEM in 3D Elasticity: Computational Aspects and Applications to Fracture Mechanics. In: Kompiš, V. (eds) Selected Topics in Boundary Integral Formulations for Solids and Fluids. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 433. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2548-9_13

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