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A Network-Topological Approach to the Finite Element Analysis of Progressive Crack Growth in Concrete Members

Ngo, De

UCB/SESM-1975/06, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-06, 295 pages (500/C23/75/06)

The objective of the thesis was to develop a computer technique capable of simulating crack growth by automatically generating crack lines in the finite element model.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-75-06.pdf (16 MB)