Variational formulation of softening phenomena in fracture mechanics: The one-dimensional case

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-58

  Braides, Andrea ^a   Dal Maso, Gianni ^a   Garroni, Adriana ^b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 0033411059     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002050050135     Document Type: Article

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