From continuum mechanics to fracture mechanics: The strong discontinuity approach

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-136

  Oliver, J ^a   Huespe, A E ^a   Pulido, M D G ^a   Chaves, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Damage; Fracture; Localization; Strong discontinuities

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MODELS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0035930857     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(01)00060-1     Document Type: Article

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