Higher-order strain/higher-order stress gradient models derived from a discrete microstructure, with application to fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 69, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 1907-1924

  Chang, C S ^a   Askes, H ^b   Sluys, L J ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Damage; Gradient models; Higher order continuum; Localization; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES;

DISCRETE PARTICLE STRUCTURE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE MECHANICS; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036739617     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00068-1     Document Type: Article

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