The role of nucleation and growth of microcracks in brittle solids under compression: A numerical study

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 159, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 199-211

  Lauterbach, B ^a   Gross, D ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BRITTLENESS; COMPACTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NUCLEATION; SOILS;

CRACK PATTERNS;

MICROCRACKS;

EID: 0036963803     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01171456     Document Type: Article

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