A discontinuous finite element approximation of quasi-static growth of brittle fractures

Numerical Functional Analysis and Optimization

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 813-850

  Giacomini, Alessandro ^a   Ponsiglione, Marcello ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Crack propagation; Energy minimization; Finite elements; Free discontinuity problems; Quasi static evolution; Variational models

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ENERGY MINIMIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATION; VARIATIONAL MODELS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0348233919     PISSN: 01630563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/NFA-120026378     Document Type: Article

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