Continuum approach to material failure in strong discontinuity settings

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 193, Issue 30-32, 2004, Pages 3195-3220

  Oliver, J ^a   Huespe, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fracture; Localization; Material failure; Strong discontinuities; Traction separation law

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CRACKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRAIN RATE; TRACKING (POSITION);

SLIP LINES; STRONG DISCONTINUITY SETTING;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION;

EID: 2942746163     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2003.07.013     Document Type: Article

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