Discontinuous finite element approximation of quasistatic crack growth in nonlinear elasticity

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-118

  Giacomini, Alessandro ^a   Ponsiglione, Marcello ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 32644434148     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202506001066     Document Type: Article

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