A computational framework of three-dimensional configurational-force-driven brittle crack propagation

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 198, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 1413-1428

  Gürses, Ercan ^a   Miehe, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D crack propagation; Brittle fracture; Configurational forces; Finite elements; r Adaptivity; Variational formulation

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACK DETECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D CRACK PROPAGATION; CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES; FINITE ELEMENTS; R-ADAPTIVITY; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 61349160052     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.12.028     Document Type: Article

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