When and how do cracks propagate?

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1614-1622

  Chambolle, A ^a   Francfort, G A ^b   Marigo, J J ^c  

^a CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; Stability; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE MATERIALS; CRACK KINKING; CRACK PATHS; ENERGY RELEASE; LOCAL SYMMETRY; SINGLE CRACK; TIME PROPAGATION; TIME-CONTINUITY; VARIATIONAL METHODS; VARIATIONAL THEORY;

ANISOTROPY; COMPETITION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; MECHANICS; STABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CRACKS;

EID: 68049093014     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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