Modelling the failure behaviour of brittle or quasi-brittle materials by analysing the growth of micro-cracks

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-83

  Zhang, X B ^a   Li, J ^b   Boukha, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Brittle materials; Crack growth; Failure behaviour; Micro crack; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE MATERIALS; CRACK GROWTH; DAMAGE PROCESS; DEVELOPED MODEL; FAILURE BEHAVIOUR; LOCAL STRESS CONCENTRATION; MACROSCOPIC RESPONSE; MATERIAL TOUGHNESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRESS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; COALESCENCE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATERIALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CRACKS;

EID: 70350712116     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-009-9412-x     Document Type: Article

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