A continuum phase field model for fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 77, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3625-3634

  Kuhn, Charlotte ^a   Müller, Ralf ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy release rate; Energy momentum tensor (Eshelby tensor); Finite elements; Fracture; J integral; Phase field

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; CONFIGURATIONAL FORCE; COUPLED PROBLEMS; ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR; ESHELBY TENSOR; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; GRIFFITH THEORY; IMPLICIT TIME INTEGRATION; J-INTEGRAL; MECHANICAL BALANCE; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PHASE FIELD MODELS; PHASE FIELDS; REGULARIZATION PARAMETERS; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; TENSORS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 78649465146     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.08.009     Document Type: Article

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