Numerical modeling of tensile fracture initiation and propagation in snow slabs using nonlocal damage mechanics

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 145-155

  Borstad, C P ^a   McClung, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Damage mechanics; Finite element; Fracture mechanics; Modeling; Quasi brittle

Indexed keywords

BEAM BENDING; BEAM THEORIES; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DRY SNOW; ELASTIC STABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MESHES; FRACTURE PARAMETER; HOMOGENEOUS LAYERS; ISOTROPIC DAMAGE MODEL; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT CURVE; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NONLOCAL; NONLOCAL DAMAGE MECHANICS; PEAK LOAD; PREDICTIVE MODELING; QUASI-BRITTLE; QUASI-BRITTLE FRACTURE; SLAB AVALANCHES; SMOOTH BOUNDARY; TENSILE CRACK; TENSILE FRACTURES; UNCERTAIN MODELS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; EXPERIMENTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MODELS; SNOW; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SNOW; SNOW AVALANCHE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84866307060     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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