Isogeometric analysis of phase-field models for dynamic brittle and ductile fracture

To date, efforts to model fracture and crack propagation have focused on two broad approaches: discrete and continuum damage descriptions. The discrete approach incorporates a discontinuity into the displacement field that must be tracked and updated. Examples of this approach include XFEM, elemen...

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Main Author: Borden, Michael Johns
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6113