by Blaise Bourdin (Author), Gilles A . Francfort (Author), Jean-JacquesMarigo (Author)
This approach views crack growth as the result of a competition between bulk and surface energy, treating crack evolution from its initiation all the way to the failure of a sample. The authors model crack initiation, crack path, and crack extension for arbitrary geometries and loads.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 174
Publisher: Springer
Published: 08 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1402063946
ISBN 13: 9781402063947