Applications of the Variational Approach to Fracture Mechanics
In this study we present the variational approach to fracture mechanics as a versatile tool for the modeling of the fracture phenomenon in solids. Variational fracture mechanics restates the problem of initiation and propagation of cracks in solids as an energy minimization problem. The edifice of t...
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LSU
2014
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11152014-101222/ |