Peridynamics for Failure and Residual Strength Prediction of Fiber-Reinforced Composites

Peridynamics is a reformulation of classical continuum mechanics that utilizes integral equations in place of partial differential equations to remove the difficulty in handling discontinuities, such as cracks or interfaces, within a body. Damage is included within the constitutive model; initiatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Colavito, Kyle Wesley
Other Authors: Madenci, Erdogan
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311300