The Variational Approach to Fracture (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)

Presenting original results from both theoretical and numerical viewpoints, this text offers a detailed discussion of the variational approach to brittle fracture. The key to this approach is viewing crack growth as the result of a competition between bulk and surface energy. The variational approach that the authors champion provides an incisive picture of initiation and propagation whose features are detailed. It treats crack evolution from its initiation all the way to the failure of a sample. The authors set forth tested-and-proven models that you can use to gauge crack initiation, crack path, and crack extension for arbitrary geometries and loads. Although the material is mathematical in nature, the authors avoid unnecessary technicalities. They also connect the variational approach with more classical treatments of fracture, demonstrating the distinct results of each approach in simple test settings and via relevant numerical simulations.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	Blaise Bourdin • Gilles A. Francfort • Jean-Jacques Marigo
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	164
Edition:	2008 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-6394-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Mathematical modelling Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Mechanical engineering > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of solids > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-6394-6
Barcode:	9781402063947

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