A gauge theory for brittle damage in solids and a peridynamics implementation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2021.114036
Abstract: Abstract We propose a gauge theoretic model for quantifying and evolving spatial defects in the form of micro-cracks in deforming solids. A non-trivial affine connection — the gauge connection, is introduced to accommodate local changes… read more here.
Keywords: brittle damage; damage; model; spatial defects ... See more keywords