Quasi-static crack propagation with a Griffith criterion using a variational discrete element method
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DOI: 10.1007/s00466-021-02102-5
Abstract: A variational discrete element method is applied to simulate quasi-static crack propagation. Cracks are considered to propagate between the mesh cells through the mesh facets. The elastic behaviour is parametrized by the continuous mechanical parameters… read more here.
Keywords: criterion; quasi static; variational discrete; element method ... See more keywords