CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES AND THE DYNAMICS OF PLANAR CRACKS IN 3-DIMENSIONAL BODIES

Authors
GURTIN ME SHVARTSMAN MM
Citation
Me. Gurtin et Mm. Shvartsman, CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES AND THE DYNAMICS OF PLANAR CRACKS IN 3-DIMENSIONAL BODIES, Journal of elasticity, 48(2), 1997, pp. 167-191
Citations number
16
Journal title
Journal of elasticity → ACNP
ISSN journal
03743535
Volume
48
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
167 - 191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0374-3535(1997)48:2<167:CFATDO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
This paper develops a three-dimensional framework for the evolution of planar cracks, concentrating on the derivation of balances and consti tutive equations that describe the motion of the crack tip. The theory is based on the notion of configurational forces in conjunction with a mechanical version of the second law.