CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES AND A CONSTITUTIVE THEORY FOR CRACK-PROPAGATION THAT ALLOWS FOR KINKING AND CURVING

Authors
GURTIN ME PODIOGUIDUGLI P
Citation
Me. Gurtin et P. Podioguidugli, CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES AND A CONSTITUTIVE THEORY FOR CRACK-PROPAGATION THAT ALLOWS FOR KINKING AND CURVING, Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids, 46(8), 1998, pp. 1343-1378
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter",Mechanics,"Material Science
Journal title
Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225096
Volume
46
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1343 - 1378
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5096(1998)46:8<1343:CFAACT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
This paper develops a framework for dynamical fracture, concentrating on the derivation of balance equations and constitutive equations that describe the motion of the crack tip in two space-dimensions. The the ory is based on a configurational force balance and a mechanical versi on of the second law of thermodynamics. Kinking and curving of the cra ck are allowed under the assumption that the crack will propagate in a direction that maximizes the rate at which it dissipates energy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.