Cohesive crack tip modelling: size-scale transition from ductile to brittle failure
Alberto Carpinteri (1990)
Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni
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The nature of the crack and the structure behaviour can range from ductile to brittle depending on tensile strength and fracture toughness of the material, as well as on the size-scale of the solid body. Strength and toughness present in fact different physical dimensions and any consistent fracture criterion must consider energy dissipation both per unit of volume and per unit of crack area. A cohesive crack model is proposed aiming at describing the size effects of fracture mechanics,...