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Modeling of Defects and Fracture Mechanics

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 331))

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The development of material models based on micromechanical behaviour is described, with main focus on the application of numerical methods to analyse characteristic unit cells. The models described account for ductile failure by the nucleation and growth of voids, creep rupture by grain boundary cavitation, and the behaviour of metal matrix composites. Some applications of the material models are discussed, including studies of plastic flow localization in shear bands, creep crack growth at elevated temperatures, and dynamic crack growth by a ductile mechanism or in the regime of brittle-ductile transition.

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Tvergaard, V. (1993). Computational Micromechanics. In: Herrmann, G. (eds) Modeling of Defects and Fracture Mechanics. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 331. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2716-2_4

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