Abstract
Conventionally, dynamic crack propagation is modelled using fracture mechanics (either linear elastic, or with an extension to confined plasticity). Herein, we propose a different view, based on a coupling between an atomic description at the crack tip and a classical continuum description away from it. The paper presents the theoretical background and some first numerical results.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 651-662 |
| Journal | European Journal of Computational Mechanics |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5/7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2008 |